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2023–24 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 145th season in the history of Sunderland and their second consecutive season in the Championship. The club are also participating in Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Sunderland
2023–24 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%)
Juan Sartori (36%)[1]
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head coachTony Mowbray
(until 4 December 2023)[2]
Michael Beale
(from 18 December 2023 to 19 February 2024)[3]
Mike Dodds
(from 19 February 2024)[4]
StadiumStadium of Light
Championship13th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jack Clarke (12)
All:
Jack Clarke (12)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

Current squad edit

As of 29 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Anthony Patterson GK   North Shields (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 30 June 2028 88 0
30 Nathan Bishop GK   Hillingdon (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 24) Manchester United 2 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 1 0
52 Adam Richardson GK   (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2026 0 0
Defenders
2 Niall Huggins RB   York (2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 (age 23) Leeds United 20 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 17 1
3 Dennis Cirkin LB   Dublin (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) Tottenham Hotspur 11 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 74 5
5 Daniel Ballard CB   Stevenage (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 24) Arsenal 1 July 2022 £2,000,000 30 June 2027 33 2
6 Timothée Pembélé RB   Beaumont-sur-Oise (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 21) Paris Saint-Germain 2 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
23 Jenson Seelt CB   Ede (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 20) PSV 23 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 2 0
32 Trai Hume RB   Ballymena (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) Linfield 4 January 2022 £200,000 30 June 2027 48 2
33 Leo Hjelde LB     Nottingham (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 20) Leeds United 30 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
42 Aji Alese CB   Islington (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) West Ham United 15 July 2022 £500,000 30 June 2027 24 1
44 Ben Crompton CB   (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20) Shrewsbury Town 22 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025 1 0
49 Thomas Lavery RB   (2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 (age 18) Academy 24 February 2024 Trainee 30 June 2024 0 0
51 Oliver Bainbridge LB   (2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 0 0
— Connor Pye LB   (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20) Morecambe 12 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 0 0
— Callum Wilson CB   (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20) Shrewsbury Town 22 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 0 0
Midfielders
4 Corry Evans DM   Belfast (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 33) Blackburn Rovers 15 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 64 2
7 Jobe Bellingham AM   Stourbridge (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 18) Birmingham City 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 12 2
8 Elliot Embleton AM   Durham (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25) Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 30 June 2025 92 11
13 Luke O'Nien DM   Hemel Hempstead (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 29) Wycombe Wanderers 30 July 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 232 18
17 Abdoullah Ba AM   Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 20) Le Havre 31 August 2022 £850,000 30 June 2027 43 3
22 Adil Aouchiche AM   Le Blanc-Mesnil (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 21) Lorient 1 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 6 0
24 Dan Neil CM   South Shields (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 30 June 2026 116 8
27 Jay Matete CM   Lambeth (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) Fleetwood Town 31 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 25 0
28 Callum Styles CM     Bury (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24) Barnsley 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 0 0
31 Chris Rigg AM   Hebburn (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 16) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2025 8 2
39 Pierre Ekwah DM   Massy (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22) West Ham United 23 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 26 2
46 Bradley Dack AM   Greenwich (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30) Blackburn Rovers 27 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 5 1
48 Caden Kelly CM   Buncrana (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024 2 0
50 Harrison Jones AM   Sunderland (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 0 0
Forwards
9 Luís Semedo ST   Lisbon (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 20) Benfica 18 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 8 0
10 Patrick Roberts RW   Kingston upon Thames (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27) Manchester City 21 January 2022 Free 30 June 2026 74 7
11 Mason Burstow ST   Greenwich (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 20) Chelsea 1 September 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 6 0
14 Romaine Mundle RW   London (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21)   Standard Liège 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
15 Nazariy Rusyn ST   Novoyavorivsk (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 25) Zorya Luhansk 1 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 4 0
18 Ellis Taylor LW   Hartlepool (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024 5 0
20 Jack Clarke LW   York (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 23) Tottenham Hotspur 9 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 82 19
40 Tom Watson LW   Easington (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026 1 0
43 Michael Spellman LW   (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 21) Chester-le-Street United 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 1 0
76 Timur Tuterov ST   Bakhchysarai (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 18) Kolos Kovalivka 6 April 2023 Free 30 June 2025 0 0
Out on Loan
12 Alex Bass GK   Eastleigh (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26) Portsmouth 26 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 2 0
12 Eliezer Mayenda ST   Zaragoza (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 18) Sochaux 28 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
19 Jewison Bennette LW   Heredia (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 19) Herediano 25 August 2022 £1,000,000 30 June 2026 20 2
25 Nectarios Triantis CB   Sydney (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 20) Central Coast Mariners 14 June 2023 £300,000 30 June 2027 1 0
41 Zak Johnson CB   (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2026 2 0
45 Joe Anderson CB   Stalybridge (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 23) Everton 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 4 0
45 Matthew Young GK   (2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 17) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025 0 0
— Tom Chiabi CM     London (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 20) Middlesbrough 12 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 0 0
— Jack Diamond LW   Gateshead (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24) Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 30 June 2024 45 2

