2014–15 Sunderland A.F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2014–15 season is Sunderland's 8th consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League.
OwnerEllis Short
ManagerGus Poyet (until 16 March 2015)
Dick Advocaat (from 17 March 2015)
Dick Advocaat (from 17 March 2015)
StadiumStadium of Light
| 2014–15 season | ||||
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| Owner | Ellis Short | |||
| Manager | Gus Poyet (until 16 March 2015) Dick Advocaat (from 17 March 2015) | |||
| Stadium | Stadium of Light | |||
| Premier League | 16th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Steven Fletcher Connor Wickham (5 each) All: Jordi Gómez Connor Wickham (6 each) | |||
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Players
- As of 18 February 2015[1]
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Current reserve players with first-team appearances
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Out on loan
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2014 | DF |  Billy Jones (ENG) |
West Bromwich Albion (ENG) |
Free transfer | [2] |
| 29 May 2014 | MF |  Jordi Gómez (ESP) |
Wigan Athletic (ENG) |
Free transfer | [3] |
| 16 June 2014 | GK |  Costel Pantilimon (ROM) |
Manchester City (ENG) |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 25 July 2014 | DF |  Patrick van Aanholt (NED) |
Chelsea (ENG) |
Undisclosed | [5] |
| 5 August 2014 | MF | Jack Rodwell (ENG) |
Manchester City (ENG) |
Undisclosed | [6] |
| 13 August 2014 | MF | Will Buckley (ENG) |
Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG) |
Undisclosed | [7] |
| 23 October 2014 | DF |  Anthony Réveillère (FRA) |
 Napoli (ITA) |
Free transfer | [8] |
| 16 January 2015 | FW | Jermain Defoe (ENG) |
 Toronto FC (CAN) |
Undisclosed | [9] |
Loans in
| Date from | Date until | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2014 | 30 June 2015 | DF |  Santiago Vergini (ARG) |
Estudiantes (ARG) | [10] |
| 1 September 2014 | 30 June 2015 | DF |  Sebastián Coates (URU) |
Liverpool (ENG) | [11] |
| 1 September 2014 | 30 June 2015 | MF | Ricky Álvarez (ARG) |
Inter Milan (ITA) | [11] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2014 | MF | Craig Gardner (ENG) |
West Bromwich Albion (ENG) |
Free transfer | [12] |
| 22 May 2014 | DF |  Phil Bardsley (SCO) |
Stoke City (ENG) |
Free transfer | [13] |
| 23 May 2014 | DF | Carlos Cuéllar (ESP) |
Norwich City (ENG) |
Released | [14][additional citation(s) needed] |
| 23 May 2014 | DF | Andrea Dossena (ITA) |
Leyton Orient (ENG) |
Released | [14][15] |
| 23 May 2014 | DF | Louis Laing (ENG) |
Nottingham Forest (ENG) |
Released | [14][16] |
| 23 May 2014 | GK | Óscar Ustari (ARG) |
Newell's Old Boys (ARG) |
Released | [14][17] |
| 23 May 2014 | MF |  David Vaughan (WAL) |
Nottingham Forest (ENG) |
Released | [14][additional citation(s) needed] |
| 23 May 2014 | DF |  Jordan Watson (NIR) |
Blyth Spartans (ENG) |
Released | [14][18] |
| 23 May 2014 | GK |  Kieran Westwood (IRL) |
Sheffield Wednesday (ENG) |
Released | [14][19] |
| 23 May 2014 | MF | Billy Knott (ENG) |
Bradford City (ENG) |
Released | [14][20] |
| 23 May 2014 | DF | John Egan (IRL) |
Gillingham (ENG) |
Released | [14][21] |
| 9 June 2014 | MF | Jack Colback (ENG) |
Newcastle United (ENG) |
Free transfer | [22] |
| 24 July 2014 | FW | Ignacio Scocco (ARG) |
Newell's Old Boys (ARG) |
£2.4 million | [23] |
| 13 August 2014 | MF |  David Moberg Karlsson (SWE) |
 Nordsjælland (DEN) |
Undisclosed | [24] |
| 22 August 2014 | MF |  Alfred N'Diaye (SEN) |
Real Betis (ESP) |
£2 million | [25] |
| 9 January 2015 | DF | David Ferguson (ENG) |
Blackpool (ENG) |
Undisclosed | [26] |
| 9 January 2015 | DF | Connor Oliver (ENG) |
Blackpool (ENG) |
Undisclosed | [26] |
| 16 January 2015 | FW |  Jozy Altidore (USA) |
Toronto FC (CAN) |
Undisclosed | [9] |
| 2 February 2015 | DF | Scott Harrison (ENG) |
Hartlepool United (ENG) |
Undisclosed | [27] |
| 2 February 2015 | MF |  Cabral (SUI) |
Free agent | Released | [28] |
Loans out
| Date from | Date until | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2014 | 9 March 2015 | GK | Jordan Pickford (ENG) |
Bradford City (ENG) | [29] |
| 7 August 2014 | 30 June 2015 | MF | El Hadji Ba (FRA) |
Bastia (FRA) | [30] |
| 8 August 2014 | 8 September 2014 | GK | Joel Dixon (ENG) |
Hartlepool United (ENG) | [31] |
| 22 August 2014 | 22 September 2014 | DF | Scott Harrison (ENG) |
Hartlepool United (ENG) | [32] |
| 1 September 2014 | 30 June 2015 | DF | Valentin Roberge (FRA) |
Reims (FRA) | [11] |
| 31 October 2014 | 17 February 2015 | GK | Joel Dixon (ENG) |
Boston United (ENG) |
[citation needed] |
| 14 November 2014 | 31 December 2014 | FW | Danny Graham (ENG) |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG) | [33] |
| 3 January 2015 | 2 February 2015 | DF | Scott Harrison (ENG) |
Hartlepool United (ENG) | [34][27] |
| 17 January 2015 | 17 February 2015 | DF | Tom McNamee (ENG) |
Boston United (ENG) |
[citation needed] |
| 28 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | FW | Mikael Mandron (FRA) |
Shrewsbury Town (ENG) | [35] |
| 2 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 | MF |  Charalampos Mavrias (GRE) |
Panathinaikos (GRE) | [36] |
| 23 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 | GK |  Max Stryjek (POL) |
Boston United (ENG) |
[37][38] |
| 27 February 2015 | 27 March 2015 | MF | Lynden Gooch (USA) |
Gateshead (ENG) | [39] |
| 24 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 | GK | Joel Dixon (ENG) |
Gateshead (ENG) | [40] |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- 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
- 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
- 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
- As of 24 May 2015
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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
Pre-season and friendlies
| 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
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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: Barclays 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).[41]
(R) Relegated
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).[41]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[42]
| 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: City of Manchester 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 |
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
| 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 |