2016–17 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Sunderland
2016–17 season
ChairmanEllis Short
ManagerDavid Moyes
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League20th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
(knocked out by Burnley)
EFL CupFourth round
(knocked out by Southampton)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jermain Defoe (15)

All:
Jermain Defoe (15)
Highest home attendance47,865 vs. Arsenal (29 October 2016)
Lowest home attendance13,979 vs. Shrewsbury Town (24 August 2016)
Average home league attendance41,287[1]
Away colours
Third colours

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 Nationality Position(s) Age Apps Goals Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Vito Mannone Italy GK 29 80 0 England Arsenal
12 Mika Portugal GK 26 0 0 Portugal Boavista
13 Jordan Pickford England GK 23 23 0 Academy
32 Max Stryjek U23 Poland GK 20 0 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw
Defenders
2 Billy Jones England RB 30 61 1 England West Bromwich Albion
3 Bryan Oviedo Costa Rica LB 27 3 0 England Everton
4 Jason Denayer Belgium CB 22 19 0 England Manchester City (on loan)
5 Papy Djilobodji Senegal CB 28 23 0 England Chelsea
15 Joleon Lescott England CB 34 1 0 Greece AEK Athens
16 John O'Shea (captain) Republic of Ireland CB 36 206 3 England Manchester United
19 Paddy McNair Northern Ireland CB 22 12 2 England Manchester United
21 Javier Manquillo Spain RB 23 14 0 Spain Atlético Madrid (on loan)
22 Donald Love Scotland RB 22 15 0 England Manchester United
23 Lamine Koné Ivory Coast CB 28 37 3 France Lorient
34 Thomas Robson U23 England LB 21 1 0 England Darlington
43 Michael Ledger U23 England CB 19 0 0 Academy
45 Josh Robson U23 England RB 19 0 0 Academy
Midfielders
6 Lee Cattermole (vice-captain) England DM 29 184 2 England Wigan Athletic
7 Sebastian Larsson Sweden CM 32 195 14 England Birmingham City
8 Jack Rodwell England CM 26 66 6 England Manchester City
10 Wahbi Khazri Tunisia AM 26 29 2 France Bordeaux
14 Duncan Watmore England RW 23 43 4 England Altrincham
17 Didier Ndong Gabon CM 23 22 1 France Lorient
20 Steven Pienaar South Africa LW 35 16 0 England Everton
24 Darron Gibson Republic of Ireland CM 29 3 0 England Everton
25 Ethan Robson U23 England CM 20 0 0 Academy
27 Jan Kirchhoff Germany DM 26 23 0 Germany Bayern Munich
37 Rees Greenwood U23 England LW 21 1 0 Academy
39 George Honeyman U23 England AM 22 6 0 Academy
44 Adnan Januzaj Belgium RW 22 21 1 England Manchester United (on loan)
46 Lynden Gooch United States AM 21 13 0 Academy
Forwards
9 Fabio Borini Italy ST 26 81 16 England Liverpool
18 Jermain Defoe England ST 34 82 36 Canada Toronto FC
28 Victor Anichebe Nigeria ST 29 12 3 England West Bromwich Albion
29 Joel Asoro Sweden ST 18 4 0 Sweden IF Brommapojkarna
35 Josh Maja U18 England ST 18 1 0 England Manchester City

Transfers and loans[]

New contracts[]

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

Transfers in[]

Loans in[]

Transfers out[]

Loans out[]

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 Switzerland 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 France 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 France 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 Germany 1–1 Sunderland Altach, Austria
18:00 BST Şahin 17' Report Koné 66' Stadium: Cashpoint Arena

Competitions[]

Premier League[]

League table[]

