2021–22 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Sunderland's 143rd year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Sunderland
2021–22 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head CoachLee Johnson
(until 30 January)[1]
Alex Neil
(from 11 February)[2]
StadiumStadium of Light
League One5th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ross Stewart
(24)
All:
Ross Stewart
(24)
Highest home attendance38,395 v. Doncaster Rovers (League)
Lowest home attendance3,498 v. Oldham Athletic (EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance30,847

First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge GK 29 2022 Coventry City 61 0
20 Anthony Patterson GK 21 2023 Academy 6 0
31 Jacob Carney GK 21 2023 Manchester United 0 0
35 Harrison Bond GK 18 2022 Academy 0 0
39 Ron-Thorben Hoffmann GK 23 2022 Bayern Munich (loan) 4 0
47 Jack McIntyre GK 19 2023 Everton 0 0
Defenders
2 Niall Huggins RB 21 2025 Leeds United 4 0
5 Danny Batth CB 31 2023 Stoke City 0 0
6 Callum Doyle CB 18 2022 Manchester City (loan) 10 0
16 Jordan Willis CB 27 2022 Coventry City 60 2
17 Dennis Cirkin LB 20 2024 Tottenham Hotspur 9 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli CB 24 2022 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
26 Bailey Wright CB 29 2022 Bristol City 56 3
30 Patrick Almond CB 19 2023 Academy 0 0
32 Trai Hume RB 20 2026 Linfield 0 0
34 Tyrese Dyce LB 21 2023 West Brom 0 0
38 Cameron Jessup CB 19 2023 Crystal Palace 0 0
40 Nathan Newall LB 20 2023 Guiseley 0 0
41 Kenton Richardson RB 22 2022 Hartlepool United 0 0
42 Ethan Kachosa RB 19 2023 Leeds United 0 0
58 Zac Johnson RB 17 2023 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
4 Corry Evans CM 31 2023 Blackburn Rovers 6 0
8 Elliot Embleton AM 23 2022 Academy 22 2
11 Lynden Gooch AM 26 2022 Academy 175 24
13 Luke O'Nien CM 27 2024 Wycombe Wanderers 150 13
15 Carl Winchester CM 29 2023 Forest Green Rovers 31 4
18 Ellis Taylor LW 19 2024 Academy 1 0
21 Alex Pritchard AM 29 2023 Huddersfield Town 10 0
23 Jack Diamond RW 22 2024 Academy 38 5
24 Dan Neil CM 20 2023 Academy 19 1
25 Jack Clarke RW 21 2022 Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 0 0
27 Jay Matete CM 21 2026 Fleetwood Town 0 0
28 Aiden McGeady LW 36 2022 Everton 144 35
36 Cieran Dunne LW 22 2022 Falkirk 0 0
43 Harrison Sohna CM 19 2023 Aston Villa 0 0
45 Stephen Wearne AM 21 2022 Middlesbrough 0 0
46 Sam Wilding DM 22 2022 West Brom 0 0
51 Thomas Scott CM 18 2023 Northampton Town 0 0
52 Joseph Ryder LW 17 2023 Academy 0 0
53 Ben Middlemas CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
60 Caden Kelly CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
77 Patrick Roberts RW 25 2022 Manchester City 0 0
Forwards
7 Leon Dajaku ST 21 2022 Union Berlin (loan) 4 2
9 Nathan Broadhead ST 24 2022 Everton (loan) 6 1
10 Jermain Defoe ST 39 2022 Rangers 93 37
14 Ross Stewart ST 25 2023 Ross County 24 10
22 Will Grigg ST 30 2022 Wigan Athletic 57 8
37 Will Harris ST 21 2022 Burnley 0 0
48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ST 22 2022 IK Sirius 14 3

Pre-season friendlies

Sunderland announced they will play friendlies against Spennymoor Town,[3] Heart of Midlothian,[4] York City,[5] Harrogate Town,[6] Tranmere Rovers[7] and Hull City[8] as part of the club's pre season preparations.

