2014–15 Sunderland A.F.C. season

{{updated|18 February 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.safc.com/players-and-staff/first-team |title=First team profiles |publisher=Sunderland A.F.C |access-date=18 January 2014 }}

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{{football squad player|no=1|nat=ROM|pos=GK|name=Costel Pantilimon}}

{{football squad player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Billy Jones}}

{{football squad player|no=3|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Patrick van Aanholt}}

{{football squad player|no=4|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Liam Bridcutt}}

{{football squad player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Wes Brown}}

{{football squad player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Lee Cattermole}}

{{football squad player|no=7|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Sebastian Larsson}}

{{football squad player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jack Rodwell}}

{{football squad player|no=9|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Steven Fletcher}}

{{football squad player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Connor Wickham}}

{{football squad player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Adam Johnson}}

{{football squad player|no=14|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Jordi Gómez}}

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{{football squad player|no=15|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Anthony Réveillère}}

{{football squad player|no=16|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=John O'Shea}}

{{football squad player|no=17|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Jozy Altidore}}

{{football squad player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Danny Graham}}

{{football squad player|no=20|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Ricky Álvarez|other=on loan from Inter Milan}}

{{football squad player|no=22|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=Sebastián Coates|other=on loan from Liverpool}}

{{football squad player|no=23|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Emanuele Giaccherini}}

{{football squad player|no=25|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Vito Mannone}}

{{football squad player|no=27|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Santiago Vergini|other=on loan from Estudiantes}}

{{football squad player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jermain Defoe}}

{{football squad player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Will Buckley}}

{{football squad end}}

{{Main|Sunderland A.F.C. Reserves and Academy}}

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{{football squad player|no=38|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Mikael Mandron|other= at Shrewsbury Town until 30 June 2015}}

{{football squad player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=George Honeyman}}

{{football squad player|no=42|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Liam Agnew}}

{{football squad end}}

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{{football squad player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Jordan Pickford|other=at Bradford City until 30 June 2015}}

{{football squad player|no=18|nat=GRE|pos=MF|name=Charalampos Mavrias|other=at Panathinaikos until 30 June 2015}}

{{football squad player|no=22|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=El Hadji Ba|other=at Bastia until 30 June 2015}}

{{football squad player|no=29|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Valentin Roberge|other=at Reims until 30 June 2015}}

{{football squad end}}

{{updated|24 May 2015}}

{{Extended football squad start|Premier League|FA Cup|League Cup}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=1|name=Costel Pantilimon|pos=GK|nat=ROM |28|0|1|0|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=2|name=Billy Jones|pos=DF|nat=ENG |14|0|2|0|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=3|name=Patrick van Aanholt|pos=DF|nat=NED |26+2|0|4|1|0+1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=4|name=Liam Bridcutt|pos=MF|nat=SCO |10+8|0|4|0|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=5|name=Wes Brown|pos=DF|nat=ENG |23+2|0|1+1|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=6|name=Lee Cattermole|pos=MF|nat=ENG |26+1|1|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=7|name=Sebastian Larsson|pos=MF|nat=SWE |36|3|2+1|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=8|name=Jack Rodwell|pos=MF|nat=ENG |17+6|3|2|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=9|name=Steven Fletcher|pos=FW|nat=SCO |20+9|5|4|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=10|name=Connor Wickham|pos=FW|nat=ENG |31+5|5|0+3|0|1|1}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=11|name=Adam Johnson|pos=MF|nat=ENG |23+7|4|1+1|0|2|1}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=14|name=Jordi Gómez|pos=MF|nat=ESP |22+7|4|2|1|2|1}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=15|name=Anthony Réveillère|pos=DF|nat=FRA |15+1|0|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=16|name=John O'Shea|pos=DF|nat=IRL |37|0|4|0|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=19|name=Danny Graham|pos=FW|nat=ENG |7+7|1|1+1|0|0+1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=20|name=Ricky Álvarez|pos=MF|nat=ARG |5+8|0|3|1|0+1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=22|name=Sebastián Coates|pos=DF|nat=URU |9+1|0|2|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=23|name=Emanuele Giaccherini|pos=MF|nat=ITA |2+6|0|2|0|0+1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=25|name=Vito Mannone|pos=GK|nat=ITA |10|0|3|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=27|name=Santiago Vergini|pos=DF|nat=ARG |28+3|0|3+1|0|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=28|name=Jermain Defoe|pos=FW|nat=ENG |17|4|2|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=30|name=Will Buckley|pos=MF|nat=ENG |9+12|0|0+1|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=39|name=George Honeyman|pos=MF|nat=ENG |0|0|0+1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=42|name=Liam Agnew|pos=MF|nat=ENG |0|0|0+1|0|0|0}}