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
14 June 2023 CB   Nectarios Triantis   Central Coast Mariners £300,000 [5][6]
14 June 2023 AM   Jobe Bellingham   Birmingham City Undisclosed [7][8]
18 June 2023 ST   Luís Semedo   Benfica Undisclosed [9]
23 June 2023 CB   Jenson Seelt   PSV Undisclosed [10][11]
27 July 2023 AM   Bradley Dack   Blackburn Rovers Free Transfer [12]
28 July 2023 ST   Eliezer Mayenda   Sochaux Undisclosed [13]
2 August 2023 GK   Nathan Bishop   Manchester United Undisclosed [14]
1 September 2023 ST   Nazariy Rusyn   Zorya Luhansk Undisclosed [15]
1 September 2023 RB   Timothée Pembélé   Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed [16]
2 September 2023 AM   Adil Aouchiche   Lorient Undisclosed [17]
31 October 2023 GK   Kelechi Chibueze   Leicester City Free Transfer [18]
30 January 2024 LB   Leo Hjelde   Leeds United Undisclosed [19]
1 February 2024 RW   Romaine Mundle   Standard Liège Undisclosed [20]
2 February 2024 LW   Rhys Walsh   Glentoran Undisclosed [21]

Out edit

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
29 June 2023 CB   Bailey Wright   Lion City Sailors Mutual Consent [22][23]
30 June 2023 GK   Harrison Bond   Gateshead Released [24][25]
30 June 2023 DM   Will Cain   Clemson Tigers Released [24][26]
30 June 2023 GK   Jacob Carney   CD Castellón Released [24][27]
30 June 2023 AM   Will Dowling   Stoke City Released [24]
30 June 2023 CB   Cameron Jessup   Clacton Released [24][28]
30 June 2023 RB   Ethan Kachosa   Lewes Released [24][29]
30 June 2023 LB   Nathan Newall   Buxton Released [24][30]
30 June 2023 AM   Owen Robinson   Marine Released [24][31]
30 June 2023 RM   Louie Salkeld   ETSU Buccaneers Released [24][32]
30 June 2023 CM   Thomas Scott   Banbury United Released [24][33]
30 June 2023 CM   Harrison Sohna   Free agent Released [24]
30 June 2023 CB   Ben Williams   Ashington Released [24][34]
30 June 2023 DM   Carl Winchester   Shrewsbury Town Released [24][35]
1 July 2023 SS   Leon Dajaku   HNK Hajduk Split Undisclosed [36]
5 August 2023 RW   Isaac Lihadji   Al-Duhail Undisclosed [37]
1 September 2023 RW   Lynden Gooch   Stoke City Undisclosed [38]
1 September 2023 ST   Ross Stewart   Southampton Undisclosed [39]
2 September 2023 CB   Danny Batth   Norwich City Undisclosed [40]
9 October 2023 ST   Max Thompson   MFK Skalica Mutual Consent [41][42]
1 February 2024 AM   Alex Pritchard   Birmingham City Undisclosed [43]
1 February 2024 AM   Josh Robertson   Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [44]