3 July 2021 Friendly Spennymoor Town 2–2 Sunderland Spennymoor
15:00 BST Tait
Kennedy		 Report O'Brien
Taylor		 Stadium: The Brewery Field
17 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Sunderland Gorgie, Scotland
15:00 BST Report McGeady 14' (pen.), 41' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
21 July 2021 Friendly York City 1–1 Sunderland Huntington
19:00 BST Willoughby 52' Report Neil 28' Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Harrogate Town 0–4 Sunderland Harrogate
15:00 BST Report Embleton 11', 15'
Winchester 40'
Taylor 68'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
27 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Sunderland Birkenhead
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park
30 July 2021 Friendly Sunderland 2–1 Hull City Sunderland
19:00 BST Stewart 25'
Grigg 90'		 Report Magennis 68' Stadium: Stadium of Light

Competitions

League One
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 27 11 8 82 44 +38 92 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 27 9 10 70 33 +37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons (Q) 46 26 11 9 78 44 +34 89 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sheffield Wednesday (Q) 46 24 13 9 78 50 +28 85
5 Sunderland (Q) 46 24 12 10 79 53 +26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers (Q) 46 23 14 9 75 51 +24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 +20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 +23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 +17 73
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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[9]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 24 12 10 79 53  +26 84 16 3 4 49 19  +30 8 9 6 30 34  −4

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHHAHHAAAHAAHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWLWWWDWWLWWLLLWDWDWWDWWDLDWLLLDLDWDWWDWWWDWDW
Position3385112212424556655433212222344476575566666455
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Black Cats fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[10]