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|colspan="14"|Players out on loan:

{{Extended football squad player|no=13|name=Jordan Pickford|pos=GK|nat=ENG |0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=18|name=Charalampos Mavrias|pos=MF|nat=GRE |0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=22|name=El Hadji Ba|pos=MF|nat=FRA |0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=29|name=Valentin Roberge|pos=DF|nat=FRA |1|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=38|name=Mikael Mandron|pos=FW|nat=FRA |0+1|0|0|0|0|0}}

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|colspan="14"|Players no longer with club:

{{Extended football squad player|no=12|name=Cabral|pos=MF|nat=SUI |0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=17|name=Jozy Altidore|pos=FW|nat=USA |2+9|0|0|0|2|1}}

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|}

{{Updated|24 May 2015}}

{{Updated|24 May 2015}}

{{Updated|24 May 2015}}

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|| 1 || |GK || Costel Pantilimon || |2 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |2 || |0 || |0

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|| 2 || |DF || Billy Jones || |7 || |0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |8 || |0 || |0

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|| 3 || |DF || Patrick van Aanholt || |4 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |4 || |0 || |0

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|| 4 || |MF || Liam Bridcutt || |6 || |1 || |0 || |2 || |0 || |0 || |1 |||0 || |0 || |9 || |1 || |0

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|| 5 || |DF || Wes Brown || |5 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |5 || |0 || |1

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|| 6 || |MF || Lee Cattermole || |14 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |14 || |0 || |0

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|| 7 || |MF || Sebastian Larsson || |11 || |0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |12 || |0 || |0

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|| 8 || |MF || Jack Rodwell || |5 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |1 |||0 || |0 || |6 || |1 || |0

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|| 9 || |FW || Steven Fletcher || |4 || |0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |5 || |0 || |0

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|| 10 || |FW || Connor Wickham || |8 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |8 || |0 || |0

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|| 11 || |MF || Adam Johnson || |2 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |2 || |0 || |0

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|| 14 || |MF || Jordi Gómez || |7 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |7 || |0 || |0

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|| 16 || |DF || John O'Shea || |4 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |1 |||0 || |0 || |5 || |0 || |0

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|| 17 || |FW || Jozy Altidore || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |1 |||0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0

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|| 20 || |MF || Ricky Álvarez || |3 || |0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |4 || |0 || |0

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|| 22 || |DF || Sebastián Coates || |0 || |0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0

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|| 23 || |MF || Emanuele Giaccherini || |2 || |0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |3 || |0 || |0

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|| 27 || |DF || Santiago Vergini || |6 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |6 || |0 || |0

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|| 28 || |FW || Jermain Defoe || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0

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|| 29 || |DF || Valentin Roberge || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0

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|| 30 || |MF || Will Buckley || |2 || |0 || |0 || |1 || |0 || |0 || |0 |||0 || |0 || |3 || |0 || |0

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|date = 19 July 2014

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Darlington 1883

|score = 1–5

|report = [http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/july/darlington-1883-1-sunderland-5 Report]

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 = Brown {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = Fletcher {{goal|10||20}}
Giaccherini {{goal|55}}
Wickham {{goal|77}}
Gómez {{goal|87}}

|location = Bishop Auckland, England

|stadium = Heritage Park

|attendance = 2,000 (1,000 Sunderland Fans)

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|date = 22 July 2014

|time = 19:30 BST

|team1 = Carlisle United

|score = 0–1

|report = [http://safc.com/news/team-news/2014/july/carlisle-0-sunderland-1 Report]

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mandron {{goal|72}}

|location = Carlisle, England

|stadium = Brunton Park

|attendance = 3,586 (1,212 Sunderland Fans)

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|date = 23 July 2014

|time = 19:30 BST

|team1 = Hartlepool United

|score = 0–3

|report = [http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/july/hartlepool-0-sunderland-3 Report]

