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2014–15 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2014–15 season is Sunderland's 8th consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League.

Sunderland
2014–15 season
OwnerEllis Short
ManagerGus Poyet
(until 16 March 2015)
Dick Advocaat
(from 17 March 2015)
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steven Fletcher
Connor Wickham
(5 each)
All:
Jordi Gómez
Connor Wickham
(6 each)

Players edit

As of 18 February 2015[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ROU Costel Pantilimon
2 DF   ENG Billy Jones
3 DF   NED Patrick van Aanholt
4 MF   SCO Liam Bridcutt
5 DF   ENG Wes Brown
6 MF   ENG Lee Cattermole
7 MF   SWE Sebastian Larsson
8 MF   ENG Jack Rodwell
9 FW   SCO Steven Fletcher
10 FW   ENG Connor Wickham
11 MF   ENG Adam Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   ESP Jordi Gómez
15 DF   FRA Anthony Réveillère
16 DF   IRL John O'Shea
17 FW   USA Jozy Altidore
19 FW   ENG Danny Graham
20 MF   ARG Ricky Álvarez (on loan from Inter Milan)
22 DF   URU Sebastián Coates (on loan from Liverpool)
23 MF   ITA Emanuele Giaccherini
25 GK   ITA Vito Mannone
27 DF   ARG Santiago Vergini (on loan from Estudiantes)
28 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe
30 MF   ENG Will Buckley

Current reserve players with first-team appearances edit

Main article: Sunderland A.F.C. Reserves and Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW   FRA Mikael Mandron (at Shrewsbury Town until 30 June 2015)
39 MF   ENG George Honeyman
42 MF   ENG Liam Agnew

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   ENG Jordan Pickford (at Bradford City until 30 June 2015)
18 MF   GRE Charalampos Mavrias (at Panathinaikos until 30 June 2015)
22 MF   FRA El Hadji Ba (at Bastia until 30 June 2015)
29 DF   FRA Valentin Roberge (at Reims until 30 June 2015)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
28 May 2014 DF   Billy Jones   West Bromwich Albion Free
29 May 2014 MF   Jordi Gómez   Wigan Athletic Free
16 June 2014 GK   Costel Pantilimon   Manchester City Free
25 July 2014 DF   Patrick van Aanholt   Chelsea Undisclosed
5 August 2014 MF   Jack Rodwell   Manchester City Undisclosed
13 August 2014 MF   Will Buckley   Brighton & Hove Albion £2.5 million
23 October 2014 DF   Anthony Réveillère   Napoli Free
16 January 2015 FW   Jermain Defoe   Toronto FC Undisclosed

Loan in edit

Date from Date to Pos. Name From
7 August 2014 30 June 2015 DF   Santiago Vergini   Estudiantes[2]
1 September 2014 30 June 2015 DF   Sebastián Coates   Liverpool[3]
1 September 2014 30 June 2015 MF   Ricky Álvarez   Inter Milan[4]

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
20 May 2014 MF   Craig Gardner   West Bromwich Albion Free
22 May 2014 DF   Phil Bardsley   Stoke City Free
23 May 2014 DF   Carlos Cuéllar   Norwich City Free
23 May 2013 DF   Andrea Dossena   Leyton Orient Free
23 May 2014 DF   Louis Laing   Nottingham Forest Free
23 May 2014 GK   Óscar Ustari   Newell's Old Boys Free
23 May 2014 MF   David Vaughan   Nottingham Forest Free
23 May 2014 DF   Jordan Watson   Blyth Spartans Free
23 May 2014 GK   Kieran Westwood   Sheffield Wednesday Free
30 May 2014 MF   Billy Knott   Bradford City Free
9 June 2014 MF   Jack Colback   Newcastle United Free
3 July 2014 DF   John Egan   Gillingham Free
24 July 2014 FW   Ignacio Scocco   Newell's Old Boys £2.7 million
13 August 2014 MF   David Moberg Karlsson   Nordsjælland Undisclosed
22 August 2014 MF   Alfred N'Diaye   Real Betis Free
9 January 2015 DF   David Ferguson   Blackpool Undisclosed
9 January 2015 DF   Connor Oliver   Blackpool Undisclosed
16 January 2015 FW   Jozy Altidore   Toronto FC Undisclosed
2 February 2015 DF   Scott Harrison   Hartlepool United Undisclosed
2 February 2015 MF   Cabral Free agent Released