7 August 2021 1 Sunderland 2–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:15 BST (Delayed from 15:00) McGeady 17' (pen.)
Stewart 53'
Winchester  57'		 Report Edwards 15'
Power  38'
Edwards  50'
Darikwa  87'
Wyke  90+6'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,549
Referee: Robert Madley
14 August 2021 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Sunderland Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Jules  48'
Parrott 56'
Harvie  73'		 Report Stewart 42'  50'
Embleton 52'  90+5'
Gooch  73' 84'
Flanagan  79'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 9,830 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: James Bell
17 August 2021 3 Burton Albion 1–0 Sunderland Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Mancienne  56'
Smith 66'
Powell  84'		 Report Cirkin  37'
Flanagan  90+5'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,239
Referee: Declan Bourne
21 August 2021 4 Sunderland 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
15:00 BST Gooch  18'
Flanagan  27'
Winchester 64'
O'Nien  90+4'		 Report Assal  62' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,093
Referee: James Oldham
28 August 2021 5 Sunderland 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Stewart 14' 83'
Embleton 18'
Flanagan  77'		 Report Scowen  31'
Wheeler 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,344
Referee: John Busby
11 September 2021 6 Sunderland 2–1 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Neil 15'
Gooch  25'
Flanagan  50'
Winchester 58'
Embleton  78'
Pritchard  86'		 Report Pell  25'
Nottingham 30'
Nottingham  45+2'
Morgan  71'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,830
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
18 September 2021 7 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Sunderland Fleetwood
15:00 BST Morton 81'
J. Garner  85'
G. Garner  90+4', 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Stewart 19'
O'Nien  53'
McGeady 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: Neil Hair
25 September 2021 8 Sunderland 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Winchester 17'
O'Nien  45+3'		 Report Doyle  42'
Afolayan  69'
Santos  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,368
Referee: Sam Purkiss
28 September 2021 9 Sunderland 5–0 Cheltenham Town Sunderland
19:45 BST Wright 11'
Stewart 28', 38'
O'Nien 65'
Dajaku 66'		 Report Freestone  30'
May  52'
Thomas  81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,313
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 October 2021 10 Portsmouth 4–0 Sunderland Portsmouth
15:00 BST Harness 19'
Brown 33'
Tunnicliffe  41'
Marquis 45', 61'
Curtis  90+2'		 Report Neil  84' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,418
Referee: Ben Toner
16 October 2021 11 Gillingham 1–2 Sunderland Gillingham
15:00 BST Lloyd 25' (pen.)
Kelman  90+3'		 Report Cirkin  43'
O'Brien 45+3'
Flanagan 54'
Embleton  67'
Stewart  84'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 6,310
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 October 2021 12 Crewe Alexandra 0–4 Sunderland Crewe
19:45 BST Murphy  75' Report Thomas 25' (o.g.)
Stewart 32', 55'
Winchester  51'
Cirkin  53'
Dajaku 73'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,618
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 October 2021 13 Sunderland 0–1 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 BST Flanagan  67'
Evans  90'		 Report Stockley 66'
Dobson  44'
Purrington  84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,883
Referee: Darren Drysdale
30 October 2021 14 Rotherham United 5–1 Sunderland Rotherham
15:00 BST Smith 10' (73)  71'
Ladapo 41' (88)
Ihiekwe 53'
Ferguson  70'		 Report Stewart 24'
O'Nien  38'
McGeady  46'  56'
Evans  64'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,573
Referee: David Rock
2 November 2021 15 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Sunderland Sheffield
19:45 GMT Corbeanu 11'
Kamberi 39'
Gregory 53'
Johnson  58'
Adeniran  87'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,731
Referee: Craig Hicks
20 November 2021 16 Sunderland 2–0 Ipswich Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans  20'
Gooch  34'
Stewart  64'
Winchester  81'
O'Nien 85'
McGeady 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Celina  55' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,940
Referee: Tom Nield
23 November 2021 17 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Sunderland Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Davis  45+2'
Udoh 64'		 Report Pritchard 16'
Broadhead  44'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Peter Wright
27 November 2021 18 Cambridge United 1–2 Sunderland Cambridge
15:00 GMT Smith 27' Report Mitov 16' (o.g.)
Pritchard  24'
Broadhead 36'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,174
Referee: Robert Lewis
4 December 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Dajaku 7'
Wright  13'
Neil  40'		 Report Brannagan  5'
Taylor  13', 36'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,634
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 December 2021 20 Sunderland 5–0 Morecambe Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart 13'
Broadhead 17', 68'
Pritchard 56'
Dajaku 87'		 Report Ayunga  71' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,516
Referee: Ollie Yates
11 December 2021 21 Sunderland 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
15:00 GMT Neil 4'
Broadhead 13'
Winchester  45+1'
Stewart  54'
Wright  77'
O'Brien  81'		 Report Edwards  22'
Scarr 64'
Houghton  85'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,987
Referee: Scott Oldham
18 December 2021 22 Ipswich Town 1–1 Sunderland Ipswich
15:00 GMT Norwood 45+1'
Burns  68'		 Report Broadhead 50'
Winchester  52'
Flanagan  60'
Stewart  62'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,005
Referee: Thomas Bramall
27 December 2021 23 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Sunderland Doncaster
12:30 GMT Gardner  83' Report Stewart 7' (pen.)
Embleton 41'
Blythe 50' (o.g.)
Doyle  88'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 10,751
Referee: Bobby Madley
