Sunderland in the Premier League

Sunderland have played 651 Premier League matches across 18 seasons since 1996/97: 168 wins, 172 draws and 311 defeats, scoring 660 goals and conceding 962.

651

Matches

168

Won

172

Drawn

311

Lost

Sunderland's scoreline grid

Every Premier League result from Sunderland's side: goals scored along the bottom, goals conceded up the side. Each square counts the matches that ended that way, and empty squares are results Sunderland have never had. Select a square for that scoreline's page.

Goals conceded

1 1

1 2

6 3 1 1

11 13 4 3

29 31 11 1

58 52 37 7 3 1

82 77 33 11 8

57 56 25 17 6 1

Goals scored

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

Results Sunderland have had only once

9 of Sunderland's Premier League results have happened just once. The most recent new one was Man City 5–3 Sunderland on September 20, 2026.

September 20, 2026Man City 5–3 Sunderland3–5 defeat

October 18, 2014Southampton 8–0 Sunderland0–8 defeat

April 29, 2013Aston Villa 6–1 Sunderland1–6 defeat

March 31, 2012Man City 3–3 Sunderland3–3 draw

January 16, 2010Chelsea 7–2 Sunderland2–7 defeat

September 27, 2009Sunderland 5–2 Wolves5–2 win

November 24, 2007Everton 7–1 Sunderland1–7 defeat

March 5, 2000Leicester City 5–2 Sunderland2–5 defeat

September 18, 1999Derby County 0–5 Sunderland5–0 win

Biggest wins

September 18, 1999Derby County 0–5 Sunderland5-goal win

October 2, 1999Bradford City 0–4 Sunderland4-goal win

December 13, 2008Sunderland 4–0 West Brom4-goal win

March 9, 2010Sunderland 4–0 Bolton4-goal win

September 18, 2011Sunderland 4–0 Stoke4-goal win

Heaviest defeats

October 18, 2014Southampton 8–0 Sunderland8-goal defeat

November 24, 2007Everton 7–1 Sunderland6-goal defeat

January 16, 2010Chelsea 7–2 Sunderland5-goal defeat

April 29, 2013Aston Villa 6–1 Sunderland5-goal defeat

December 21, 1996Man United 5–0 Sunderland5-goal defeat

Highest-scoring matches

January 16, 2010Chelsea 7–2 Sunderland9 goals

March 16, 1997Chelsea 6–2 Sunderland8 goals

November 24, 2007Everton 7–1 Sunderland8 goals

October 18, 2014Southampton 8–0 Sunderland8 goals

November 1, 2015Everton 6–2 Sunderland8 goals

Sunderland's most common results

#10–1 defeat82 · 12.6%

#21–1 draw77 · 11.8%

#30–2 defeat58 · 8.9%

#40–0 draw57 · 8.8%

#51–0 win56 · 8.6%

#61–2 defeat52 · 8.0%

Season by season

Season	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2026/27	5	1	1	3	6	10	-4
2025/26	38	14	12	12	42	48	-6
2016/17	38	6	6	26	29	69	-40
2015/16	38	9	12	17	48	62	-14
2014/15	38	7	17	14	31	53	-22
2013/14	38	10	8	20	41	60	-19
2012/13	38	9	12	17	41	54	-13
2011/12	38	11	12	15	45	46	-1
2010/11	38	12	11	15	45	56	-11
2009/10	38	11	11	16	48	56	-8
2008/09	38	9	9	20	34	54	-20
2007/08	38	11	6	21	36	59	-23
2005/06	38	3	6	29	26	69	-43
2002/03	38	4	7	27	21	65	-44
2001/02	38	10	10	18	29	51	-22
2000/01	38	15	12	11	46	41	+5
1999/00	38	16	10	12	57	56	+1
1996/97	38	10	10	18	35	53	-18

Most frequent opponents

Opponent	P	W	D	L
Arsenal	35	3	11	21
Chelsea	34	9	2	23
Everton	34	10	7	17
Liverpool	34	3	12	19
Man United	34	3	7	24
Tottenham	34	6	7	21
Aston Villa	32	7	13	12
West Ham	32	8	10	14

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