2016–17 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland

2016–17 season

Chairman

Ellis Short

Manager

Stadium

20th (relegated)

Third round
(knocked out by Burnley)

EFL Cup

Fourth round
(knocked out by Southampton)

Top goalscorer

League:
Jermain Defoe (15)
All:
Jermain Defoe (15)

Highest home attendance

47,865 vs. Arsenal (29 October 2016)

Lowest home attendance

13,979 vs. Shrewsbury Town (24 August 2016)

Average home league attendance

41,287^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2015–16

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The 2016–17 season was Sunderland's 138th season in existence, and their tenth consecutive season in the Premier League.^[2] Along with competing in the Premier League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

The club was relegated to the second tier for the first time in ten years at the end of the season, finishing bottom of the table with 24 points.

First team squad

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Vito Mannone	GK	29	80	0	Arsenal
12	Mika	GK	26	0	0	Boavista
13	Jordan Pickford	GK	23	23	0	Academy
32	Max Stryjek U23	GK	20	0	0	Polonia Warsaw
Defenders
2	Billy Jones	RB	30	61	1	West Bromwich Albion
3	Bryan Oviedo	LB	27	3	0	Everton
4	Jason Denayer	CB	22	19	0	Manchester City (on loan)
5	Papy Djilobodji	CB	28	23	0	Chelsea
15	Joleon Lescott	CB	34	1	0	AEK Athens
16	John O'Shea (captain)	CB	36	206	3	Manchester United
19	Paddy McNair	CB	22	12	2	Manchester United
21	Javier Manquillo	RB	23	14	0	Atlético Madrid (on loan)
22	Donald Love	RB	22	15	0	Manchester United
23	Lamine Koné	CB	28	37	3	Lorient
34	Thomas Robson U23	LB	21	1	0	Darlington
43	Michael Ledger U23	CB	19	0	0	Academy
45	Josh Robson U23	RB	19	0	0	Academy
Midfielders
6	Lee Cattermole (vice-captain)	DM	29	184	2	Wigan Athletic
7	Sebastian Larsson	CM	32	195	14	Birmingham City
8	Jack Rodwell	CM	26	66	6	Manchester City
10	Wahbi Khazri	AM	26	29	2	Bordeaux
14	Duncan Watmore	RW	23	43	4	Altrincham
17	Didier Ndong	CM	23	22	1	Lorient
20	Steven Pienaar	LW	35	16	0	Everton
24	Darron Gibson	CM	29	3	0	Everton
25	Ethan Robson U23	CM	20	0	0	Academy
27	Jan Kirchhoff	DM	26	23	0	Bayern Munich
37	Rees Greenwood U23	LW	21	1	0	Academy
39	George Honeyman U23	AM	22	6	0	Academy
44	Adnan Januzaj	RW	22	21	1	Manchester United (on loan)
46	Lynden Gooch	AM	21	13	0	Academy
Forwards
9	Fabio Borini	ST	26	81	16	Liverpool
18	Jermain Defoe	ST	34	82	36	Toronto FC
28	Victor Anichebe	ST	29	12	3	West Bromwich Albion
29	Joel Asoro	ST	18	4	0	IF Brommapojkarna
35	Josh Maja U18	ST	18	1	0	Manchester City

Transfers and loans

New contracts

No.	Pos	Player	Until	Source
3	LB	Patrick van Aanholt	June 2020	^[3]
18	ST	Jermain Defoe	June 2019	^[4]
1	GK	Vito Mannone	June 2018	^[5]
23	CB	Lamine Koné	June 2021	^[6]

Transfers in

First Team
Date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Transfer fee
5 August 2016	CB	5	Papy Djilobodji	Chelsea	£8,000,000
11 August 2016	CB	19	Paddy McNair	Manchester United	£5,500,000
11 August 2016	RB	22	Donald Love	Manchester United	£5,500,000
19 August 2016	LW	20	Steven Pienaar	Everton	Free
31 August 2016	CM	17	Didier N'Dong	Lorient	£13,600,000
2 September 2016	ST	28	Victor Anichebe	West Bromwich Albion	Free
7 September 2016^[7]	GK	12	Mika	Boavista	Undisc.
24 January 2017	DF	15	Joleon Lescott	AEK Athens	Free
30 January 2017	CM	24	Darron Gibson	Everton	£7,500,000
30 January 2017	LB	3	Bryan Oviedo	Everton	£7,500,000

Reserves and Academy
Date	Position	Player	From club	Transfer fee
4 July 2016	MF	Jack Connolly	St Francis	Undisc.
4 July 2016	MF	Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka	IK Sirius	Undisc.
4 July 2016	FW	Lee Connelly	Queen's Park	Undisc.