Loans out edit

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
21 July 2014 9 March 2015 GK   Jordan Pickford   Bradford City[5]
7 August 2014 30 June 2015 MF   El Hadji Ba   Bastia[6]
8 August 2014 8 September 2014 GK   Joel Dixon   Hartlepool United[7]
22 August 2014 22 September 2014 DF   Scott Harrison   Hartlepool United[8]
1 September 2014 30 June 2015 DF   Valentin Roberge   Reims[9]
31 October 2014 17 February 2015 GK   Joel Dixon   Boston United
14 November 2014 31 December 2014 FW   Danny Graham   Wolverhampton Wanderers[10]
3 January 2015 2 February 2015 DF   Scott Harrison   Hartlepool United[11]
17 January 2015 17 February 2015 DF   Tom McNamee   Boston United
28 January 2015 30 June 2015 FW   Mikael Mandron   Shrewsbury Town[12]
2 February 2015 30 June 2015 MF   Charalampos Mavrias   Panathinaikos[13]
23 February 2015 30 June 2015 GK   Max Stryjek   Boston United
27 February 2015 27 March 2015 MF   Lynden Gooch   Gateshead[14]
24 March 2015 30 June 2015 GK   Joel Dixon   Gateshead[15]

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 24 May 2015
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ROU Costel Pantilimon 31 0 28 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF   ENG Billy Jones 18 0 14 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF   NED Patrick van Aanholt 33 1 26+2 0 4 1 0+1 0
4 MF   SCO Liam Bridcutt 24 0 10+8 0 4 0 2 0
5 DF   ENG Wes Brown 28 0 23+2 0 1+1 0 1 0
6 MF   ENG Lee Cattermole 27 1 26+1 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF   SWE Sebastian Larsson 40 3 36 3 2+1 0 1 0
8 MF   ENG Jack Rodwell 26 3 17+6 3 2 0 1 0
9 FW   SCO Steven Fletcher 33 5 20+9 5 4 0 0 0
10 FW   ENG Connor Wickham 40 6 31+5 5 0+3 0 1 1
11 MF   ENG Adam Johnson 34 5 23+7 4 1+1 0 2 1
14 MF   ESP Jordi Gómez 33 6 22+7 4 2 1 2 1
15 DF   FRA Anthony Réveillère 17 0 15+1 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF   IRL John O'Shea 43 0 37 0 4 0 2 0
19 FW   ENG Danny Graham 17 1 7+7 1 1+1 0 0+1 0
20 MF   ARG Ricky Álvarez 17 1 5+8 0 3 1 0+1 0
22 DF   URU Sebastián Coates 13 0 9+1 0 2 0 1 0
23 MF   ITA Emanuele Giaccherini 11 0 2+6 0 2 0 0+1 0
25 GK   ITA Vito Mannone 13 0 10 0 3 0 0 0
27 DF   ARG Santiago Vergini 37 0 28+3 0 3+1 0 2 0
28 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe 19 4 17 4 2 0 0 0
30 MF   ENG Will Buckley 23 0 9+12 0 0+1 0 1 0
39 MF   ENG George Honeyman 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
42 MF   ENG Liam Agnew 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players out on loan:
13 GK   ENG Jordan Pickford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   GRE Charalampos Mavrias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   FRA El Hadji Ba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   FRA Valentin Roberge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW   FRA Mikael Mandron 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer with club:
12 MF   SUI Cabral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   USA Jozy Altidore 13 1 2+9 0 0 0 2 1

Goalscorers edit

As of 24 May 2015
Rank No. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10   Connor Wickham 5 0 1 6
14   Jordi Gómez 4 1 1 6
3 9   Steven Fletcher 5 0 0 5
11   Adam Johnson 4 0 1 5
5 28   Jermain Defoe 4 0 0 4
6 7   Sebastian Larsson 3 0 0 3
8   Jack Rodwell 3 0 0 3
8 Own Goals 1 1 0 2
9 3   Patrick van Aanholt 0 1 0 1
6   Lee Cattermole 1 0 0 1
17   Jozy Altidore 0 0 1 1
19   Danny Graham 1 0 0 1
20   Ricky Álvarez 0 1 0 1
Total 31 4 4 39