Loaned in edit

Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
1 September 2023 ST   Mason Burstow   Chelsea End of Season [45]
1 February 2024 CM   Callum Styles   Barnsley End of Season [46]

Loaned out edit

Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
12 July 2023 GK   Alex Bass   AFC Wimbledon End of Season [47]
24 July 2023 CB   Joe Anderson   Shrewsbury Town End of Season [48]
1 September 2023 AM   Elliot Embleton   Derby County 10 January 2024[a] [49][50]
22 September 2023 CB   Zak Johnson   Hartlepool United 1 January 2024[b] [51][52]
5 January 2024 ST   Harry Gardiner   Blyth Spartans End of Season[c] [53][54]
22 January 2024 GK   Kelechi Chibueze   Consett 19 February 2024 [55]
25 January 2024 LW   Jack Diamond   Carlisle United End of Season [56]
30 January 2024 LW   Jewison Bennette   Aris Thessaloniki End of Season [57]
1 February 2024 CM   Jay Matete   Oxford United 27 March 2024[d] [58][59]
1 February 2024 ST   Eliezer Mayenda   Hibernian End of Season [60]
1 February 2024 CB   Nectarios Triantis   Hibernian End of Season [61]
14 February 2024 CB   Zak Johnson   Dundalk End of Season [62]
16 February 2024 GK   Matthew Young   Darlington End of Season[e] [63][64]
15 March 2024 GK   Kelechi Chibueze   Consett End of Season [65]
29 March 2024 CM   Tom Chiabi   Carshalton Athletic End of Season [66]
  1. ^ On 10 January, Embleton was recalled back early from his loan spell at Derby.
  2. ^ On 26 October, Johnson's loan at Hartlepool was extended until January.
  3. ^ On 20 February, Gardiner's loan at Blyth was extended until the end of season.
  4. ^ On 27 March, Matete returned from his loan at Oxford early due to a knee injury.
  5. ^ On 19 March, Young's loan at Darlington was extended until the end of season.

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 20 February 2023, Sunderland announced a tour of the United States as part of their pre-season preparations, with friendlies against lower-league sides San Antonio FC and New Mexico United.[67] A third and final stateside friendly was announced a few days later, against North Carolina.[68] On May 18, the club confirmed a further two friendlies, against local sides Gateshead and South Shields.[69] In June, a sixth pre-season opposition was added, with a trip to Hartlepool United planned.[70] A home friendly against RCD Mallorca was also announced.[71]

8 July 2023 Friendly South Shields 3–4 Sunderland Jarrow
12:30 BST Blackett   26', 56'
Morse   80'		 Report Semedo   48'
Clarke   61', 73'
Rigg   89'		 Stadium: 1st Cloud Arena
8 July 2023 Friendly Gateshead 2–3 Sunderland Gateshead
16:00 BST Pani   20'
Campbell   23'		 Report Neil   39'
Huggins   64'
Spellman   82'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
15 July 2023 Friendly San Antonio FC 1–3 Sunderland San Antonio, United States
20:00 CST PC   25' Report Rigg   16'
Semedo   45'
Bennette   90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 8,328[72]
19 July 2023 Friendly New Mexico United 2–3 Sunderland Albuquerque, United States
19:00 MST Garvanian   88'
Zuleta   90+6' (pen.)		 Report Ekwah   39'
Semedo   45+3'
Lihadji   67'		 Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
21 July 2023 Friendly North Carolina 2–4 Sunderland Cary, United States
19:00 EST Mentzingen   52'
Perez   59'		 Report Matete   4'
Batth   15'
Roberts   44'
Clarke   45+2'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
29 July 2023 Friendly Sunderland 1–1 RCD Mallorca Sunderland
15:00 BST Semedo   3' Report Muriqi   47' Stadium: Stadium of Light
1 August 2023 Friendly Hartlepool United 5–2 Sunderland Hartlepool
19:00 BST Wreh   3'
Mancini   22', 23'
Dieseruvwe   74'
Grey   78'		 Report Pritchard   13'
Bennette   64'		 Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium
Attendance: 2,832 (away fans)

