| Date | League | Pos | Result | Pos | | xScore | Perf | Home | Away | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Pts/Game |
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| 28 Feb | Premiership | 9 | AFC Bournemouth 1 - 1 Sunderland | 14 |  | 2 - 0  |  | | | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 1.0 |
| 22 Feb | Premiership | 12 | Sunderland 1 - 3 Fulham | 14 |  | 2 - 0 |  | | | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/6 | 0.5 |
| 11 Feb | Premiership | 11 | Sunderland 0 - 1 Liverpool | 8 | | 2 - 1 |  | | | 0/3 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 1/9 | 0.3 |
| 7 Feb | Premiership | 1 | Arsenal 3 - 0 Sunderland | 10 | | 3 - 0  | | | | 0/4 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 1/12 | 0.3 |
| 2 Feb | Premiership | 13 | Sunderland 3 - 0 Burnley | 19 |  | 2 - 2 | | | | 1/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/15 | 0.8 |
| 24 Jan | Premiership | 18 | West Ham United 3 - 1 Sunderland | 11 | | 1 - 0  | | | | 1/6 | 1/6 | 4/6 | 4/18 | 0.7 |
| 17 Jan | Premiership | 14 | Sunderland 2 - 1 Crystal Palace | 11 | | 1 - 1 | | | | 2/7 | 1/7 | 4/7 | 7/21 | 1.0 |
| 7 Jan | Premiership | 7 | Brentford 3 - 0 Sunderland | 13 | | 4 - 0 | | | | 2/8 | 1/8 | 5/8 | 7/24 | 0.9 |
| 4 Jan | Premiership | 10 | Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 1 Sunderland | 13 | | 1 - 0 | | | | 2/9 | 2/9 | 5/9 | 8/27 | 0.9 |
| 1 Jan | Premiership | 13 | Sunderland 0 - 0 Manchester City | 2 | | 1 - 1 | | | | 2/10 | 3/10 | 5/10 | 9/30 | 0.9 |
| 28 Dec | Premiership | 11 | Sunderland 1 - 1 Leeds United | 16 | | 2 - 1 | | | | 2/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 10/33 | 0.9 |
| 20 Dec | Premiership | 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 0 Sunderland | 9 | | 2 - 0 | | | | 2/12 | 5/12 | 5/12 | 11/36 | 0.9 |
| 6 Dec | Premiership | 2 | Manchester City 3 - 0 Sunderland | 4 | | 3 - 0 | | | | 2/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 11/39 | 0.8 |
| 3 Dec | Premiership | 8 | Liverpool 1 - 1 Sunderland | 4 | | 2 - 0 | | | | 2/14 | 6/14 | 6/14 | 12/42 | 0.9 |
| 29 Nov | Premiership | 4 | Sunderland 3 - 2 AFC Bournemouth | 9 | | 2 - 1  | | | | 3/15 | 6/15 | 6/15 | 15/45 | 1.0 |
| 22 Nov | Premiership | 15 | Fulham 1 - 0 Sunderland | 4 | | 2 - 0 | | | | 3/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 15/48 | 0.9 |
| 8 Nov | Premiership | 5 | Sunderland 2 - 2 Arsenal | 1 | | 1 - 2 | | | | 3/17 | 7/17 | 7/17 | 16/51 | 0.9 |
| 3 Nov | Premiership | 7 | Sunderland 1 - 1 Everton | 15 | | 2 - 2 | | | | 3/18 | 8/18 | 7/18 | 17/54 | 0.9 |
| 25 Oct | Premiership | 5 | Chelsea 1 - 2 Sunderland | 7 | | 1 - 0 | | | | 4/19 | 8/19 | 7/19 | 20/57 | 1.1 |
| 18 Oct | Premiership | 9 | Sunderland 2 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | | 2 - 2 | | | | 5/20 | 8/20 | 7/20 | 23/60 | 1.2 |
| 4 Oct | Premiership | 14 | Manchester United 2 - 0 Sunderland | 6 | | 2 - 0 | | | | 5/21 | 8/21 | 8/21 | 23/63 | 1.1 |
| 27 Sep | Premiership | 16 | Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Sunderland | 8 | | 0 - 0 | | | | 6/22 | 8/22 | 8/22 | 26/66 | 1.2 |
| 21 Sep | Premiership | 8 | Sunderland 1 - 1 Aston Villa | 19 | | 0 - 2 | | | | 6/23 | 9/23 | 8/23 | 27/69 | 1.2 |
| 13 Sep | Premiership | 8 | Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Sunderland | 5 | | 1 - 0 | | | | 6/24 | 10/24 | 8/24 | 28/72 | 1.2 |
| 30 Aug | Premiership | 7 | Sunderland 2 - 1 Brentford | 10 | | 0 - 2 | | | | 7/25 | 10/25 | 8/25 | 31/75 | 1.2 |
| 23 Aug | Premiership | 18 | Burnley 2 - 0 Sunderland | 3 | | - | | | | 7/26 | 10/26 | 9/26 | 31/78 | 1.2 |
| 16 Aug | Premiership | - | Sunderland 3 - 0 West Ham United | - | | - | - | | | 8/27 | 10/27 | 9/27 | 34/81 | 1.3 |