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2024–25 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Sunderland Association Football Club and their third consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Sunderland
2024–25 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%)
Juan Sartori (36%)
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head CoachRégis Le Bris[1]
StadiumStadium of Light
Championship1st
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Luke O'Nien & Eliezer Mayenda (2)
All: Luke O'Nien & Eliezer Mayenda (2)
Highest home attendance40,096 vs Burnley
(24 August 2024, Championship)
Lowest home attendance40,022 vs Sheffield Wednesday
(18 August 2024, Championship)
Average home league attendance40,059
Biggest win4-0 vs Sheffield Wednesday (Championship)
Biggest defeat0-2 vs Preston (EFL Cup)
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Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] GK   Simon Moore   Coventry City Free [2]
11 July 2024 CM   Alan Browne   Preston North End Free [3]
24 July 2024 AM   Ian Poveda   Leeds United Free [4]
29 July 2024 DM   Elias Lenz[b]   RB Leipzig Free [5]
2 August 2024 GK   Blondy Nna Noukeu   Stoke City Free [6]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and became official on 1 July when his Coventry City contract expired.
  2. ^ Signed initially for the Under-21s.

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
18 June 2024 GK   Alex Bass   Notts County Undisclosed [7]
8 August 2024 AM   Elliot Embleton   Blackpool Undisclosed [8]
24 August 2024 LW   Jack Clarke   Ipswich Town Undisclosed[a] [9]
  1. ^ Fee rumoured between £15,000,000 and £20,000,000.

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
23 August 2024 ST   Wilson Isidor   Zenit Saint Petersburg End of Season[a] [10]
  1. ^ Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] GK   Nathan Bishop   Wycombe Wanderers End of Season [11]
18 July 2024 GK   Matty Young   Salford City End of Season [12]
2 August 2024 LB   Oliver Bainbridge   Kilmarnock End of Season [13]
8 August 2024 CM   Jay Matete   Bolton Wanderers End of Season [14]
23 August 2024 CM   Ben Middlemas   South Shields 22 September 2024 [15]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 25 June, and officially commenced on 1 July.

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 LW   Jack Diamond   Stockport County 1 July 2024 [16][17]
30 June 2024 LW   Michael Spellman   Newport County 2 July 2024 [16][18]
30 June 2024 LB   Connor Pye   Bury 16 July 2024 [16][19]
30 June 2024 RM   Ellis Taylor   Harrogate Town 16 July 2024 [16][20]
30 June 2024 LB   Kailem Beattie   Heaton Stannington 24 July 2024 [16][21]
30 June 2024 AM   Bradley Dack   Gillingham 15 August 2024 [16][22]
30 June 2024 ST   Harry Gardiner   Blyth Spartans 25 August 2024 [16][23]
30 June 2024 CM   Tom Chiabi [16]
30 June 2024 RW   Ben Creamer [16]
30 June 2024 CM   Corry Evans [16]
30 June 2024 LW   Daniel Obolo [16]
30 June 2024 LB   Joe Ryder [16]
30 June 2024 RB   Jayden Sekete [16]
30 June 2024 RB   Callum Wilson [16]
30 June 2024[a] CB   Henry Fieldson   Queen's Park 9 August 2024 [24]
  1. ^ Rejected contract and subsequently joined Queen's Park.

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 17 May, Sunderland announced their first slate of pre-season fixtures, against South Shields, Gateshead, Blackpool and Bradford City.[25] A weeks training camp in Alicante was later confirmed with a fixtures against Eldense and Nottingham Forest.[26][27] On July 16, a final friendly was confirmed, against Marseille in Bradford.[28]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly South Shields 0–5 Sunderland Jarrow
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Mariners Park
13 July 2024 Friendly Gateshead 2–1 Sunderland Gateshead
17:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
19 July 2024 Friendly Nottingham Forest 1–1 Sunderland San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST
(18:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
21 July 2024 Friendly Eldense 1–2 Sunderland San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST
(18:00 BST)
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
27 July 2024 Friendly Blackpool 0–1 Sunderland Blackpool
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
30 July 2024 Friendly Bradford City 2–1 Sunderland Bradford
19:30 BST
Stadium: Valley Parade
3 August 2024 Friendly Sunderland 2–2 Marseille Bradford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade