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship Matchday 1 44 16 8 20 52 51 +1 036.36
FA Cup Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 46 16 9 21 53 55 −2 034.78

Last updated: 20 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Championship edit

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Cardiff City 45 19 5 21 51 65 −14 62
13 Swansea City 45 15 12 18 59 64 −5 57
14 Watford 45 13 17 15 60 58 +2 56
15 Sunderland 45 16 8 21 52 52 0 56
16 Millwall 45 15 11 19 44 55 −11 56
17 Queens Park Rangers 45 14 11 20 45 57 −12 53
18 Stoke City 45 14 11 20 45 60 −15 53
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[73]

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
44 16 8 20 52 51  +1 56 10 2 10 30 28  +2 6 6 10 22 23  −1

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultLLWDWWWLWWLLLWDWLLDWWLLWDWLLWDWLLLLLLDWLDDWLL
Position20211518974544461088691196669676787871010101011121213131313131315
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[74]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 August 2023 1 Sunderland 1–2 Ipswich Town Sunderland
17:00 BST Hume   32'   72'
Ballard   80'
Neil   86'		 Report Burns   35'
Broadhead   45+1'
Hirst   53'
Hladký   56'
Morsy   62'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,409 (1,995 away)
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 August 2023 2 Preston North End 2–1 Sunderland Preston
15:00 BST Keane   25'   35'
Frøkjær-Jensen   59'
Browne   90+4'
Potts   90+5'		 Report Clarke   31' (pen.)
Ballard   69'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,892 (5,706 away)
Referee: James Linington
19 August 2023 3 Sunderland 2–1 Rotherham United Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,688 (814 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 August 2023 4 Coventry City 0–0 Sunderland Coventry
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 25,714 (2,785 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 September 2023 5 Sunderland 5–0 Southampton Sunderland
12:30 BST Clarke   1'
Ekwah   7', 45'
Ba   39'
O'Nien   42'
Dack   48'
Rigg   90+5'		 Report Mara   35'
Adams   69'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,459 (1,541 away)
Referee: David Coote
16 September 2023 6 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Sunderland Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 16,383 (3,014 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 September 2023 7 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Sunderland Blackburn
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,621 (3,825 away)
Referee: John Busby
24 September 2023 8 Sunderland 0–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,581 (384 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
29 September 2023 9 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Sunderland Owlerton
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,987 (3,886 away)
Referee: Samuel Barrott
4 October 2023 10 Sunderland 2–0 Watford Sunderland
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,120 (142 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
7 October 2023 11 Sunderland 0–4 Middlesbrough Sunderland
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 43,584 (2,085 away)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
21 October 2023 12 Stoke City 2–1 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 25,512 (2,604 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
24 October 2023 13 Leicester City 1–0 Sunderland Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,951 (3,300 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 October 2023 14 Sunderland 3–1 Norwich City Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,871 (1,083 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
4 November 2023 15 Swansea City 0–0 Sunderland Landore
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,974 (1,791 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
11 November 2023 16 Sunderland 3–1 Birmingham City Sunderland
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,922 (1,204 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 November 2023 17 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,457 (1,632 away)
Referee: James Bell
29 November 2023 18 Sunderland 1–2 Huddersfield Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,728 (238 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
2 December 2023 19 Millwall 1–1 Sunderland Millwall
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 17,815 (3,005 away)
Referee: James Linington
9 December 2023 20 Sunderland 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,101 (782 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
12 December 2023 21 Sunderland 1–0 Leeds United Sunderland
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,531 (1,995 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
16 December 2023 22 Bristol City 1–0 Sunderland Bristol
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 22,701 (2,698 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
23 December 2023 23 Sunderland 0–3 Coventry City Sunderland