Pos Team 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[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAA
ResultLLDLLLDLLLWWLWLLWLLDLLDWLLLDLLLDLLWLLL
Position1618161919202020202020192018202018181818192019202020202020202020202020202020
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 Yellow card 90+1'
Report Gooch Yellow card 42'
Love Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'
Report Stuani 13', 45'
Clayton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Davis Yellow card 47'
Rodriguez 85'
Report Pienaar Yellow card 65'
Defoe 80' (pen.)
Rodwell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43' Report Gueye Yellow card 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 Yellow card 84'
Report Manquillo Yellow card 44'
Denayer Yellow card 57'
Cattermole Yellow card 62'
Ndong Yellow card 65'
Januzaj Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90'
Djilobodji Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+4'
Ledley 61'
Puncheon Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Van Aanholt 83'
Report Yacob Yellow card 27'
Chadli 35'
McClean Yellow card 69'
Evans Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Report Jones Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Reid Yellow card 68', 90+4'
Report Rodwell Yellow card 25'
Ndong Yellow card 27'
Pienaar Yellow card 40'
Khazri Yellow card 83'
Jones Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 56,985
Referee: Robert Madley
29 October 2016 10 Sunderland 1–4 Arsenal Sunderland
12:30 BST Khazri Yellow card 30'
Ndong Yellow card 33'
Pienaar Yellow card 41'
Djilobodji Yellow card 48'
Defoe 65' (pen.)
Report Sánchez 19', 78', Yellow card 66'
Čech Yellow card 64'
Giroud 71', 76'
Gibbs Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,322
Referee: Martin Atkinson
5 November 2016 11 Bournemouth 1–2 Sunderland Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Arter Yellow card 3'
Gosling 11'
King Yellow card 30'
Smith Yellow card 73'
Report Anichebe 33', Yellow card 70'
Pienaar Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 70'
Defoe 74' (pen.)
Gooch Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 11,084
Referee: Mike Dean
19 November 2016 12 Sunderland 3–0 Hull City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Djilobodji Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 89'
Defoe 34'
Anichebe 62', 84'
Jones Yellow card 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 Yellow card 67'
Origi 75'
Milner 90+1' (pen.)
Report Koné Yellow card 60'
O'Shea Yellow card 64'
Pienaar Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'
Larsson Yellow card 72'
Defoe 77'
Djilobodji Yellow card 78'
Report Okazaki 80'
Fuchs Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Report Ndong Yellow card 18'
Denayer Yellow card 43'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,453
Referee: Craig Pawson
14 December 2016 16 Sunderland 0–1 Chelsea Sunderland
19:45 GMT Defoe Yellow card 43'
O'Shea Yellow card 45+1'
Borini Yellow card 72'
Report Fàbregas 40'
Pedro Yellow card 56'
Moses Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Van Aanholt 49'
Report Behrami Yellow card 45+1'
Kaboul Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19', 39'
Ibrahimović 82'
Mkhitaryan 88'
Report Borini Yellow card 61', 90+1'
Koné Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+2'
Barnes 67' (pen.)
Report Jones Yellow card 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 Yellow card 13'
Defoe 25' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
Larsson Yellow card 51'
Report Sturridge 19'
Milner Yellow card 30'
Mané 72', Yellow card 83'
Lallana Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'
Van Aanholt Yellow card 72'
Januzaj Yellow card 90+5'
Report Arnautović 15', 22'
Crouch 34'
Adam Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+2'
Report Honeyman Yellow card 85' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,380
Referee: Craig Pawson
31 January 2017 23 Sunderland 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland
19:45 GMT Rodwell Yellow card 33'
Manquillo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Ward Yellow card 66'
Puncheon Yellow card 84'
Report Larsson Yellow card 6'
Koné 9', Yellow card 71'
Januzaj Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35'
Oviedo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58'
Borini Yellow card 81'
Jones Yellow card 86'
Report Barton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+3'
Report Jones Yellow card 72'
Khazri Yellow card 77'
Koné Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Red card 43'
Ndong Yellow card 85'
Report Shaw Yellow card 15'
Ibrahimović 30'
Mkhitaryan 46'
Lingard Yellow card 64'
Fellaini Yellow card 79'
Martial Yellow card 82'
Rashford 89'
Darmian Yellow card 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 Yellow card 1'
Khazri 26'
Borini 90'
Report Ayew 5'
Collins 47'
Byram Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 29'
Clayton Yellow card 31'
Fábio Yellow card 71'
Report O'Shea Yellow card 37'
Gibson Yellow card 45+2'
Jones Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,742
Referee: Mike Dean
29 April 2017 34 Sunderland 0–1 Bournemouth Sunderland
15:00 BST Pienaar Yellow card 46'
Borini Yellow card 76'
Khazri Yellow card 78'
Report L. Cook Yellow card 33'
Arter Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Grosicki Yellow card 33'
Elmohamady Yellow card 84'
Report Jones 69'
Anichebe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58'
Khazri Yellow card 78'
Gibson Yellow card 84'
Borini Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Monreal Yellow card 54'
Özil Yellow card 55'
Sánchez 72', 81'
Mustafi Yellow card 90+2'
Report O'Shea Yellow card 56'
Cattermole Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Hazard 61'
Pedro 77'
Batshuayi 90', 90+2'
Report Manquillo 3'
Jones Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
Barton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 78'
Gray 83'
Barton Yellow card 90+2'
Report Love Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Januzaj 83'
Report Deegan Yellow card 7'
Sarcevic Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61'
Boufal 66'
Report Khazri Yellow card 45+2'
Jones Yellow card 64'
Ndong Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,460
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Statistics[]