Clean sheets edit

As of 24 May 2015
Rank No. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 1   Costel Pantilimon 11 1 1 13
2 25   Vito Mannone 2 1 0 3
Total 13 2 1 16

Disciplinary record edit

As of 24 May 2015
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
                               
1 GK Costel Pantilimon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF Billy Jones 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
3 DF Patrick van Aanholt 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
4 MF Liam Bridcutt 6 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 0
5 DF Wes Brown 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
6 MF Lee Cattermole 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
7 MF Sebastian Larsson 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
8 MF Jack Rodwell 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 0
9 FW Steven Fletcher 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 FW Connor Wickham 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
11 MF Adam Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 MF Jordi Gómez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
16 DF John O'Shea 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
17 FW Jozy Altidore 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
20 MF Ricky Álvarez 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 DF Sebastián Coates 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 MF Emanuele Giaccherini 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
27 DF Santiago Vergini 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
28 FW Jermain Defoe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 DF Valentin Roberge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 MF Will Buckley 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Total 94 1 1 9 1 0 4 0 0 107 2 1

Match details edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

19 July 2014 Darlington 1883 1–5 Sunderland Bishop Auckland, England
15:00 BST Brown   78' Report Fletcher   10', 20'
Giaccherini   55'
Wickham   77'
Gómez   87'		 Stadium: Heritage Park
Attendance: 2,000 (1,000 Sunderland Fans)
22 July 2014 Carlisle United 0–1 Sunderland Carlisle, England
19:30 BST Report Mandron   72' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,586 (1,212 Sunderland Fans)
23 July 2014 Hartlepool United 0–3 Sunderland Hartlepool, England
19:30 BST Report Lawson   70'
Cartwright   72', 78'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,617 (3,252 Sunderland Fans)
29 July 2014 Recreativo Huelva   0–1 Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 BST Report Mandron   78' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Albufeira
30 July 2014 Nacional   1–0 Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 BST Lucas   89' Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Albufeira
2 August 2014 Vitória de Setúbal   0–0 Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Albufeira
7 August 2014 Sunderland 2–0 Real Betis   Bishop Auckland, England
19:30 BST Fletcher   79'
Wickham   81'		 Report Stadium: Heritage Park
9 August 2014 Sunderland 2–0 Udinese   Bishop Auckland, England
15:00 BST Vergini   57'
Wickham   58' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Heritage Park

Premier League edit

Main article: 2014–15 Premier League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Leicester City 38 11 8 19 46 55 −9 41
15 Newcastle United 38 10 9 19 40 63 −23 39
16 Sunderland 38 7 17 14 31 53 −22 38
17 Aston Villa 38 10 8 20 31 57 −26 38
18 Hull City (R) 38 8 11 19 33 51 −18 35 Relegation to Football League Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[16]
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 7 17 14 31 53  −22 38 4 8 7 16 27  −11 3 9 7 15 26  −11

Last updated: 24 May 2015.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAA
ResultDDLDDDWLLWDDDLDDWLDLLLWDLDLDLLWLDWWDDL
Position611131315151117171514141314141514141414161614141416161617171516181816161516
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[17]