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,216 (1,074 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
26 December 2023 24 Hull City 0–1 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 24,420 (2,150 away)
Referee: Sunny Gill
29 December 2023 25 Rotherham United 1–1 Sunderland Rotherham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,323 (2,420 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
1 January 2024 26 Sunderland 2–0 Preston North End Sunderland
12:30 GMT Pritchard   10'
Rusyn   44'		 Report Lindsay   39' Stadium: The Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,714 (670 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 January 2024 27 Ipswich Town 2–1 Sunderland Ipswich
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,291 (1,987 away)
Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off time, but was moved for TV coverage.[75]
19 January 2024 28 Sunderland 0–1 Hull City Sunderland
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,219 (850 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was moved for TV coverage.[75]
27 January 2024 29 Sunderland 3–1 Stoke City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Burstow   43'
Ba   49'
Ekwah   70'
Ballard   90+1'		 Report Wilmot   26'
Cundle   32'
Thompson   39'
Seelt   74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,394 (1,487 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
4 February 2024 30 Middlesbrough 1–1 Sunderland Middlesbrough
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,716 (2,000 away)
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 3 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[76]
10 February 2024 31 Sunderland 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
15:00 GMT Ba   10'
Ekwah   52'
Clarke   59'
Bellingham   67'		 Report Whittaker   24'
Phillips   33'
Hardie   39'
Mumba  
Gyabi   69'
Sorinola   87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,269 (1,200 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
14 February 2024 32 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Sunderland Huddersfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 19,550 (2,400 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
17 February 2024 33 Birmingham City 2–1 Sunderland Bordesley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 27,449 (2,300 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
24 February 2024 34 Sunderland 1–2 Swansea City Sunderland
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,777 (358 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 March 2024 35 Norwich City 1–0 Sunderland Norwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,668 (2,023 away)
Referee: Thomas Kirk
5 March 2024 36 Sunderland 0–1 Leicester City Sunderland
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,293 (1,200 away)
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
9 March 2024 37 Southampton 4–2 Sunderland Southampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,869 (2,021 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
16 March 2024 38 Sunderland 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Sunderland
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,478 (1,101 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
29 March 2024 39 Cardiff City 0–2 Sunderland Leckwith
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,141 (2,400 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 April 2024 40 Sunderland 1–5 Blackburn Rovers Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,019 (1,100 away)
Referee: John Busby
6 April 2024 41 Sunderland 0–0 Bristol City Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: Leigh Doughty
Referee: 40,298 (742 away)
9 April 2024 42 Leeds United 0–0 Sunderland Leeds
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,793 (2,987 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled to kick-off at 19:45, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[77]
13 April 2024 43 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Sunderland West Bromwich
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,366 (2,009 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
20 April 2024 44 Sunderland 0–1 Millwall Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,743
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
27 April 2024 45 Watford v Sunderland Watford
15:00 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road
4 May 2024 46 Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland Sunderland
12:30 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Sunderland entered the competition in the third round, as a Championship side, and were drawn at home to arch-rivals Newcastle United, being the first Tyne-Wear derby since 2016.[78][79]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 January 2024 Third round Sunderland 0–3 Newcastle United Sunderland
12:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,814
Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home against Crewe Alexandra in the first round.[80]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Sunderland 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 10,763
Referee: Scott Oldham
Penalties