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Lawson {{goal|70}}
Cartwright {{goal|72||78}}

|location = Hartlepool, England

|stadium = Victoria Park

|attendance = 5,617 (3,252 Sunderland Fans)

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|date = 29 July 2014

|time = 20:00 BST

|team1 = Recreativo Huelva {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [http://safc.com/fixtures-and-results/fixtures/first-team/2014/friendly-huelva Report]

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mandron {{goal|78|pen.}}

|location = Albufeira, Portugal

|stadium = Estadio Municipal de Albufeira

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|date = 30 July 2014

|time = 20:00 BST

|team1 = Nacional {{flagicon|POR}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/july/cd-nacional-1-sunderland-0 Report]

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 = Lucas {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

|location = Albufeira, Portugal

|stadium = Estadio Municipal de Albufeira

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 20:00 BST

|team1 = Vitória de Setúbal {{flagicon|POR}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/august/report-vitoria-setubal-0-sunderland-0 Report]

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Albufeira, Portugal

|stadium = Estadio Municipal de Albufeira

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 7 August 2014

|time = 19:30 BST

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/august/sunderland-2-real-betis-0 Report]

|team2 = Real Betis {{flagicon|ESP}}

|goals1 = Fletcher {{goal|79}}
Wickham {{goal|81}}

|goals2 =

|location = Bishop Auckland, England

|stadium = Heritage Park

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 9 August 2014

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/august/sunderland-2-udinese-0 Report]

|team2 = Udinese {{flagicon|ITA}}

|goals1 = Vergini {{goal|57}}
Wickham {{goal|58|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|location = Bishop Auckland, England

|stadium = Heritage Park

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{Main|2014–15 Premier League}}

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|date=December 2014

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The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.{{Cite news |title=2014-15 fixtures revealed |url=http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2014/june/2014-15-fixtures-confirmed |publisher=Sunderland A.F.C |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=18 June 2014}}

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|date=16 August 2014

|time=15:00

|round=1

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=2–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28718388 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Dawson {{yel|10}}
Dorrans {{yel|30}}
Olsson {{yel|32}}
Berahino {{goal|42|pen.|74}}

|goals2=Cattermole {{goal|5}}
Roberge {{yel|42}}
Larsson {{goal|85}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=25,468 (2,700 away fans)

|referee=Neil Swarbrick

}}

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|date=24 August 2014

|time=16:00

|round=2

|team1=Sunderland

|score= 1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28824549 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Manchester United

|goals1=Rodwell {{goal|30}}

|goals2=Mata {{goal|17}}
Young {{yel|62}}
Cleverley {{yel|67}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=43,217

|referee=Martin Atkinson

}}

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|date=30 August 2014

|time=15:00

|round=3

|team1=Queens Park Rangers

|score= 1–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28906777 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1= Austin {{goal|45+2}}
Mutch {{yel|57}}

|goals2= Cattermole {{yel|37}}
Giaccherini {{yel|90+2}}

|stadium=Loftus Road

|location=London

|attendance=17,930 (1,772 away fans)

|referee=Robert Madley

}}

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|date=13 September 2014

|time=15:00

|round=4

|team1=Sunderland

|score= 2–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29090585 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=Johnson {{goal|4}}
Kane {{goal|82|o.g.}}
Van Aanholt {{yel|85}}
Vergini {{yel|88}}
Wickham {{yel|90}}
Gómez {{yel|90+3}}
Brown {{yel|90+5}}

|goals2=Chadli {{goal|2}}
Eriksen {{goal|48}}
Dier {{yel|61}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=40,799

|referee=Craig Pawson

}}

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|date=20 September 2014

|time=15:00

|round=5

|team1=Burnley

|score= 0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29187315 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Marney {{yel|90}}

|goals2=Rodwell {{yel|62}}
O'Shea {{yel|78}}

|stadium=Turf Moor

|location=Burnley

|attendance=20,026 (4,108 away fans )

|referee=Anthony Taylor

}}

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|date=27 September 2014

|time=15:00

|round=6

|team1=Sunderland

|score= 0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29289979 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Swansea City

|goals1=Cattermole {{yel|44}}
Jones {{yel|75}}

|goals2=Williams {{yel|50}}
Rangel {{sent off|2|60|81}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=41,325