30 December 2021 24 Sunderland 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart 12', 36', 58'
Neil  24'
Doyle 40'
Embleton  67'
Mbunga-Kimpioka 75'		 Report Bannan  67' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,652
Referee: Ben Toner
8 January 2022 25 Wycombe Wanderers 3–3 Sunderland High Wycombe
12:30 GMT Mehmeti 13'
Scowen  22'
Vokes 36'
Jacobson  45+2', 90+8'		 Report Stockdale 3' (o.g.)
Stewart 39', 90+3'
Embleton  83'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,229
Referee: Charles Breakspear
11 January 2022 26 Sunderland 1–3 Lincoln City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Winchester  41',  56'
Stewart 68'
Doyle  90+7'		 Report Maguire  10', 31', 57' (pen.), 75'
Bishop  23'
Eyoma  42'
Whittaker  64'
Fiorini  84'
Sørensen  90+1'
McGrandles  90+7'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,782
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 January 2022 27 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Sunderland Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes  58'  76'
Hamilton  82'
Clark 84'		 Report O'Brien 48' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 4,498
Referee: James Bell
22 January 2022 28 Sunderland 1–0 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Embleton 40'
Flanagan  54'		 Report Romeo  72'
Williams  75'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,220
Referee: David Rock
29 January 2022 29 Bolton Wanderers 6–0 Sunderland Bolton
15:00 GMT Charles 19', 51'
Afolayan 42'
Lee 59'
Bakayoko  84'
Batth 85' (o.g.)
John 88'		 Report Gooch  81' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 20,059
Referee: Steve Martin
5 February 2022 30 Sunderland 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans  30', 89' Report Griffiths 22'
Rowe 45+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,395
Referee: Will Finnie
8 February 2022 30 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Sunderland Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Boyle  38'
Bonds 64'
May 78'		 Report Pritchard 32'
Batth  50'
Roberts  88'
Matete  90'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 5,744
Referee: Darren Drysdale
12 February 2022 32 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Sunderland Wimbledon
15:00 GMT McCormick 20' (pen.),  44'  90'
Heneghan  25'
Osew  57'
Chislett  68'
Assal  90+5'		 Report Pritchard 35'
Winchester  45+1'
Clarke  54'
Matete  67'
Evans  75'
Wright  80'
Defoe  83'
Neil  90+1'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,381
Referee: Simon Mather
19 February 2022 33 Sunderland 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans  24'
Stewart 59'		 Report McEachran  24'
Eisa 48'
Wickham 78'
Harvie  90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,451
Referee: Ollie Yates
22 February 2022 34 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:45 GMT Winchester  32'
Stewart 90+3'		 Report Shaughnessy  50'
Borthwick-Jackson 53'
Saydee  66'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,237
Referee: Robert Lewis
26 February 2022 35 Wigan Athletic 0–3 Sunderland Wigan
15:00 GMT Power  38'
Magennis  45+1'
Tilt  84'
Naylor  85'		 Report Wright 2'
Matete  8'
Stewart 38' (pen.),  82', 87' (pen.)
Gooch  45+2'
Embleton  71'
Pritchard  77'
Cirkin  90+6'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 20,136
Referee: Sam Purkiss
5 March 2022 36 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sunderland London (Charlton)
15:00 GMT Lavelle  18'
Lee  40'
Dobson  73'
Purrington  78'		 Report Cirkin  84'
Wright  90+5'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,716
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
8 March 2022 37 Sunderland 3–1 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Evans  22'
Embleton 55'
Cirkin  75'
O'Nien 82'
Clarke 90+1'		 Report Harrison 28'
Jules  76'  87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,017
Referee: Samuel Barrott
12 March 2022 38 Sunderland 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
15:00 GMT Gooch  29'
Wright  74'
Cirkin  75'
Neil 84'
Roberts 86'
Dajaku  90+1'
Clarke  90+6'		 Report Williams  66'
Lundstram  68'
Lowery  76'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,036
Referee: Neil Hair
19 March 2022 39 Lincoln City 0–0 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Walsh  50'
McGrandles  87'		 Report Evans  39' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 10,346
Referee: Craig Hicks
2 April 2022 40 Sunderland 1–0 Gillingham Sunderland
15:00 BST Cirkin  45+3'
Broadhead 90+5'  90+6'		 Report Lee  38'
Tutonda  40'
Chambers  41'
Reeves  78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,619
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 April 2022 41 Oxford United 1–2 Sunderland Littlemore
15:00 BST Moore 35' Report Evans 16'
Matete  73'
Cirkin  81'
Embleton 89'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,690
Referee: Ben Toner
15 April 2022 42 Sunderland 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Embleton 4'
Broadhead 13', 90+2'
Clarke  22'
O'Nien  88'		 Report Bennett  28'
Vela 50'  90+6'
Flanagan 58'
Bowman  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,896
Referee: Darren Bond
18 April 2022 43 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 BST Sessegnon  90+2' Report Cirkin  59'
Evans  84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,800
Referee: Carl Brook
23 April 2022 44 Sunderland 5–1 Cambridge United Sunderland
15:00 BST Stewart 13' (pen.) 36'
Embleton 29'
Broadhead 53'
Batth 72'		 Report Jones  12'
Iredale  13'
Smith  28'
Digby 30'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Peter Wright
26 April 2022 45 Sunderland 1–1 Rotherham United Sunderland
19:45 GMT Matete  8'
Ihiekwe 88' (o.g.)		 Report Ihiekwe 17'
Rathbone  76'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,119
Referee: Robert Madley
30 April 2022 46 Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland Morecambe
12:30 BST Phillips  11'
Wildig  68'
Stockton  77'
Cooney  90+1'		 Report Broadhead 10'
Matete  90+2'		 Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,831
Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the first round.[11]