Overview[]

Competition Record
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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Italy ITA Vito Mannone 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Billy Jones 29 1 25+2 1 1 0 1 0
3 DF Costa Rica CRC Bryan Oviedo 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Belgium BEL Jason Denayer 27 0 22+2 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF Senegal SEN Papy Djilobodji 23 0 17+1 0 2 0 3 0
6 MF England ENG Lee Cattermole 9 0 8 0 0 0 0+1 0
7 MF Sweden SWE Sebastian Larsson 23 0 17+4 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Jack Rodwell 23 0 17+3 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW Italy ITA Fabio Borini 26 2 19+5 2 2 0 0 0
10 MF Tunisia TUN Wahbi Khazri 23 1 7+14 1 0 0 2 0
12 GK Portugal POR Mika 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Jordan Pickford 32 0 29 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF England ENG Duncan Watmore 17 0 11+3 0 0 0 2+1 0
15 DF England ENG Joleon Lescott 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Republic of Ireland IRL John O'Shea 30 0 26+2 0 0+1 0 1 0
17 MF Gabon GAB Didier Ndong 33 1 27+4 1 0 0 2 0
18 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe 40 15 37 15 1+1 0 0+1 0
19 DF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy McNair 12 2 5+4 0 0 0 3 2
20 MF South Africa RSA Steven Pienaar 17 0 10+5 0 0 0 1+1 0
21 DF Spain ESP Javier Manquillo 22 1 15+5 1 2 0 0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Donald Love 16 0 6+6 0 2 0 1+1 0
23 DF Ivory Coast CIV Lamine Koné 31 1 29+1 1 0 0 1 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Darron Gibson 11 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Germany GER Jan Kirchhoff 8 0 5+2 0 0 0 1 0
28 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Anichebe 19 3 14+4 3 0 0 1 0
29 FW Sweden SWE Joel Asoro 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
32 GK Poland POL Max Stryjek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW England ENG Josh Maja 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
39 MF England ENG George Honeyman 6 0 2+3 0 1 0 0 0
44 MF Belgium BEL Adnan Januzaj 28 1 18+7 0 2 0 1 1
46 MF United States USA Lynden Gooch 13 0 4+6 0 0 0 2+1 0
Players out on loan:
17 MF Netherlands NED Jeremain Lens 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer with club:
3 DF Netherlands NED Patrick van Aanholt 26 3 20+1 3 2 0 3 0
4 DF France 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 FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW 18 England Jermain Defoe 14 0 0 14
2 DF 3 Netherlands Patrick van Aanholt 3 0 0 3
2 FW 28 Nigeria Victor Anichebe 3 0 0 3
3 DF 19 Northern Ireland Paddy McNair 0 0 2 2
5 FW 9 Italy Fabio Borini 1 0 0 1
5 MF 17 Gabon Didier Ndong 1 0 0 1
5 DF 23 Ivory Coast Lamine Koné 1 0 0 1
5 MF 44 Belgium Adnan Januzaj 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Total 24 0 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. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup TOTAL
1 Italy Vito Mannone 11 27% 2 1 0 3
12 Portugal Mika 0 0% 0 0 0 0
13 England Jordan Pickford 20 15% 2 0 1 3
32 Poland 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
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
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

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