Loans in

First Team
Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	Club from
12 August 2016	30 June 2017	RW	44	Adnan Januzaj	Manchester United
25 August 2016	30 June 2017	RB	21	Javier Manquillo	Atlético Madrid
31 August 2016	30 June 2017	CB	4	Jason Denayer	Manchester City

Reserves and Academy
Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club

Transfers out

First Team
Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Transfer fee
1 July 2016	GK	33	Steve Harper	Retired	Free
1 July 2016	CB	5	Wes Brown	Blackburn Rovers	Free
1 July 2016	ST	19	Danny Graham	Blackburn Rovers	Free
1 July 2016	ST	26	Steven Fletcher	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
1 July 2016	CB	27	Santiago Vergini	Boca Juniors	£1,500,000
16 July 2016	LW	23	Emanuele Giaccherini	Napoli	£2,000,000
27 July 2016	CB	29	Valentin Roberge	Apollon Limassol	Free
16 August 2016	DM	4	Liam Bridcutt	Leeds United	£2,000,000
17 August 2016	CM	14	Jordi Gómez	Wigan Athletic	£500,000
19 August 2016	CB	4	Younès Kaboul	Watford	£4,000,000
6 September 2016	RW	28	Charis Mavrias	Karlsruher SC	Free
30 January 2017	LB	3	Patrick van Aanholt	Crystal Palace	£14,000,000
2 February 2017	CB		Sebastián Coates	Sporting CP	£5,000,000

Reserves and Academy
Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Transfer fee
1 July 2016	ST	38	Mikael Mandron	Eastleigh	Free
1 July 2016	CM	40	Martin Smith	Kilmarnock	Free
1 July 2016	CM	42	Liam Agnew	Boston United	Free
1 July 2016	GK		Greg Purvis		Free
1 July 2016	DM		David Lowrie		Free
1 July 2016	CM		Avis Ganiyu		Free
1 July 2016	AM		Dylan McEvoy		Free

Loans out

First Team
Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club
1 July 2016	2 February 2017	CB	22	Sebastián Coates	Sporting CP
28 July 2016	30 June 2017	RB	12	Adam Matthews	Bristol City
5 August 2016	30 June 2017	LW	30	Will Buckley	Sheffield Wednesday
30 August 2016	30 June 2017	LW	17	Jeremain Lens	Fenerbahçe

Reserves and Academy
Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club
31 January 2017	30 June 2017	DF	—	Tom Beadling	Bury^[8]
31 January 2017	30 June 2017	FW	—	Andrew Nelson	Hartlepool United^[9]

Pre-season friendlies

On 3 June 2016, Sunderland announced two pre-season friendlies against Hartlepool United and Rotherham United.^[10]

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly	Hartlepool United	0–3	Sunderland	Hartlepool, England
19:30 BST		Report	Defoe 7', 20' Khazri 15'	Stadium: Victoria Park

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Rotherham United	1–2	Sunderland	Rotherham, England
15:00 BST	Ward 46'	Report	Borini 27' N'Zogbia 84'	Stadium: New York Stadium

25 July 2016 (2016-07-25) Friendly	Stade Nyonnais	0–2	Sunderland	Évian-les-Bains, France
18:30 BST		Report	Watmore 39' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Camille-Fournier

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Friendly	Dijon	2–3	Sunderland	Évian-les-Bains, France
17:00 BST	Bahamboula 53' Bela 69'	Report	Asoro 15' Khazri 59' Borini 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Camille-Fournier