6 November 2021 First round Sunderland 0–1 Mansfield Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans  31'
Wright  50'		 Report Oates 5'
Hewitt  48'
Charsley  60'
Quinn  80'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,620
Referee: James Oldham

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn away to Port Vale,[12] Blackpool,[13][14] Wigan Athletic,[15][16] Queens Park Rangers[17] and Arsenal[18] in the first, second, third and fourth rounds and quarter final respectively.

10 August 2021 First round Port Vale 1–2 Sunderland Burslem
19:45 BST Worrall  49'
Walker  59'
Proctor 67'
Amoo  89'		 Report Diamond  21'
Hawkes 40'
O'Brien 50' (pen.)
Taylor  55'
Doyle  86'
Younger  89'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Sam Allison
24 August 2021 Second round Blackpool 2–3 Sunderland Blackpool
19:45 BST Lavery 9'
Bowler 87'		 Report O'Brien 12', 57', 90+1' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Peter Wright
21 September 2021 Third round Wigan Athletic 0–2 Sunderland Wigan
19:45 BST Edwards  56' Report Broadhead 26'
O'Nien  45+1', 54'
Evans  81'
Embleton  82'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Leigh Doughty
26 October 2021 Fourth round Queens Park Rangers 0–0
(1–3 p)		 Sunderland Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST de Wijs  15' Report O'Nien  17'
Gooch  39'
Stewart  90+4'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 15,372
Referee: Keith Stroud
Penalties
Austin
Chair
Dykes
Barbet 		McGeady
Stewart
Pritchard
21 December 2021 Quarter-finals Arsenal 5–1 Sunderland Holloway
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,027
Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Sunderland were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Bradford City, Lincoln City and Manchester United U21s.[19] Two of the three group games were confirmed on July 22.[20]



Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 2 0 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 ACA Manchester United U21 3 1 0 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 L2 Bradford City 3 0 1 0 2 1 7 −6 2
Source: EFL.com






5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) Group Game 1 Lincoln City 1–2 Sunderland Lincoln
19:00 BST Montsma  56', 90+4' Report Neil 2'
Wearne 72'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Scott Oldham
13 October 2021 Group Game 2 Sunderland 2–1 Manchester United U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Almond  16'
Dyce 50',  76'
Wearne 66'		 Report Iqbal 57' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 3,960
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 November 2021 Group Game 3 Sunderland 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Bradford City Sunderland
19:00 GMT Gooch  7'
Pritchard  44'
Broadhead 52'		 Report Robinson 36'
Scales  66'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Simon Mather
Penalties
Pritchard
O'Nien
Harris
Gooch 		Watt
Cooke
Sutton
Scales
Evans
1 December 2021 Round 2 Sunderland 0–1 Oldham Athletic Sunderland
19:00 GMT Report Piergianni  16'
Adams  27'
Vaughan 53'
Clarke  78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Tom Reeves