Player statistics edit

Appearance summary edit

As of match(es) played on 26 December 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Anthony Patterson 24 0 24+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK   ENG Nathan Bishop 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Defenders
2 DF   WAL Niall Huggins 20 1 17+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Dennis Cirkin 8 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   NIR Daniel Ballard 23 3 23+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   ENG Danny Batth 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF   NED Jenson Seelt 7 0 4+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF   AUS Nectarios Triantis 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 DF   NIR Trai Hume 24 1 24+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF   ENG Zak Johnson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
44 DF   ENG Ben Crompton 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ENG Jobe Bellingham 24 4 22+1 4 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF   ENG Patrick Roberts 22 0 17+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   USA Lynden Gooch 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF   ENG Luke O'Nien 23 1 23+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   FRA Abdoullah Ba 22 2 13+8 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF   ENG Ellis Taylor 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF   CRC Jewison Bennette 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF   ENG Jack Clarke 25 11 24+0 11 0+0 0 0+1 0
21 MF   ENG Alex Pritchard 16 0 2+13 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF   FRA Adil Aouchiche 14 1 3+11 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG Dan Neil 24 4 23+0 4 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 MF   ENG Chris Rigg 7 2 0+6 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
39 MF   FRA Pierre Ekwah 19 2 17+1 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
46 MF   ENG Bradley Dack 13 1 6+6 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW   POR Luis Semedo 13 0 1+12 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW   ENG Mason Burstow 11 0 8+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 FW   ESP Eliezer Mayenda 6 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW   UKR Nazariy Rusyn 9 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record edit

As of match(es) played on 29 December 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 20   LW Jack Clarke 12 0 0 12
2 7   AM Jobe Bellingham 4 0 0 4
24   CM Dan Neil 4 0 0 4
3 5   CB Daniel Ballard 3 0 0 3
4 17   AM Abdoullah Ba 2 0 0 2
31   AM Chris Rigg 1 0 1 2
39   CM Pierre Ekwah 2 0 0 2
5 2   RB Niall Huggins 1 0 0 1
13   CM Luke O'Nien 1 0 0 1
22   AM Adil Aouchiche 1 0 0 1
32   RB Trai Hume 1 0 0 1
46   AM Bradley Dack 1 0 0 1
Total 33 0 1 34

Penalties record edit

As of match(es) played on 15 December 2023

Excludes penalties taken during Penalty shoot-outs.

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total Conversion Ratio
Scored  Y Missed  N Scored  Y Missed  N Scored  Y Missed  N Scored  Y Missed  N
1 20   LW Jack Clarke 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 100%
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 100%

Assists record edit

As of match(es) played on 26 December 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 21   AM Alex Pritchard 5 0 0 5
2 24   CM Dan Neil 3 0 0 3
3 2   RB Niall Huggins 1 0 0 1
3   LB Dennis Cirkin 1 0 0 1
7   AM Jobe Bellingham 1 0 0 1
10   AM Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 1
11   ST Mason Burstow 1 0 0 1
15   ST Nazariy Rusyn 1 0 0 1
17   AM Abdoullah Ba 1 0 0 1
19   AM Jewison Bennette 1 0 0 1
20   AM Jack Clarke 1 0 0 1
22   AM Adil Aouchiche 1 0 0 1
23   CB Jenson Seelt 1 0 0 1
32   RB Trai Hume 1 0 0 1
46   AM Bradley Dack 1 0 0 1
Total 20 0 0 20

Disciplinary record edit

As of match(es) played on 26 December 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
                               
1 5   CB Daniel Ballard 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
2 13   DM Luke O'Nien 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
3 32   RB Trai Hume 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
4 17   AM Abdoullah Ba 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
20   LW Jack Clarke 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
21   AM Alex Pritchard 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
5 3   LB Dennis Cirkin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10   RW Patrick Roberts 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11   ST Mason Burstow 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 24   CM Dan Neil 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
7   AM Jobe Bellingham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22   AM Adil Aouchiche 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
39   DM Pierre Ekwah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 2   RB Niall Huggins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6   CB Danny Batth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
9   ST Luís Semedo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15   ST Nazariy Rusyn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19   LW Jewison Bennette 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
25   CB Nectarios Triantis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 49 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 53 2 0

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