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly	Montpellier	1–1	Sunderland	Aix-les-Bains, France
17:00 BST	Camara 68'	Report	Borini 43'	Stadium: Stade Jacques Forestier

5 August 2016 (2016-08-05) Friendly	Borussia Dortmund	1–1	Sunderland	Altach, Austria
18:00 BST	Şahin 17'	Report	Koné 66'	Stadium: Cashpoint Arena

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Burnley	38	11	7	20	39	55	−16	40
17	Watford	38	11	7	20	40	68	−28	40
18	Hull City (R)	38	9	7	22	37	80	−43	34	Relegation to the EFL Championship
19	Middlesbrough (R)	38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	28
20	Sunderland (R)	38	6	6	26	29	69	−40	24

Source: 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).^[11]^[12]
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	6	6	26	29	69	−40	24	3	5	11	16	34	−18	3	1	15	13	35	−22

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L
Position	16	18	16	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	18	20	20	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 1	Manchester City	2–1	Sunderland	Manchester
17:30 BST	Agüero 4' (pen.) McNair 87' (o.g.) Kolarov 90+1'	Report	Gooch 42' Love 67' Defoe 71'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,362 Referee: Robert Madley

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 2	Sunderland	1–2	Middlesbrough	Sunderland
13:30 BST	Van Aanholt 71' Gooch 81'	Report	Stuani 13', 45' Clayton 26'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 43,515 Referee: Martin Atkinson

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 3	Southampton	1–1	Sunderland	Southampton
15:00 BST	Redmond 28' Davis 47' Rodriguez 85'	Report	Pienaar 65' Defoe 80' (pen.) Rodwell 90+1'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,152 Referee: Lee Mason

12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) 4	Sunderland	0–3	Everton	Sunderland
20:00 BST	Watmore 43'	Report	Gueye 55' Lukaku 60', 68', 71'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 42,406 Referee: Mike Jones

18 September 2016 5	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Sunderland	Tottenham, London
16:30 BST	Kane 59' Davies 84'	Report	Manquillo 44' Denayer 57' Cattermole 62' Ndong 65' Januzaj 81' 90' Djilobodji 90+1'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,251 Referee: Mike Dean

24 September 2016 6	Sunderland	2–3	Crystal Palace	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Defoe 39', 60'	Report	Cabaye 45+4' Ledley 61' Puncheon 72' McArthur 76' Benteke 90+3'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 38,941 Referee: Anthony Taylor

1 October 2016 7	Sunderland	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Kirchhoff 36' Van Aanholt 83'	Report	Yacob 27' Chadli 35' McClean 69' Evans 90+6'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,043 Referee: Stuart Attwell

15 October 2016 8	Stoke City	2–0	Sunderland	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Allen 8', 45+1' Arnautović 55'	Report	Jones 90+3'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 27,701 Referee: Mike Jones

22 October 2016 9	West Ham United	1–0	Sunderland	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Fernandes 31' Reid 68', 90+4'	Report	Rodwell 25' Ndong 27' Pienaar 40' Khazri 83' Jones 90'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 56,985 Referee: Robert Madley

29 October 2016 10	Sunderland	1–4	Arsenal	Sunderland
12:30 BST	Khazri 30' Ndong 33' Pienaar 41' Djilobodji 48' Defoe 65' (pen.)	Report	Sánchez 19', 78', 66' Čech 64' Giroud 71', 76' Gibbs 80'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 44,322 Referee: Martin Atkinson

5 November 2016 11	Bournemouth	1–2	Sunderland	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Arter 3' Gosling 11' King 30' Smith 73'	Report	Anichebe 33', 70' Pienaar 43' 70' Defoe 74' (pen.) Gooch 90'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,084 Referee: Mike Dean

19 November 2016 12	Sunderland	3–0	Hull City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Djilobodji 30' 89' Defoe 34' Anichebe 62', 84' Jones 72'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,271 Referee: Lee Mason

26 November 2016 13	Liverpool	2–0	Sunderland	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Lovren 67' Origi 75' Milner 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Koné 60' O'Shea 64' Pienaar 70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,114 Referee: Anthony Taylor

