Sunderland

Sunderland

Sunderland weren’t supposed to do that. One year after promotion, the Black Cats finished seventh and booked a place in Europe for the first time since 1974. Not bad for a first season back. What will they do for an encore?
Position
#12
Played
3
Points
4
W · D · L
1·1·1
Premier League
Top Match
SUN
SUN
19:00
Sat 12 Sep 2026
ARS
ARS

Upcoming Fixtures

All the games coming up this season.
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SUN
SUN
19:00
Sat 12 Sep
ARS
ARS
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MCI
MCI
13:00
Sun 20 Sep
SUN
SUN
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SUN
SUN
14:00
Sat 10 Oct
BHA
BHA
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BOU
BOU
13:00
Sun 18 Oct
SUN
SUN
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SUN
SUN
16:30
Sun 25 Oct
LEE
LEE

The Latest Results

Possession
49.2%
50.8%
BRE SUN
Shots 12 - 14
Yellow Cards 3 - 2
Attendance 17,131
Played on: 05 Sep 2026
Competition: Premier League
Possession
41.4%
58.6%
SUN FUL
Shots 12 - 11
Attendance 46,781
Played on: 30 Aug 2026
Competition: Premier League
Possession
37.8%
62.2%
IPS SUN
Shots 10 - 11
Attendance 29,669
Played on: 22 Aug 2026
Competition: Premier League

The Leaderboards

How Sunderland stacks up
👑 Assist Kings
  • #13 Granit Xhaka Granit Xhaka 7 pts
  • #53 Trai Hume Trai Hume 4 pts
  • #82 Noah Sadiki Noah Sadiki 3 pts

Out of 219 ranked

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👻 Ghost Players
  • #2 Brian Brobbey Brian Brobbey 18.81 pts
  • #50 Trai Hume Trai Hume 34.62 pts
  • #101 Nilson Angulo Nilson Angulo 47.11 pts

Out of 233 ranked

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🍀 Lucky Table
  • #12 Nilson Angulo Nilson Angulo 0.85 over xG
  • #52 Enzo Le Fée Enzo Le Fée -0.21 over xG
  • #57 Wilson Isidor Wilson Isidor -0.49 over xG

Out of 60 ranked

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🟨 Most Cards
  • #12 Luke O'Nien Luke O'Nien 1 pts
  • #61 Dan Ballard Dan Ballard 1 pts
  • #85 Nilson Angulo Nilson Angulo 1 pts

Out of 106 ranked

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🛡️ Most Clean Sheets
  • #13 Robin Roefs Robin Roefs 1 clean sheets

Out of 22 ranked

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🎯 Pass Masters
  • #22 Granit Xhaka Granit Xhaka 163 passes
  • #39 Noah Sadiki Noah Sadiki 122 passes
  • #45 Dan Ballard Dan Ballard 119 passes

Out of 378 ranked

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🧤 Shot Stopper
  • #14 Robin Roefs Robin Roefs 0.333 pts

Out of 22 ranked

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😈 The Bad Boys
  • #33 Reinildo Mandava Reinildo Mandava 5 fouls
  • #40 Trai Hume Trai Hume 4 fouls
  • #61 Brian Brobbey Brian Brobbey 4 fouls

Out of 274 ranked

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💪 Workhorses
  • #13 Granit Xhaka Granit Xhaka 0.455 pts
  • #25 Trai Hume Trai Hume 0.388 pts
  • #29 Nordi Mukiele Nordi Mukiele 0.38 pts

Out of 233 ranked

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Full Squad

27 players

Goalkeepers

22
Robin Roefs
Netherlands · Age 23
3 apps
31
Melker Ellborg
Age 23
0 apps
21
Simon Moore
Age 36
0 apps

Defenders

5
Dan Ballard
Age 26
3 apps
17
Reinildo Mandava
Age 32
3 apps
12
Thomas Meunier
Belgium · Age 34
3 apps
32
Trai Hume
Age 24
3 apps
20
Nordi Mukiele
Age 28
2 apps
4
Kevin Danso
Tottenham Hotspur · Age 27
1 app
15
Omar Alderete
Paraguay · Age 29
1 app
6
Dayann Méthalie
Age 20
0 apps

Midfielders

28
Enzo Le Fée
Age 26
3 apps 1g
34
Granit Xhaka
Switzerland · Age 33
3 apps
27
Noah Sadiki
Congo DR · Age 21
3 apps
11
Chris Rigg
Age 19
2 apps
19
Habib Diarra
Senegal · Age 22
2 apps 1a
13
Luke O'Nien
Age 31
1 app
8
Alan Browne
Middlesbrough · Age 31
0 apps
29
Jules Ahoka
Age 20
0 apps

Forwards

9
Brian Brobbey
Netherlands · Age 24
3 apps
10
Nilson Angulo
Ecuador · Age 23
3 apps 1g
18
Wilson Isidor
Haiti · Age 26
3 apps 1g
7
Chemsdine Talbi
Morocco · Age 21
1 app
—
Malick Fofana
Age 21
1 app
14
Romaine Mundle
Age 23
1 app
37
Jocelin Ta Bi
Age 21
0 apps
—
Juan Angulo
Age 18
0 apps

Seventh and into Europe. What’s the encore?

Sunderland weren’t supposed to do that. Seventh in the first season back, and Europe for the first time since 1974. There aren’t many better answers to being written off.

The trick now is doing it twice. Second seasons are where promoted sides usually get found out, and a European run adds games to a squad that spent last year running on adrenaline and a crowd that made every home match feel like a cup tie.

It could go either way, which is exactly why it’s worth following. Watch how they handle the busy weeks, and whether the home form holds up once the novelty of last season has worn off.

FAQs

The Stadium of Light, opened in 1997 on the site of the former Wearmouth Colliery. At around 49,000 it is one of the largest grounds in the country.
The leaderboards on this page run across every Premier League club, so you can see where Sunderland players rank for goals, assists, cards and clean sheets rather than just what they have done in isolation.
After every completed Sunderland fixture rather than live during a match. The bottom of the page carries the date of the last update and the date of the next one, so you can always tell whether the numbers include the most recent game.
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