|referee=Chris Foy

}}

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|date=4 October 2014

|time=15:00

|round=7

|team1=Sunderland

|score=3–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29389678 Report]

|result=W

|team2=Stoke City

|goals1=Wickham {{goal|4}}
Fletcher {{goal|27||79}} {{yel|70}}
Jones {{yel|64}}
Van Aanholt {{yel|67}}

|goals2=Adam {{goal|15}}
Muniesa {{yel|27}}
Assaidi {{yel|62}}
Bardsley {{yel|66}}
Bojan {{yel|90+1}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=42,713

|referee=Neil Swarbrick

}}

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|date=18 October 2014

|time=15:00

|round=8

|team1=Southampton

|score=8–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29580147 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Vergini {{goal|12|o.g.}}
Pellè {{goal|18||69}}
Cork {{goal|37}}
Schneiderlin {{yel|50}}
Bridcutt {{goal|63|o.g.}}
Tadić {{goal|78}}
Wanyama {{goal|79}}
Van Aanholt {{goal|86|o.g.}}

|goals2=Wickham {{yel|9}}
Cattermole {{yel|25}}
Bridcutt {{yel|82}}

|stadium=St Mary's Stadium

|location=Southampton

|attendance=29,615 (2,559 away fans)

|referee=Andre Marriner

}}

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|date=25 October 2014

|time=15:00

|round=9

|team1=Sunderland

|score=0–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29671744 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Arsenal

|goals1=Larsson {{yel|38}}
Cattermole {{yel|63}}
Wickham {{yel|68}}

|goals2=Gibbs {{yel|24}}
Sánchez {{goal|30}} {{goal|90+2}}
Welbeck {{yel|50}}
Arteta {{yel|55}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=44,449

|referee=Kevin Friend

}}

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|date=3 November 2014

|time=20:00

|round=10

|team1=Crystal Palace

|score=1–3

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29782372 Report]

|result=W

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Brown {{goal|55|o.g.}}
Jedinak {{sent off|2|65|87}}

|goals2=Fletcher {{goal|31||90+5}}
Buckley {{yel|63}}
Pantilimon {{yel|71}}
Cattermole {{yel|74}}
Gómez {{goal|79}}

|stadium=Selhurst Park

|location=London

|attendance=23,212 (2,213 away fans)

|referee=Phil Dowd

}}

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|date=9 November 2014

|time=13:30

|round=11

|team1=Sunderland

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29868801 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Everton

|goals1=Gómez {{yel|11}}
Larsson {{goal|67}}

|goals2=McCarthy {{yel|30}}
McGeady {{yel|57}}
Baines {{goal|76|pen.}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=43,476

|referee=Lee Mason

}}

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|date=22 November 2014

|time=15:00

|round=12

|team1=Leicester City

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30065754 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Vardy {{yel|53}}
De Laet {{yel|85}}

|goals2=Larsson {{yel|42}}
Cattermole {{yel|61}}
Fletcher {{yel|68}}

|stadium=King Power Stadium

|location=Leicester

|attendance=31,825 (3,284 away fans)

|referee=Robert Madley

}}

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|date=29 November 2014

|time=17:30

|round=13

|team1=Sunderland

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30156731 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Chelsea

|goals1=O'Shea {{yel|76}}
Vergini {{yel|89}}
Gómez {{yel|90+2}}

|goals2=Costa {{yel|55}}
Matić {{yel|86}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=45,232

|referee=Kevin Friend

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=3 December 2014

|time=19:45

|round=14

|team1=Sunderland

|score=1–4

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30204459 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Manchester City

|goals1=Wickham {{goal|19}}
Cattermole {{yel|71}}

|goals2=Agüero {{goal|21||71}}
Jovetić {{goal|39}}
Zabaleta {{goal|55}}
Boyata {{yel|65}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=41,152

|referee=Craig Pawson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=6 December 2014

|time=15:00

|round=15

|team1=Liverpool

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30257075 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Lucas {{yel|51}}

|goals2=Vergini {{yel|41}}
Bridcutt {{yel|60}}
Buckley {{yel|80}}

|stadium=Anfield

|location=Liverpool

|attendance=44,716 (1,829 away fans)

|referee=Neil Swarbrick

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=13 December 2014

|time=15:00

|round=16

|team1=Sunderland

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30357563 Report]