3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) 14	Sunderland	2–1	Leicester City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Huth 64' (o.g.) Van Aanholt 68' Larsson 72' Defoe 77' Djilobodji 78'	Report	Okazaki 80' Fuchs 81'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,725 Referee: Andre Marriner

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 15	Swansea City	3–0	Sunderland	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Sigurðsson 51' (pen.) Llorente 54', 80' Rangel 60'	Report	Ndong 18' Denayer 43'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,453 Referee: Craig Pawson

14 December 2016 16	Sunderland	0–1	Chelsea	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Defoe 43' O'Shea 45+1' Borini 72'	Report	Fàbregas 40' Pedro 56' Moses 90+1'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,008 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

17 December 2016 17	Sunderland	1–0	Watford	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Januzaj 36' Van Aanholt 49'	Report	Behrami 45+1' Kaboul 75'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,267 Referee: Robert Madley

26 December 2016 18	Manchester United	3–1	Sunderland	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Blind 19', 39' Ibrahimović 82' Mkhitaryan 88'	Report	Borini 61', 90+1' Koné 90+3'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,325 Referee: Martin Atkinson

31 December 2016 19	Burnley	4–1	Sunderland	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Gray 31', 51', 53' Marney 45+2' Barnes 67' (pen.)	Report	Jones 42' Defoe 71'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,124 Referee: Graham Scott

2 January 2017 20	Sunderland	2–2	Liverpool	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Rodwell 13' Defoe 25' (pen.), 84' (pen.) Larsson 51'	Report	Sturridge 19' Milner 30' Mané 72', 83' Lallana 83'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,494 Referee: Anthony Taylor

14 January 2017 21	Sunderland	1–3	Stoke City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Defoe 40' Djilobodji 62' Van Aanholt 72' Januzaj 90+5'	Report	Arnautović 15', 22' Crouch 34' Adam 56'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 47,722 Referee: Mike Dean

21 January 2017 22	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Sunderland	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Fletcher 30' Brunt 36' Nyom 90+2'	Report	Honeyman 85'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,380 Referee: Craig Pawson

31 January 2017 23	Sunderland	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Rodwell 33' Manquillo 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,058 Referee: Lee Mason

4 February 2017 24	Crystal Palace	0–4	Sunderland	London
15:00 GMT	Zaha 33' Ward 66' Puncheon 84'	Report	Larsson 6' Koné 9', 71' Januzaj 31' Ndong 43' Defoe 45+1', 45+3'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,310 Referee: Andre Marriner

11 February 2017 25	Sunderland	0–4	Southampton	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Khazri 90+4'	Report	Gabbiadini 30', 45' Denayer 89' (o.g.) Long 90+2'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,932 Referee: Paul Tierney

26 February 2017 26	Everton	2–0	Sunderland	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Gueye 40' Lukaku 80'	Report	Gibson 35' Oviedo 77'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,595 Referee: Stuart Attwell

5 March 2017 27	Sunderland	0–2	Manchester City	Sunderland
16:00 GMT	O'Shea 32'	Report	Agüero 42' Sané 59'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,107 Referee: Martin Atkinson

18 March 2017 28	Sunderland	0–0	Burnley	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Gibson 58' Borini 81' Jones 86'	Report	Barton 23'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,518 Referee: Bobby Madley

1 April 2017 29	Watford	1–0	Sunderland	Watford
15:00 BST	Britos 59' Capoue 90+3'	Report	Jones 72' Khazri 77' Koné 78'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,805 Referee: Lee Probert

4 April 2017 30	Leicester City	2–0	Sunderland	Leicester
19:45 BST	Slimani 69' Vardy 78'	Report	Cattermole 35'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,757 Referee: Graham Scott

9 April 2017 31	Sunderland	0–3	Manchester United	Sunderland
13:30 BST	Larsson 43' Ndong 85'	Report	Shaw 15' Ibrahimović 30' Mkhitaryan 46' Lingard 64' Fellaini 79' Martial 82' Rashford 89' Darmian 90+2'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 43,779 Referee: Craig Pawson