Competitions

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Championship

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Watford 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9
3 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 West Bromwich Albion 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
5 Burnley 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
6 Leeds United 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 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)[29]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 3 0 0 7 0  +7 9 2 0 0 5 0  +5 1 0 0 2 0  +2

Last updated: 24 August 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWWW
Position421
Points369
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[30]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Cardiff City 0–2 Sunderland Leckwith
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,401
Referee: Andy Davies
18 August 2024 2 Sunderland 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,022
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 17 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[31]
24 August 2024 3 Sunderland 1–0 Burnley Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,096
Referee: Steve Martin
31 August 2024 4 Portsmouth v Sunderland Milton
15:00 BST Stadium: Fratton Park
14 September 2024 5 Plymouth Argyle v Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Home Park
21 September 2024 6 Sunderland v Middlesbrough Sunderland
12:30 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[31]
28 September 2024 7 Watford v Sunderland Watford
16:00 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road
1 October 2024 8 Sunderland v Derby County Sunderland
20:45 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[31]
4 October 2024 9 Sunderland v Leeds United Sunderland
20:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
20 October 2024 10 Hull City v Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Stadium: MKM Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
23 October 2024 11 Luton Town v Sunderland Luton
20:45 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
26 October 2024 12 Sunderland v Oxford United Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
2 November 2024 13 Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland Shepherd's Bush
16:00 BST Stadium: Loftus Road
6 November 2024 14 Preston North End v Sunderland Preston
20:00 BST Stadium: Deepdale
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
9 November 2024 15 Sunderland v Coventry City Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
23 November 2024 16 Millwall v Sunderland Bermondsey
16:00 BST Stadium: The Den
26 November 2024 17 Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
20:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
29 November 2024 18 Sheffield United v Sunderland Sheffield
20:00 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 30 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
7 December 2024 19 Sunderland v Stoke City Sunderland
12:30 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
10 December 2024 20 Sunderland v Bristol City Sunderland
20:45 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
14 December 2024 21 Swansea City v Sunderland Landore
16:00 BST Stadium: Liberty Stadium
21 December 2024 22 Sunderland v Norwich City Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
26 December 2024 23 Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland Blackburn
16:00 BST Stadium: Ewood Park
29 December 2024 24 Stoke City v Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
16:00 BST Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
1 January 2025 25 Sunderland v Sheffield United Sunderland
20:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
5 January 2025 26 Sunderland v Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
18 January 2025 27 Burnley v Sunderland Burnley
16:00 BST Stadium: Turf Moor
21 January 2025 28 Derby County v Sunderland Derby
20:45 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
25 January 2025 29 Sunderland v Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
1 February 2025 30 Middlesbrough v Sunderland Middlesbrough
16:00 BST Stadium: Riverside Stadium
8 February 2025 31 Sunderland v Watford Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
12 February 2025 32 Sunderland v Luton Town Sunderland
20:45 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
15 February 2025 33 Leeds United v Sunderland Leeds
16:00 BST Stadium: Elland Road
22 February 2025 34 Sunderland v Hull City Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
1 March 2025 35 Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland Sheffield
16:00 BST Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
8 March 2025 36 Sunderland v Cardiff City Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
11 March 2025 37 Sunderland v Preston North End Sunderland
20:45 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
15 March 2025 38 Coventry City v Sunderland Coventry
16:00 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
29 March 2025 39 Sunderland v Millwall Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
5 April 2025 40 West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland West Bromwich
16:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
8 April 2025 41 Norwich City v Sunderland Norwich
20:45 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
12 April 2025 42 Sunderland v Swansea City Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
18 April 2025 43 Bristol City v Sunderland Bristol
16:00 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
21 April 2025 44 Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
26 April 2025 45 Oxford United v Sunderland Oxford
16:00 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
3 May 2025 46 Sunderland v Queens Park Rangers Sunderland
16:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Sunderland being drawn away against Preston North End.[33] They were beaten by Preston North End in that match and as a result were knocked out of the competition.[34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Preston North End 2-0 Sunderland Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,231
Referee: Oliver Yates

