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Sunderland start life as an established top-flight club, with Europe back on Wearside.

Next league game Sat 21 Nov · 15:00 GMT
Aston Villa
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Sunderland
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19th in the Premier League with 8 points Last five league results: LLDLW Match Centre Add to calendar Call the score

Follow the match live

The next Sunderland game is Aston Villa v Sunderland on Saturday 21 November 2026, kick-off 15:00 GMT in the Premier League.

Who is available

Confirmed team news lands first here

Where to watch and listen

Most Saturday 3pm kick-offs are not shown live on UK TV.

Matchday clips

Before kick-off

  • Video comingIn thedays beforePress conferenceClub and fan channels on YouTube
  • Video comingAbout 75 minutesbefore kick-offLine-upsClub and fan channels on YouTube

During the match

  • Video comingLiveduring the gameWatchalongsFan channels on YouTube

After the whistle

  • Video comingStraight afterfull timeReactionThe big shows and fan channels
  • Video comingAfterfull timeHighlightsClub and fan channels on YouTube

The season, every competition

The full 2026/27 schedule across the Premier League, every cup and European tie.

Sunderland: fixtures, results and every game 2026/27

Sunderland are 19th in the Premier League 2026/27 with 8 points after 10 games. Of their last five league games they have won one, drawn one and lost three. Their last result: beat Chelsea 1-0.

See the full Premier League fixtures by matchweek, the latest Sunderland news and Sunderland team news, who is on TV in each round, or the Sunderland away-day guide for getting to the ground. Rivalry watch: the Tyne–Wear derby.

The squad and who’s been starting

Sunderland squad 2026/27

Goalkeepers

  • No. 21 S. Moore (England)
  • No. 22 R. Roefs (Netherlands)
  • No. 31 M. Ellborg (Sweden)

Defenders

  • No. 3 A. Lightfoot
  • No. 4 K. Danso
  • No. 5 A. Alese
  • No. 5 D. Ballard (Northern Ireland)
  • No. 6 B. Kindon
  • No. 6 D. Methalie
  • No. 12 T. Meunier
  • No. 13 L. O'Nien (England)
  • No. 15 O. Alderete (Paraguay)
  • No. 17 Reinildo (Mozambique)
  • No. 20 N. Mukiele (France)
  • No. 48 Jenson Jones (England)

Midfielders

  • No. 7 C. Talbi (Morocco)
  • No. 8 A. Browne
  • No. 11 C. Rigg (England)
  • No. 18 Jayden Jones (England)
  • No. 19 H. Diarra (France)
  • No. 27 N. Sadiki (Belgium)
  • No. 28 E. Le Fée (France)
  • No. 29 Jules Ahoka
  • No. 32 T. Hume (Northern Ireland)
  • No. 34 G. Xhaka (Switzerland)
  • No. 37 J. Bi
  • No. 40 J. Whittaker (England)
  • No. 77 T. Proctor
  • C. Dinsdale

Forwards

  • No. 9 J. Angulo
  • No. 9 B. Brobbey (Netherlands)
  • No. 10 N. Angulo (Ecuador)
  • No. 11 F. Scott
  • No. 14 R. Mundle (England)
  • No. 18 W. Isidor (France)
  • No. 39 M. Fofana
  • No. 47 T. Ogunsuyi
  • No. 57 Timur Tuterov (Ukraine)
  • No. 74 F. Geragusian

The latest news and reaction

Fresh headlines and fan reaction from BBC Sport, the Guardian and the club's own subreddit.

In the summer window Sunderland made 6 signings and 22 players left, 4 of them on loan. Every Sunderland move, with loans and returns

The season in numbers

Sunderland’s historyHonours, records and recent seasons

The trophy cabinet

6First Division titlesSunderland won the First Division in 1891/92, 1892/93, 1894/95, 1901/02, 1912/13 and 1935/36.
2FA CupsWon in 1937, beating Preston North End 3-1, and in 1973, beating Leeds United 1-0.
5Second-tier titlesSunderland won the second tier in 1975/76, 1995/96, 1998/99, 2004/05 and 2006/07.
2022League One play-off winnersSunderland beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 at Wembley.
2025Championship play-off winnersSunderland beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Wembley and returned to the Premier League.
2026/27Back in EuropeSeventh place in 2025/26 earned a place in the Europa League league phase. It is the club's first European football since the 1973/74 Cup Winners' Cup.