15 April 2017 32	Sunderland	2–2	West Ham United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Cattermole 1' Khazri 26' Borini 90'	Report	Ayew 5' Collins 47' Byram 70' 90+5'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,168 Referee: Andre Marriner

26 April 2017 33	Middlesbrough	1–0	Sunderland	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	De Roon 9' Friend 29' Clayton 31' Fábio 71'	Report	O'Shea 37' Gibson 45+2' Jones 75'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,742 Referee: Mike Dean

29 April 2017 34	Sunderland	0–1	Bournemouth	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Pienaar 46' Borini 76' Khazri 78'	Report	L. Cook 33' Arter 76' King 88'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 38,394 Referee: Stuart Attwell

6 May 2017 35	Hull City	0–2	Sunderland	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Clucas 28' Grosicki 33' Elmohamady 84'	Report	Jones 69' Anichebe 89' Defoe 90+2'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 22,480 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

13 May 2017 36	Sunderland	0–2	Swansea City	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Larsson 58' Khazri 78' Gibson 84' Borini 86'	Report	Llorente 9' Naughton 45+2'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 38,781 Referee: Andre Marriner

16 May 2017 37	Arsenal	2–0	Sunderland	Holloway, London
19:45 BST	Bellerín 22' Monreal 54' Özil 55' Sánchez 72', 81' Mustafi 90+2'	Report	O'Shea 56' Cattermole 74'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,500 Referee: Roger East

21 May 2017 38	Chelsea	5–1	Sunderland	Fulham, London
15:00 BST	Willian 8' Costa 39' Hazard 61' Pedro 77' Batshuayi 90', 90+2'	Report	Manquillo 3' Jones 48'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,618 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

FA Cup

7 January 2017 Third round	Sunderland	0–0	Burnley	Sunderland
15:00 GMT		Report	Darikwa 69' Barton 89'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 17,632 Referee: Stuart Attwell

17 January 2017 Third round replay	Burnley	2–0	Sunderland	Burnley
19:45 GMT	Vokes 44' Defour 78' Gray 83' Barton 90+2'	Report	Love 12'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,257 Referee: Mike Jones

EFL Cup

24 August 2016 Second round	Sunderland	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Gooch 55' Januzaj 83'	Report	Deegan 7' Sarcevic 29'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 13,979 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

20 September 2016 Third round	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Sunderland	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST	Sandro 60'	Report	McNair 70', 80'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,301 Referee: Peter Bankes

26 October 2016 Fourth round	Southampton	1–0	Sunderland	Southampton
19:45	Olomola 61' Boufal 66'	Report	Khazri 45+2' Jones 64' Ndong 90+4'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 21,460 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Statistics

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	6	6	26	29	69	−40	015.79
FA Cup	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Cup	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	066.67
Total	43	8	7	28	32	73	−41	018.60