16 August 2014 1 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Sunderland West Bromwich
15:00 Dawson   10'
Dorrans   30'
Olsson   32'
Berahino   42' (pen.), 74'		 Report Cattermole   5'
Roberge   42'
Larsson   85'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,468 (2,700 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
24 August 2014 2 Sunderland 1–1 Manchester United Sunderland
16:00 Rodwell   30' Report Mata   17'
Young   62'
Cleverley   67'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 August 2014 3 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Sunderland London
15:00 Austin   45+2'
Mutch   57'		 Report Cattermole   37'
Giaccherini   90+2'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,930 (1,772 away fans)
Referee: Robert Madley
13 September 2014 4 Sunderland 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland
15:00 Johnson   4'
Kane   82' (o.g.)
Van Aanholt   85'
Vergini   88'
Wickham   90'
Gómez   90+3'
Brown   90+5'		 Report Chadli   2'
Eriksen   48'
Dier   61'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,799
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 September 2014 5 Burnley 0–0 Sunderland Burnley
15:00 Marney   90' Report Rodwell   62'
O'Shea   78'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 20,026 (4,108 away fans )
Referee: Anthony Taylor
27 September 2014 6 Sunderland 0–0 Swansea City Sunderland
15:00 Cattermole   44'
Jones   75'		 Report Williams   50'
Rangel   60'   81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,325
Referee: Chris Foy
4 October 2014 7 Sunderland 3–1 Stoke City Sunderland
15:00 Wickham   4'
Fletcher   27', 79'   70'
Jones   64'
Van Aanholt   67'		 Report Adam   15'
Muniesa   27'
Assaidi   62'
Bardsley   66'
Bojan   90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,713
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
18 October 2014 8 Southampton 8–0 Sunderland Southampton
15:00 Vergini   12' (o.g.)
Pellè   18', 69'
Cork   37'
Schneiderlin   50'
Bridcutt   63' (o.g.)
Tadić   78'
Wanyama   79'
Van Aanholt   86' (o.g.)		 Report Wickham   9'
Cattermole   25'
Bridcutt   82'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,615 (2,559 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
25 October 2014 9 Sunderland 0–2 Arsenal Sunderland
15:00 Larsson   38'
Cattermole   63'
Wickham   68'		 Report Gibbs   24'
Sánchez   30'   90+2'
Welbeck   50'
Arteta   55'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,449
Referee: Kevin Friend
3 November 2014 10 Crystal Palace 1–3 Sunderland London
20:00 Brown   55' (o.g.)
Jedinak   65'   87'		 Report Fletcher   31', 90+5'
Buckley   63'
Pantilimon   71'
Cattermole   74'
Gómez   79'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,212 (2,213 away fans)
Referee: Phil Dowd
9 November 2014 11 Sunderland 1–1 Everton Sunderland
13:30 Gómez   11'
Larsson   67'		 Report McCarthy   30'
McGeady   57'
Baines   76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 43,476
Referee: Lee Mason
22 November 2014 12 Leicester City 0–0 Sunderland Leicester
15:00 Vardy   53'
De Laet   85'		 Report Larsson   42'
Cattermole   61'
Fletcher   68'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,825 (3,284 away fans)
Referee: Robert Madley
29 November 2014 13 Sunderland 0–0 Chelsea Sunderland
17:30 O'Shea   76'
Vergini   89'
Gómez   90+2'		 Report Costa   55'
Matić   86'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,232
Referee: Kevin Friend
3 December 2014 14 Sunderland 1–4 Manchester City Sunderland
19:45 Wickham   19'
Cattermole   71'		 Report Agüero   21', 71'
Jovetić   39'
Zabaleta   55'
Boyata   65'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,152
Referee: Craig Pawson
6 December 2014 15 Liverpool 0–0 Sunderland Liverpool
15:00 Lucas   51' Report Vergini   41'
Bridcutt   60'
Buckley   80'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,716 (1,829 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
13 December 2014 16 Sunderland 1–1 West Ham United Sunderland
15:00 Gómez   22' (pen.),   57'
Wickham   82'		 Report Downing   29',   80'
Reid   40'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,694
Referee: Phil Dowd
21 December 2014 17 Newcastle United 0–1 Sunderland Newcastle
13:30 Coloccini   9'
Tioté   24'
Colback   25'
Dummett   90+2'		 Report Coates   2'
Wickham   39'
Cattermole   56'
O'Shea   69'
Johnson   90'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,315 (2,738 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
26 December 2014 18 Sunderland 1–3 Hull City Sunderland
15:00 Johnson   1'
Larsson   16'
Vergini   19'
Gómez   49'
Fletcher   53'
Jones   74'		 Report Ramírez   33'
Chester   45+1'   51'
Brady   73'
Jelavić   90+6'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,817
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 December 2014 19 Aston Villa 0–0 Sunderland Birmingham
15:00 Vlaar   44'
Delph   49'		 Report Cattermole   56'
Johnson   74'
Brown   89'
Giaccherini   90+2'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,436 (2,955 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 January 2015 20 Manchester City 3–2 Sunderland Manchester
15:00 Nasri   51'
Touré   57'
Jovetić   66'
Zabaleta   71'
Lampard   73'		 Report Jones   17'
Larsson   34'
Rodwell   68'
Johnson   71' (pen.)
Brown   88'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,367 (1,403 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
10 January 2015 21 Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool Sunderland
12:45 Vergini   28'
Bridcutt   35'   49'		 Report Marković   9'
Borini   17'
Coutinho   36'
Henderson   54'
Lovren   55'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,369
Referee: Craig Pawson
17 January 2015 22 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Sunderland Tottenham
15:00 Vertonghen   3',   30'
Eriksen   88'		 Report Larsson   31'
Rodwell   58'
Jones   87'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,973 (2,940 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
31 January 2015 23 Sunderland 2–0 Burnley Sunderland
15:00 Wickham   20'
Defoe   34'
Johnson   69'
Larsson   89'
Pantilimon   90+3'		 Report Marney   90+4' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,022
Referee: Lee Mason
7 February 2015 24 Swansea City 1–1 Sunderland Swansea
15:00 Cork   16'
Dyer   31'
Ki   66'
Naughton   75'		 Report Defoe   42'
Bridcutt   49'
Larsson   71'
Gómez   77'
Fletcher   88'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,355 (1,630 away fans)
Referee: Phil Dowd
10 February 2015 25 Sunderland 0–2 Queens Park Rangers Sunderland
19:45 Larsson   41'
Álvarez   83'		 Report Fer   17'
Zamora   35'   45+1'
Ferdinand   70'
Barton   78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,077
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 February 2015 26 Sunderland 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
15:00 Álvarez   11' Report Lescott   5'
Dawson   29'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,943
Referee: Mike Jones
28 February 2015 27 Manchester United 2–0 Sunderland Manchester
15:00 Valencia   45+1'
Rooney   66' (pen.), 84'		 Report Brown   65'
Van Aanholt   79'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,344 (2,461 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
3 March 2015 28 Hull City 1–1 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
19:45 N'Doye   15'
McShane   42'
Robertson   79'		 Report Brown   12'
Rodwell   36',   77'
Bridcutt   46'
Cattermole   60'
Larsson   79'
Álvarez   87'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,017 (2,474 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
14 March 2015 29 Sunderland 0–4 Aston Villa Sunderland
15:00 GMT Bridcutt   90+1' Report Bacuna   8'
Benteke   16', 44'
Agbonlahor   18', 37'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,746
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
21 March 2015 30 West Ham United 1–0 Sunderland London
17:30 Sakho   88' Report Wickham   63' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,914 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
5 April 2015 31 Sunderland 1–0 Newcastle United Sunderland
16:00 Vergini   39'
Defoe   45+1'
Gómez   61'
Van Aanholt   66'
Wickham   77'
Larsson   81'		 Report Taylor   41'
Colback   62'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,563
Referee: Mike Dean
11 April 2015 32 Sunderland 1–4 Crystal Palace Sunderland
15:00 Rodwell   16'
Cattermole   24'
Wickham   90'		 Report Dann   18'
Murray   48'
Bolasie   51', 53', 62'
McArthur   67'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,073
Referee: Anthony Taylor
25 April 2015 33 Stoke City 1–1 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Adam   27'
Diouf   58'
Wollscheid   60'		 Report Wickham   1'
Cattermole   18'
O'Shea   62'
Jones   80'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,706
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2 May 2015 34 Sunderland 2–1 Southampton Sunderland
15:00 Gómez   21' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Jones   32'
Cattermole   60'		 Report Mané   22'
Ward-Prowse   54'
Wanyama   63'
Pellè   90+5'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,613
Referee: Mike Jones
9 May 2015 35 Everton 0–2 Sunderland Liverpool
12:45 BST Coleman   73'
Garbutt   88'		 Report Brown   42'
Graham   53'
Gómez   65'
Defoe   66',   85'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,246
Referee: Lee Probert
16 May 2015 36 Sunderland 0–0 Leicester City Sunderland
15:00 BST Bridcutt   29'
Cattermole   43'
Wickham   66'
Larsson   79'		 Report Huth   63' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,705
Referee: Martin Atkinson
20 May 2015 37 Arsenal 0–0 Sunderland London
19:45 BST Ramsey   18' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,987
Referee: Anthony Taylor
24 May 2015 38 Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland London
15:00 BST Costa   37' (pen.)
Cuadrado   42'
Rémy   70', 88'
Matić   82'		 Report Fletcher   26'
Rodwell   32'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,620
Referee: Lee Mason