Player statistics

Appearance summary
As of match(es) played on 30 April 2022
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Lee Burge 903+001+003+002+00
20 GK  ENG Anthony Patterson 22020+000+002+000+00
31 GK  ENG Jacob Carney 100+000+000+001+00
39 GK  GER Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 24023+000+000+001+00
Defenders
2 DF  WAL Niall Huggins 401+100+002+000+00
3 DF  NIR Tom Flanagan 28125+011+002+000+00
5 DF  DEN Frederik Alves 1000+301+003+003+00
5 DF  ENG Danny Batth 918+110+000+000+00
6 DF  ENG Callum Doyle 41134+310+001+300+00
17 DF  ENG Dennis Cirkin 38031+301+002+100+00
19 DF  KVX Arbenit Xhemajli 403+000+000+000+10
25 DF  ENG Oliver Younger 500+000+001+004+00
26 DF  AUS Bailey Wright 43228+921+005+000+00
30 DF  SCO Patrick Almond 100+000+000+001+00
32 DF  NIR Trai Hume 303+000+000+000+00
33 DF  ENG Denver Hume 800+400+001+102+00
41 DF  ENG Kenton Richardson 300+000+000+003+00
42 DF  ZIM Ethan Kachosa 200+000+000+001+10
58 DF  ENG Zac Johnson 100+000+000+000+10
Midfielders
4 MF  NIR Corry Evans 36226+621+002+100+00
8 MF  ENG Elliot Embleton 45826+1281+001+202+10
11 MF  USA Lynden Gooch 42033+500+102+001+00
13 MF  ENG Luke O'Nien 32424+230+103+011+10
15 MF  NIR Carl Winchester 45339+130+103+000+10
18 MF  ENG Ellis Taylor 400+000+001+002+10
21 MF  ENG Alex Pritchard 44425+1140+104+102+00
23 MF  ENG Jack Diamond 401+200+001+000+00
24 MF  ENG Dan Neil 46431+831+004+101+01
25 MF  ENG Jack Clarke 1619+710+000+000+00
27 MF  ENG Josh Hawkes 210+100+001+010+00
27 MF  ENG Jay Matete 14012+200+000+000+00
28 MF  IRL Aiden McGeady 16312+230+000+200+00
34 MF  ENG Tyrese Dyce 210+000+000+002+01
36 MF  SCO Cieran Dunne 100+000+000+001+00
43 MF  ENG Harrison Sohna 300+000+000+003+00
46 MF  ENG Sam Wilding 100+000+000+001+00
51 MF  ENG Tom Scott 100+000+000+001+00
60 MF  ENG Caden Kelly 100+000+000+000+10
77 MF  ENG Patrick Roberts 1316+710+000+000+00
Forwards
7 FW  GER Leon Dajaku 27414+841+002+002+00
9 FW  WAL Nathan Broadhead 251315+5101+003+021+01
10 FW  IRL Aiden O'Brien 2567+1021+003+242+00
10 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe 702+500+000+000+00
14 FW  SCO Ross Stewart 502446+0240+002+200+00
22 FW  NIR Will Grigg 100+000+001+000+00
37 FW  ENG Will Harris 800+300+001+003+10
45 FW  ENG Stephen Wearne 320+000+000+002+12
48 FW  SWE Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 410+210+000+101+00

Goals record
As of match(es) played on 30 April 2022
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal
1 14STRoss Stewart2400024
2 9STNathan Broadhead1002113
3 8AMElliot Embleton80008
4 10STAiden O'Brien20406
5 Own Goal50005
5 7FWLeon Dajaku40004
14CMLuke O'Nien30104
21MFAlex Pritchard40004
24CMDan Neil30014
6 15CMCarl Winchester30003
28LWAiden McGeady30003
7 45CMStephen Wearne00022
26CBBailey Wright20002
4MFCorry Evans20002
8 3CBTom Flanagan10001
5DFDanny Batth10001
6DFCallum Doyle10001
25MFJack Clarke10001
48FWBenjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka10001
77MFPatrick Roberts10001
27AMJosh Hawkes00101
34DFTyrese Dyce00011
Total7908592

Penalties record
As of match(es) played on 30 April 2022

Excludes penalties taken during Penalty shoot-outs.