|result=D

|team2=West Ham United

|goals1=Gómez {{goal|22|pen.}}, {{yel|57}}
Wickham {{yel|82}}

|goals2=Downing {{goal|29}}, {{yel|80}}
Reid {{yel|40}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=41,694

|referee=Phil Dowd

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=21 December 2014

|time=13:30

|round=17

|team1=Newcastle United

|score=0–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30467745 Report]

|result=W

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Coloccini {{yel|9}}
Tioté {{yel|24}}
Colback {{yel|25}}
Dummett {{yel|90+2}}

|goals2=Coates {{yel|2}}
Wickham {{yel|39}}
Cattermole {{yel|56}}
O'Shea {{yel|69}}
Johnson {{goal|90}}

|stadium=St James' Park

|location=Newcastle

|attendance=52,315 (2,738 away fans)

|referee=Anthony Taylor

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=26 December 2014

|time=15:00

|round=18

|team1=Sunderland

|score=1–3

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30544234 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Hull City

|goals1=Johnson {{goal|1}}
Larsson {{yel|16}}
Vergini {{yel|19}}
Gómez {{yel|49}}
Fletcher {{yel|53}}
Jones {{yel|74}}

|goals2=Ramírez {{goal|33}}
Chester {{yel|45+1}} {{goal|51}}
Brady {{yel|73}}
Jelavić {{goal|90+6}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=44,817

|referee=Andre Marriner

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=28 December 2014

|time=15:00

|round=19

|team1=Aston Villa

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30566744 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Vlaar {{yel|44}}
Delph {{sent off|0|49}}

|goals2=Cattermole {{yel|56}}
Johnson {{yel|74}}
Brown {{yel|89}}
Giaccherini {{yel|90+2}}

|stadium=Villa Park

|location=Birmingham

|attendance=35,436 (2,955 away fans)

|referee=Martin Atkinson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=1 January 2015

|time=15:00

|round=20

|team1=Manchester City

|score=3–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30600746 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Nasri {{yel|51}}
Touré {{goal|57}}
Jovetić {{goal|66}}
Zabaleta {{yel|71}}
Lampard {{goal|73}}

|goals2=Jones {{yel|17}}
Larsson {{yel|34}}
Rodwell {{goal|68}}
Johnson {{goal|71|pen.}}
Brown {{yel|88}}

|stadium=City of Manchester Stadium

|location=Manchester

|attendance=45,367 (1,403 away fans)

|referee=Roger East

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=10 January 2015

|time=12:45

|round=21

|team1=Sunderland

|score=0–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30663770 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Liverpool

|goals1=Vergini {{yel|28}}
Bridcutt {{sent off|2|35|49}}

|goals2=Marković {{goal|9}}
Borini {{yel|17}}
Coutinho {{yel|36}}
Henderson {{yel|54}}
Lovren {{yel|55}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=45,369

|referee=Craig Pawson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=17 January 2015

|time=15:00

|round=22

|team1=Tottenham Hotspur

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30758392 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Vertonghen {{goal|3}}, {{yel|30}}
Eriksen {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Larsson {{goal|31}}
Rodwell {{yel|58}}
Jones {{yel|87}}

|stadium=White Hart Lane

|location=Tottenham

|attendance=35,973 (2,940 away fans)

|referee=Chris Foy

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=31 January 2015

|time=15:00

|round=23

|team1=Sunderland

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30963565 Report]

|result=W

|team2=Burnley

|goals1=Wickham {{goal|20}}
Defoe {{goal|34}}
Johnson {{yel|69}}
Larsson {{yel|89}}
Pantilimon {{yel|90+3}}

|goals2=Marney {{yel|90+4}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=44,022

|referee=Lee Mason

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=7 February 2015

|time=15:00

|round=24

|team1=Swansea City

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31071267 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Cork {{yel|16}}
Dyer {{yel|31}}
Ki {{goal|66}}
Naughton {{yel|75}}

|goals2=Defoe {{goal|42}}
Bridcutt {{yel|49}}
Larsson {{yel|71}}
Gómez {{yel|77}}
Fletcher {{yel|88}}

|stadium=Liberty Stadium

|location=Swansea

|attendance=20,355 (1,630 away fans)

|referee=Phil Dowd

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=10 February 2015

|time=19:45

|round=25

|team1=Sunderland

|score=0–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31106341 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Queens Park Rangers