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 24 August 2024

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Anthony Patterson 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   WAL Niall Huggins 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   ENG Dennis Cirkin 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF   ENG Dan Neil 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   NIR Daniel Ballard 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   FRA Timothée Pembélé 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   ENG Jobe Bellingham 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   IRL Alan Browne 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   POR Luís Semedo 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 FW   ENG Patrick Roberts 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Chris Rigg 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW   ESP Eliezer Mayenda 3 2 3+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF   ENG Luke O'Nien 3 2 3+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW   ENG Romaine Mundle 4 1 1+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 FW   UKR Nazariy Rusyn 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 GK   CMR Blondy Nna Noukeu 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   FRA Abdoullah Ba 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW   CRC Jewison Bennette 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
21 GK   ENG Simon Moore 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF   FRA Adil Aouchiche 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF   NED Jenson Seelt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF   AUS Nectarios Triantis 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 DF   NIR Trai Hume 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF   NOR Leo Hjelde 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
36 FW   COL Ian Poveda 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 MF   FRA Pierre Ekwah 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
40 FW   ENG Tommy Watson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
41 DF   ENG Zak Johnson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
42 DF   ENG Aji Alese 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 DF   ENG Ben Crompton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF   ENG Joe Anderson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
50 MF   ENG Harrison Jones 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
— FW   FRA Wilson Isidor (on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who permanently transferred away:
20 FW   ENG Jack Clarke 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players away on loan:
— GK   ENG Nathan Bishop 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   ENG Jay Matete 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

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As of 24 August 2024

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when disciplinary points / points per card / number of cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
                       
1 4 MF   Dan Neil 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF   Trai Hume 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 15 ST   Nazariy Rusyn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 DF   Leo Hjelde 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
42 DF   Aji Alese 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Régis Le Bris". Sunderland AFC. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Simon Moore joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Alan Browne joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland AFC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Ian Poveda joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland AFC. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Elias Lenz signs on Wearside". Sunderland AFC. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Blondy Nna Noukeu Joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland AFC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Alex Bass joins Notts County". Sunderland AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Elliot Embleton leaves SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Jack Clarke joins Ipswich Town". Sunderland AFC. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Isidor arrives on Wearside". Sunderland AFC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Bishop joins Wycombe on loan". Sunderland AFC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Matty Young joins Salford on loan". Sunderland AFC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Oliver Bainbridge Departs On Loan". Sunderland AFC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Matete seals Bolton loan". Sunderland AFC. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Middlemas joins South Shields on loan". Sunderland AFC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Diamond set to shine after signing three year deal". Stockport County FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Michael Spellman signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Incoming: Connor Pye". Bury FC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Ellis Taylor becomes our third Summer signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Kailem Beatie player profile". Heaton Stannington FC. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Bradley Dack rejoins the Gills". Gillingham FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Harry Gardiner signs for Blyth Spartans". Blyth Spartans AFC. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Henry Fieldson Signs!". Queen's Park FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Several pre-season fixtures confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Update on tour of Spain". Sunderland AFC. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Lads take on Nottingham Forest in Spain". Sunderland AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  28. ^ "SAFC To Face Olympique Marseille". Sunderland AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  29. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  30. ^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  31. ^ a b c "Sheff Wed and Middlesbrough games selected for live broadcast". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h "Broadcast Selections Confirmed Until January 2025". Sunderland AFC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  33. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  34. ^ "Carabao Cup: Preston North End 2-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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