The record books

228Record goalscorerBobby Gurney scored 228 goals in all competitions between 1925 and 1950, which is the club record. Charlie Buchan scored the most league goals, 209.
627Most appearancesJim Montgomery made 627 appearances in all competitions between 1960 and 1977, 537 of them in the league.
9-1Record league winSunderland beat Newcastle United 9-1 on 5 December 1908.
11-1Record win, all competitionsSunderland beat Fairfield 11-1 in the FA Cup on 2 February 1895.
75,118Record home attendanceThe crowd came to an FA Cup sixth round replay against Derby County at Roker Park on 8 March 1933.

Recent seasons

A quick honest look at the climb back up. Sunderland dropped into League One, the third tier, in 2018 and only returned to the Premier League for 2025/26.

SeasonDivisionFinishedPointsOutcome
2025/26Premier League7th54Finished 7th on their return to the top flight
2024/25ChampionshipChampionship4th76Promoted to the Premier League through the playoffs
2023/24ChampionshipChampionship16th56A mid-table Championship season
2022/23ChampionshipChampionship6th69Reached the playoffs, lost in the semi-finals
2021/22League OneLeague One third tier5th84Promoted to the Championship through the playoffs
2020/21League OneLeague One third tier4th77Reached the playoffs, lost in the semi-finals
Promotions in 2021/22 and 2024/25 both came through the playoffs rather than automatic spots.

Where the full numbers live

Where Sunderland fans talk

The community worth keeping open through the season.

Redditr/safcThe Sunderland subreddit: a match thread for every game, plus the news and the daily back-and-forth. ForumReady To GoReady To Go is the main independent Sunderland forum, run by supporters for the day-to-day debate away from the club's own channels. Join upOfficial Supporters' Club Fans' trustIndependent supporters

Channels and podcasts

Official mediaSunderland AFC Fan mediaRoker Report Fan mediaA Love Supreme and Wise Men Say PodcastRoker Rapport

Fan channels and watchalongs

Watchalongs and reaction from channels run by Sunderland fans.

Matchday at Stadium of Light

Buy through the club or another official channel. We do not sell tickets or list prices.

Plan a matchday

A quick guide to Stadium of Light

Getting to Stadium of Light and what is around it on a matchday.

Nearest stationStadium of LightMetro · beside the ground
Away endNorth Standupper tier
Away allocation~3,000varies by game
ParkingEnterprise Parkpark & ride
Getting there
Around the ground

This season's shirts

The new home, away and third kits.

Home

The 2026/27 home shirt

Red and white stripes, a 1937 FA Cup tribute.

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Away

The 2026/27 away shirt

Pink, the Elvis Presley collaboration.

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Third

The 2026/27 third shirt

Royal blue with a retro crest. New for 2026/27.

View in store

Shop the 2026/27 Sunderland kit

The official store and the big kit retailers all stock this season's shirts. Compare, then grab yours from wherever suits.

Official Sunderland storeThe full official range, in the ground and onlineShop the store → KitbagClub shirts with printing and fast deliveryShop Kitbag → FanaticsKits, training wear and fan gearShop Fanatics → Pro:Direct SoccerShirts, boots and training kitShop Pro:Direct → JD SportsShirts and matchday lifestyleShop JD → Art of FootballIllustrated football tees, prints and artShop Art of Football → Classic Football ShirtsOriginal retro and vintage shirtsShop retro →

Links go to each retailer's own site. Kit designs and prices are shown there and change through the season.

The official store also has training and travel wear, retro shirts, gifts and junior kit.

Sunderland finished seventh on 54 points under Régis Le Bris last season, and they go into 2026/27 balancing their first European campaign since 1973/74 with the week-to-week of the Premier League. It has been a profit-driven summer, headlined by the sale of Eliezer Mayenda.