|goals1=Larsson {{yel|41}}
Álvarez {{yel|83}}

|goals2=Fer {{goal|17}}
Zamora {{yel|35}} {{goal|45+1}}
Ferdinand {{yel|70}}
Barton {{yel|78}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=39,077

|referee=Martin Atkinson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=21 February 2015

|time=15:00

|round=26

|team1=Sunderland

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31466663 Report]

|result=D

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Álvarez {{yel|11}}

|goals2=Lescott {{yel|5}}
Dawson {{yel|29}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=40,943

|referee=Mike Jones

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=28 February 2015

|time=15:00

|round=27

|team1=Manchester United

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31562858 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Valencia {{yel|45+1}}
Rooney {{goal|66|pen.|84}}

|goals2=Brown {{sent off|0|65}}
Van Aanholt {{yel|79}}

|stadium=Old Trafford

|location=Manchester

|attendance=75,344 (2,461 away fans)

|referee=Roger East

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=3 March 2015

|time=19:45

|round=28

|team1=Hull City

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31598175 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=N'Doye {{goal|15}}
McShane {{yel|42}}
Robertson {{yel|79}}

|goals2=Brown {{yel|12}}
Rodwell {{yel|36}}, {{goal|77}}
Bridcutt {{yel|46}}
Cattermole {{yel|60}}
Larsson {{yel|79}}
Álvarez {{yel|87}}

|stadium=KC Stadium

|location=Kingston upon Hull

|attendance=23,017 (2,474 away fans)

|referee=Mike Dean

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=14 March 2015

|time=15:00 GMT

|round=29

|team1=Sunderland

|score=0–4

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31776485 Report]

|team2=Aston Villa

|goals1=Bridcutt {{yel|90+1}}

|goals2=Bacuna {{yel|8}}
Benteke {{goal|16||44}}
Agbonlahor {{goal|18||37}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=45,746

|referee=Neil Swarbrick

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=21 March 2015

|time=17:30

|round=30

|team1=West Ham United

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31883464 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Sakho {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Wickham {{yel|63}}

|stadium=Boleyn Ground

|location=London

|attendance=34,914 (1,800 away fans)

|referee=Lee Mason

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=5 April 2015

|time=16:00

|round=31

|team1=Sunderland

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32103959 Report]

|result=W

|team2=Newcastle United

|goals1=Vergini {{yel|39}}
Defoe {{goal|45+1}}
Gómez {{yel|61}}
Van Aanholt {{yel|66}}
Wickham {{yel|77}}
Larsson {{yel|81}}

|goals2=Taylor {{yel|41}}
Colback {{yel|62}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=47,563

|referee=Mike Dean

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=11 April 2015

|time=15:00

|round=32

|team1=Sunderland

|score=1–4

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32180018 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Crystal Palace

|goals1=Rodwell {{yel|16}}
Cattermole {{yel|24}}
Wickham {{goal|90}}

|goals2=Dann {{yel|18}}
Murray {{goal|48}}
Bolasie {{goal|51||53||62}}
McArthur {{yel|67}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=42,073

|referee=Anthony Taylor

}}

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|date=25 April 2015

|time=15:00

|round=33

|team1=Stoke City

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32363041 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Adam {{goal|27}}
Diouf {{yel|58}}
Wollscheid {{yel|60}}

|goals2=Wickham {{goal|1}}
Cattermole {{yel|18}}
O'Shea {{yel|62}}
Jones {{yel|80}}

|stadium=Britannia Stadium

|location=Stoke-on-Trent

|attendance=26,706

|referee=Martin Atkinson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=2 May 2015

|time=15:00

|round=34

|team1=Sunderland

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32460246 Report]

|result=W

|team2=Southampton

|goals1=Gómez {{goal|21|pen.|55|pen.}}
Jones {{yel|32}}
Cattermole {{yel|60}}

|goals2=Mané {{goal|22}}
Ward-Prowse {{sent off|0|54}}
Wanyama {{yel|63}}
Pellè {{yel|90+5}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=39,613

|referee=Mike Jones

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=9 May 2015

|time=12:45 BST

|round=35

|team1=Everton

|score=0–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32561779 Report]

|result=W

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Coleman {{yel|73}}
Garbutt {{yel|88}}