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup
4 January 2015 Third round Sunderland 1–0 Leeds United Sunderland
13:00 Van Aanholt   33'
Bridcutt   71'		 Report Murphy   36' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,302
Referee: Mike Dean
24 January 2015 Fourth round Sunderland 0–0 Fulham Sunderland
15:00 Rodwell   30'   66'
Coates   55'
Buckley   86'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 22,961
Referee: Anthony Taylor
3 February 2015 Replay Fulham 1–3 Sunderland London
19:45 Rodallega   28'
Woodrow   40'
Bodurov   62'
Fofana   82'
McCormack   89'
Hutchinson   90+5'		 Report Bridcutt   25'
Bettinelli   61' (o.g.)
Álvarez   75',   82'
Giaccherini   82'
Gómez   90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 14,777 (4,200 away fans)
Referee: Paul Tierney
15 February 2015 Fifth round Bradford City 2–0 Sunderland Bradford
14:30 O'Shea   3' (o.g.)
Clarke   31'
Stead   61'		 Report Fletcher   10'
Larsson   36'
Jones   67'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 24,021 (4,253 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup
27 August 2014 Second round Birmingham City 0–3 Sunderland Birmingham
19:45 Thomas   53' Report Gómez   77'
Johnson   87'
Wickham   88'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 11,245 (1,997 away fans)
Referee: Darren Bond
23 September 2014 Third round Sunderland 1–2 Stoke City Sunderland
Altidore   16',   90+1'
Rodwell   36'
O'Shea   90'
Bridcutt   90+5'		 Report Muniesa   31', 71'
Nzonzi   36'
Arnautović   63'
Huth   90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 17,353
Referee: Mike Dean