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Conversion Ratio
Scored YMissed NScored YMissed NScored YMissed NScored YMissed NScored YMissed N
1 14STRoss Stewart410000004180%
2 28LWAiden McGeady3000000030100%
3 10STAiden O'Brien0000100010100%
4 11MFLynden Gooch01000000010%
Total720010008280%

Assists record
As of match(es) played on 30 April 2022
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal
1 21MFAlex Pritchard703010
2 24CMDan Neil70108
8AMElliot Embleton60118
3 11MFLynden Gooch60006
4 28LWAiden McGeady40004
5 10STAiden O'Brien10023
7FWLeon Dajaku30003
6DFCallum Doyle30003
14STRoss Stewart30003
6 17DFDennis Cirkin20002
4MFCorry Evans20002
25MFJack Clarke20002
7 15CMCarl Winchester10001
14CMLuke O'Nien10001
3CBTom Flanagan10001
26CBBailey Wright10001
27MFJay Matete10001
77MFPatrick Roberts10001
2DFNiall Huggins00101
23MFJack Diamond00101
18MFEllis Taylor00011
Total5207463

Disciplinary record
As of match(es) played on 30 April 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
     
1 4CMCorry Evans9001001000001100
2 11RWLynden Gooch7000002001001000
17LBDennis Cirkin10000000000001000
3 15CMCarl Winchester801000000000801
4 3CBTom Flanagan800000000000800
5 8AMElliot Embleton501000100000601
14STRoss Stewart600000100000700
26DFBailey Wright500100100000700
13CMLuke O'Nien500000200000700
6 27MFJay Matete600000000000600
7 6CBCallum Doyle200000200000400
24MFDan Neil400000000000400
21AMAlex Pritchard300000000100400
25MFJack Clarke300000000000300
8 9FWNathan Broadhead200000000000200
9 18LWEllis Taylor000000100000100
23RWJack Diamond000000100000100
25CBOliver Younger000000100000100
28MFAiden McGeady010000000000010
30DFPatrick Almond000000000100100
34DFTyrese Dyce000000000100100
10STAiden O'Brien100000000000100
33DFDenver Hume000000100000100
5DFDanny Batth100000000000100
77MFPatrick Roberts100000000000100
7MFLeon Dajaku100000000000100
10FWJermain Defoe100000000000100
Total8812200140040010812