Source: Competitions

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Vito Mannone	11	0	9	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Billy Jones	29	1	25+2	1	1	0	1	0
3	DF	CRC	Bryan Oviedo	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	BEL	Jason Denayer	27	0	22+2	0	2	0	1	0
5	DF	SEN	Papy Djilobodji	23	0	17+1	0	2	0	3	0
6	MF	ENG	Lee Cattermole	9	0	8	0	0	0	0+1	0
7	MF	SWE	Sebastian Larsson	23	0	17+4	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Jack Rodwell	23	0	17+3	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW	ITA	Fabio Borini	26	2	19+5	2	2	0	0	0
10	MF	TUN	Wahbi Khazri	23	1	7+14	1	0	0	2	0
12	GK	POR	Mika	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Jordan Pickford	32	0	29	0	0	0	3	0
14	MF	ENG	Duncan Watmore	17	0	11+3	0	0	0	2+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Joleon Lescott	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	IRL	John O'Shea	30	0	26+2	0	0+1	0	1	0
17	MF	GAB	Didier Ndong	33	1	27+4	1	0	0	2	0
18	FW	ENG	Jermain Defoe	40	15	37	15	1+1	0	0+1	0
19	DF	NIR	Paddy McNair	12	2	5+4	0	0	0	3	2
20	MF	RSA	Steven Pienaar	17	0	10+5	0	0	0	1+1	0
21	DF	ESP	Javier Manquillo	22	1	15+5	1	2	0	0	0
22	DF	SCO	Donald Love	16	0	6+6	0	2	0	1+1	0
23	DF	CIV	Lamine Koné	31	1	29+1	1	0	0	1	0
24	MF	IRL	Darron Gibson	11	0	7+4	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	GER	Jan Kirchhoff	8	0	5+2	0	0	0	1	0
28	FW	NGA	Victor Anichebe	19	3	14+4	3	0	0	1	0
29	FW	SWE	Joel Asoro	4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	2	0
32	GK	POL	Max Stryjek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	Josh Maja	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
39	MF	ENG	George Honeyman	6	0	2+3	0	1	0	0	0
44	MF	BEL	Adnan Januzaj	28	1	18+7	0	2	0	1	1
46	MF	USA	Lynden Gooch	13	0	4+6	0	0	0	2+1	0
Players out on loan:
17	MF	NED	Jeremain Lens	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer with club:
3	DF	NED	Patrick van Aanholt	26	3	20+1	3	2	0	3	0
4	DF	FRA	Younès Kaboul	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated on 4 February 2017.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	EFL Cup	Total
1	FW	18	Jermain Defoe	15	0	15
2	DF	3	Patrick van Aanholt	3	0	3
2	FW	28	Victor Anichebe	3	0	3
3	DF	19	Paddy McNair	0	2	2
5	FW	9	Fabio Borini	1	0	1
5	MF	17	Didier Ndong	1	0	1
5	DF	23	Lamine Koné	1	0	1
5	MF	44	Adnan Januzaj	0	1	1
Own goals				1	0	1
Total				24	3	27

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.

Correct as of match played on 26 February 2017

No.	Player	Matches Played	Clean Sheet %	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	TOTAL
1	Vito Mannone	11	27%	2	1	0	3
12	Mika	0	0%	0	0	0	0
13	Jordan Pickford	20	15%	2	0	1	3
32	Max Stryjek	0	0%	0	0	0	0
Totals		31	19%	4	1	1	6

Disciplinary record

As of 26 February 2017

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Billy Jones	4						1			5
3	DF	Bryan Oviedo	1									1
4	DF	Jason Denayer	2									1
5	DF	Papy Djilobodji	4	1								2
6	MF	Lee Cattermole	1									1
7	MF	Sebastian Larsson	3									3
8	MF	Jack Rodwell	4									4
9	FW	Fabio Borini	2									2
10	MF	Wahbi Khazri	3						1			4
14	MF	Duncan Watmore	1									1
16	DF	John O'Shea	2									2
17	MF	Didier Ndong	4						1			5
18	FW	Jermain Defoe	1									1
20	MF	Steven Pienaar	4	1								4	1
21	DF	Javi Manquillo	2									2
22	DF	Donald Love	1			1						2
23	DF	Lamine Koné	3									3
24	MF	Darron Gibson	1									1
27	MF	Jan Kirchhoff	1									1
28	FW	Victor Anichebe	1									1
39	MF	George Honeyman	1									1
44	MF	Adnan Januzaj	3	1								3	1
46	MF	Lynden Gooch	3						1			3
Total			54	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	58	3	0

References

^ "Premier League 2016/2017 - Attendance".
^ "History". Statto.
^ "van Aanholt pens long term deal". Sunderland A.F.C. 8 June 2016.
^ "Defoe signs contract extension". Sunderland A.F.C. 9 June 2016.
^ "Vito signs contract extension". ESPN FC. 5 July 2016.
^ "Sunderland defender signs contract extension for 5 years". BBC. 14 September 2016.
^ "Sunderland sign Mika after FIFA approval". Sunderland A.F.C. 7 September 2016.
^ "Loan Move Confirmed: Beadling joins Bury". Sunderland Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ "Outgoing Loan: Nelson seals Hartlepool switch". Sunderland Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Initial pre season plans confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
^ "Why are Chelsea top of the Premier League above Manchester City?". The Daily Telegraph. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ "Premier League Handbook 2016/17" (PDF). Premier League. 9 August 2016. pp. 103–104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

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