First team squad edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Costel Pantilimon   GK (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37)   Manchester City
25 Vito Mannone   GK (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 (age 36)   Arsenal
Defenders
2 Billy Jones   RB (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37)   West Bromwich Albion
3 Patrick van Aanholt   LB (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 33)   Chelsea
5 Wes Brown   CB (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 44)   Manchester United
15 Anthony Réveillère   RB (1979-11-10) 10 November 1979 (age 44)   Napoli
16 John O'Shea   CB (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 (age 43)   Manchester United
22 Sebastián Coates   CB (1990-10-07) 7 October 1990 (age 33)   Liverpool (On loan)
27 Santiago Vergini   CB (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988 (age 35)   Estudiantes (On loan)
Midfielders
4 Liam Bridcutt   DM (1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35)   Brighton & Hove Albion
6 Lee Cattermole   DM (1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 (age 36)   Wigan Athletic
7 Sebastian Larsson   CM (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 38)   Birmingham City
8 Jack Rodwell   CM (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33)   Manchester City
11 Adam Johnson   RW (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 36)   Manchester City
14 Jordi Gómez   CM (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 (age 38)   Wigan Athletic
20 Ricky Álvarez   AM (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36)   Inter Milan (On loan)
23 Emanuele Giaccherini   AM (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 39)   Juventus
30 Will Buckley   LW (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 34)   Brighton & Hove Albion
Forwards
9 Steven Fletcher   CF (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37)   Wolverhampton Wanderers
10 Connor Wickham   CF (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31)   Ipswich Town
19 Danny Graham   CF (1985-08-12) 12 August 1985 (age 38)   Swansea City
28 Jermain Defoe   CF (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 41)   Toronto FC

References edit

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