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021CBCameron Jessup Crystal PalaceFree transfer[21]
1 July 2021RBEthan Kachosa Leeds UnitedFree transfer[21]
1 July 2021LBNathan Newall GuiseleyFree transfer[21]
1 July 2021CMHarrison Sohna Aston VillaFree transfer[21]
1 July 2021CMTom Scott Northampton TownFree transfer[21]
1 July 2021LWTyrese Dyce West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[21]
2 July 2021GKJacob Carney Manchester UnitedFree transfer[22]
9 July 2021AMAlex Pritchard Huddersfield TownFree transfer[23]
15 July 2021CMCorry Evans Blackburn RoversFree transfer[24]
11 August 2021LBDennis Cirkin Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed[25]
20 August 2021LBNiall Huggins Leeds UnitedUndisclosed[26]
26 August 2021GKJack McIntyre EvertonFree transfer[27]
22 December 2021MFNicky Gyimah Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed[28]
4 January 2022RBTrai Hume LinfieldUndisclosed[29]
18 January 2022CBDanny Batth Stoke CityFree transfer[30]
21 January 2022RWPatrick Roberts Manchester CityUndisclosed[31]
1 February 2022STJermain Defoe RangersFree transfer[32]
1 February 2022CMJay Matete Fleetwood TownUndisclosed[33]
3 March 2022DFUgonna Emenike Free agentN/A[34]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
16 July 2021CBCallum Doyle Manchester CityEnd of season[35]
13 August 2021CBFrederik Alves West Ham UnitedEnd of season (terminated in January 2022)[36][37]
16 August 2021STNathan Broadhead EvertonEnd of season[38]
31 August 2021STLeon Dajaku Union BerlinEnd of season[39]
31 August 2021GKRon-Thorben Hoffmann Bayern MunichEnd of season[40]
26 January 2022RWJack Clarke Tottenham HotspurEnd of season[41]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 August 2021RWJack Diamond Harrogate TownEnd of season[42]
31 August 2021STWill Grigg Rotherham UnitedEnd of season[43]
31 August 2021AMJosh Hawkes Tranmere Rovers25 January 2022[lower-alpha 1][45]
24 September 2021GKAnthony Patterson Notts County20 November 2021[lower-alpha 2][48]
30 September 2021CFBenjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Southend United28 October 2021[49]
12 November 2021RBKenton Richardson Spennymoor Town15 December 2021[50]
31 December 2021GKAnthony Patterson Notts CountyEnd of the Season[51]
31 December 2021CMSam Wilding Leamington FC5 February 2022[52]
6 January 2022CFWill Harris BarrowEnd of season[53]
7 January 2022AMStephen Wearne Torquay UnitedEnd of season[54]
13 January 2022GKJack McIntyre Radcliffe10 February 2022[55]
14 January 2022CBPatrick Almond Blyth SpartansEnd of season[56]
24 March 2022LBTyrese Dyce Spennymoor TownMay 2022[57]
24 March 2022DMSam Wilding South ShieldsEnd of season[57]
  1. On 25 January, Hawkes joined Tranmere on a permanent basis.[44]
  2. Anthony Patterson's loan at Notts County was extended by a further two months, but he was recalled on 20 November 2021 due to an injury to Lee Burge.[46][47]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021CBBobby Beaumont Caernarfon TownReleased[58][59]
30 June 2021STLee Connelly Queen of the SouthReleased[58][60]
30 June 2021STMitchell Curry Inter MiamiReleased[58][61]
30 June 2021CMJake Hackett Whitby TownReleased[58][62]
30 June 2021CMGrant LeadbitterRetiredRetired[63][64][65]
30 June 2021RWChris Maguire Lincoln CityReleased[63][66]
30 June 2021GKRemi Matthews Crystal PalaceReleased[63][67]
30 June 2021LBCallum McFadzean Crewe AlexandraReleased[63][68]
30 June 2021RBConor McLaughlin Fleetwood TownReleased[63][69]
30 June 2021CMMax Power Wigan AthleticReleased[63][70]
30 June 2021CMJosh Scowen Wycombe WanderersReleased[63][71]
30 June 2021CBBrandon Taylor DarlingtonReleased[58][72]
30 June 2021RWRyan Wombwell GatesheadReleased[58][73]
1 July 2021DMGeorge Dobson Charlton AthleticMutual consent[74][75]
7 July 2021STCharlie Wyke Wigan AthleticFree transfer[76]
16 July 2021GKOliver Basey Birmingham CityFree transfer[77]
20 September 2021LWFrancis Okoronkwo EvertonUndisclosed[78]
19 January 2022CBOllie Younger Doncaster RoversUndisclosed[79]
25 January 2022LMJosh Hawkes Tranmere RoversUndisclosed[44]
26 January 2022LBDenver Hume PortsmouthUndisclosed[80]
31 January 2022CBTom Flanagan Shrewsbury TownUndisclosed[81]
31 January 2022LWAiden O'Brien PortsmouthUndisclosed[82]
24 March 2022CFJermain DefoeRetired[83]
31 March 2022CFBenjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka AIKUndisclosed[84]

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