|goals2=Brown {{yel|42}}
Graham {{goal|53}}
Gómez {{yel|65}}
Defoe {{yel|66}}, {{goal|85}}

|stadium=Goodison Park

|location=Liverpool

|attendance=38,246

|referee=Lee Probert

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=16 May 2015

|time=15:00 BST

|round=36

|team1=Sunderland

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32670880 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Leicester City

|goals1=Bridcutt {{yel|29}}
Cattermole {{yel|43}}
Wickham {{yel|66}}
Larsson {{yel|79}}

|goals2=Huth {{yel|63}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=46,705

|referee=Martin Atkinson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=20 May 2015

|time=19:45 BST

|round=37

|team1=Arsenal

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32716700 Report]

|result=D

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Ramsey {{yel|18}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Emirates Stadium

|location=London

|attendance=59,987

|referee=Anthony Taylor

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=24 May 2015

|time=15:00 BST

|round=38

|team1=Chelsea

|score=3–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32770811 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Costa {{goal|37|pen.}}
Cuadrado {{yel|42}}
Rémy {{goal|70||88}}
Matić {{yel|82}}

|goals2=Fletcher {{goal|26}}
Rodwell {{yel|32}}

|stadium=Stamford Bridge

|location=London

|attendance=41,620

|referee=Lee Mason

}}

{{Main|2014–15 FA Cup}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Third round

|date = 4 January 2015

|time = 13:00

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30614387 Report]

|team2 = Leeds United

|goals1 = Van Aanholt {{goal|33}}
Bridcutt {{yel|71}}

|goals2 = Murphy {{yel|36}}

|location = Sunderland

|stadium = Stadium of Light

|attendance = 30,302

|referee = Mike Dean

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Fourth round

|date = 24 January 2015

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30860410 Report]

|team2 = Fulham

|goals1 = Rodwell {{sent off|2|30|66}}
Coates {{yel|55}}
Buckley {{yel|86}}

|goals2 =

|location = Sunderland

|stadium = Stadium of Light

|attendance = 22,961

|referee = Anthony Taylor

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Replay

|date = 3 February 2015

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Fulham

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30991113 Report]

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 = Rodallega {{goal|28}}
Woodrow {{yel|40}}
Bodurov {{yel|62}}
Fofana {{yel|82}}
McCormack {{yel|89}}
Hutchinson {{yel|90+5}}

|goals2 = Bridcutt {{yel|25}}
Bettinelli {{goal|61|o.g.}}
Álvarez {{goal|75}}, {{yel|82}}
Giaccherini {{yel|82}}
Gómez {{goal|90+3|pen.}}

|location = London

|stadium = Craven Cottage

|attendance = 14,777 (4,200 away fans)

|referee = Paul Tierney

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Fifth round

|date = 15 February 2015

|time = 14:30

|team1 = Bradford City

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31423096 Report]

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 = O'Shea {{goal|3|o.g.}}
Clarke {{yel|31}}
Stead {{goal|61}}

|goals2 = Fletcher {{yel|10}}
Larsson {{yel|36}}
Jones {{yel|67}}

|location = Bradford

|stadium = Valley Parade

|attendance = 24,021 (4,253 away fans)

|referee = Kevin Friend

|result = L

}}

{{Main|2014–15 Football League Cup}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=27 August 2014

|time=19:45

|round=Second round

|team1=Birmingham City

|score=0–3

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28862763 Report]

|result=W

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Thomas {{yel|53}}

|goals2=Gómez {{goal|77}}
Johnson {{goal|87}}
Wickham {{goal|88}}

|stadium=St Andrew's

|location=Birmingham

|attendance=11,245 (1,997 away fans)

|referee=Darren Bond

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=23 September 2014

|time=

|round=Third round

|team1=Sunderland

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29216775 Report]

|result=L

|team2=Stoke City

|goals1=Altidore {{goal|16}}, {{yel|90+1}}
Rodwell {{yel|36}}
O'Shea {{yel|90}}
Bridcutt {{yel|90+5}}

|goals2=Muniesa {{goal|31||71}}
Nzonzi {{yel|36}}
Arnautović {{yel|63}}
Huth {{yel|90+2}}

|stadium=Stadium of Light

|location=Sunderland

|attendance=17,353

|referee=Mike Dean

}}

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