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Sunderland
2026–27 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%)
Juan Sartori (36%)
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head coachRégis Le Bris
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League20th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Brobbey (3)
All:
Brian Brobbey
Enzo Le Fée
(3 each)
← 2025–26
2027–28 →

The 2026–27 season is the 148th season in the history of Sunderland Association Football Club, and the club's second consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.

Last season was the first time in the club's history that they qualified for a European competition through a league position, and this is also their first time competing in any European competition since the 1973–74 season.

Transfers and contracts

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
First team
15 July 2026RBBelgium Thomas MeunierFrance LilleFree[1]
21 August 2026LBFrance Dayann MethalieFrance Toulouse£23,900,000[a][2][3]
24 August 2026DMDemocratic Republic of the Congo Jules AhokaBelgium Antwerp£8,600,000[4][5]
1 September 2026LWBelgium Malick FofanaFrance Lyon£25,700,000[b][6]
STEcuador Juan Riquelme AnguloEcuador Independiente del Valle£5,000,000[7]
Academy
1 July 2026RWEngland Ethan BerryEngland Crystal PalaceFree[8]
CMNorthern Ireland Adam NelsonNorthern Ireland Glentoran[8]
26 July 2026CBNorthern Ireland Alfie PollockNorthern Ireland GlenavonUndisclosed[9]
  1. ↑ A potential further £1,700,000 in add-ons
  2. ↑ A potential further £4,300,000 in add-ons

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
First team
18 June 2026AMEngland Harrison JonesEngland Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed[10]
26 June 2026CBEngland Zak JohnsonEngland York CityUndisclosed[11]
1 July 2026STUkraine Nazariy RusynUkraine Karpaty LvivUndisclosed[12][13]
5 July 2026STSpain Eliezer MayendaFrance Rennes£22,000,000[14]
16 July 2026RBFrance Timothée PembéléFrance Le HavreUndisclosed[15]
4 August 2026STNigeria Ahmed AbdullahiTurkey Eyüpspor[16]
10 August 2026LBDemocratic Republic of the Congo Arthur MasuakuTurkey KonyasporUndisclosed[17][18]
11 August 2026CBNorway Leo HjeldeBelgium MechelenUndisclosed[19]
GKEngland Anthony PattersonWales Wrexham£10,000,000[20][21]
1 September 2026STPortugal Luís SemedoFrance Clermont FootUndisclosed[22]
Academy

Loans in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
First team
1 September 2026CBAustria Kevin DansoEngland Tottenham HotspurEnd of Season[23]
Academy

Loans out

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Date Pos. Player To Loaned until Ref.
First team
20 June 2026[a]AMSerbia Milan AleksićSerbia PartizanEnd of season[24]
27 August 2026CBNetherlands Jenson SeeltWales Swansea City[25]
2 September 2026LWIvory Coast Simon AdingraNetherlands Ajax[26]
Academy
29 June 2026GKEngland Matty YoungEngland Huddersfield TownEnd of season[27]
9 October 2026LBEngland Bayley HesterEngland Heaton Stannington9 November 2026[28]
CBEngland Finlay HolcroftEngland Spennymoor Town3 January 2027[b][28][29]
CMEngland Jaydon JonesEngland Hebburn Town9 November 2026[28]
14 October 2026CBEngland Luke BellEngland Darlington15 November 2026[30]
23 October 2026CFAustralia Marcus NeillEngland Morecambe19 November 2026[31]
  1. ↑ The loan was announced on 18 June, and would officially begin on 20 June once the Serbian SuperLiga transfer window opened.
  2. ↑ On 4 November, Holcroft's initial one-month loan at Spennymoor Town was extended until January.

Released / Out of contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Joined date Ref.
First team
30 June 2026CMEngland Dan NeilScotland Rangers1 July 2026[32][33]
LBLatvia Dennis CirkinEngland Queens Park Rangers12 August 2026[32][34]
RWBurkina Faso Bertrand TraoréEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers7 September 2026[32][35]
RBWales Niall Huggins[32]
Academy
30 June 2026LBEngland Oliver BainbridgeEngland Boreham Wood1 July 2026[32][36]
RBEngland Tom LaveryEngland Gateshead[32][37]
LWNorthern Ireland Rhys WalshNorthern Ireland Glentoran9 July 2026[32][38]
RBEngland George Bell[32]
DMEngland Marshall Burke[32]
GKEngland Dan CameronEngland Gateshead15 August 2026[32]
DMGermany Elias Lenz[32]
RWEngland Ethan MooreEngland Kidderminster Harriers17 July 2026[32]
GKEngland Adam Richardson[32]
DMLatvia Ivan StrukUnited States Siena Saints31 July 2026[32]
STEngland Jake WatersEngland Hebburn Town7 August 2026[32]

New contracts

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Date Pos. Player Contract expiry Ref.
First team
25 August 2026LWEngland Romaine Mundle30 June 2030[39]
27 August 2026STHaiti Wilson Isidor[40]
CBNetherlands Jenson Seelt[25]
28 August 2026GKNetherlands Robin Roefs30 June 2031[41]
23 September 2026CMFrance Enzo Le Fée[42]
3 November 2026STNetherlands Brian Brobbey[43]
Academy
1 July 2026RBEngland Jenson Jones30 June 2028[44]
2 July 2026CMEngland Joe NeildUndisclosed[a][45]
LWEngland Felix Scott[46]
3 July 2026CAMEngland Charlie Dinsdale[47]
LBEngland Bayley Hester[48]
6 July 2026LBEngland Archie Lightfoot[49]
7 July 2026STArmenia Finn Geragusian[50]
CAMEngland Jack Whittaker30 June 2028[51]
20 July 2026STAustralia Marcus NeillUndisclosed[a][52]
LWUkraine Timur TutierovUndisclosed[53]
21 July 2026CBEngland Finlay HolcroftUndisclosed[a][54]
CMEngland Liam Hunt[55]
7 September 2026GKEngland Joe Cowan[56]
  1. 1 2 3 First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 4 March, Sunderland announced a pre-season tour in the United States with matches against Leeds United, Liverpool and Wrexham.[57] In June, three further friendlies were confirmed, to complete the schedule, against York City, Lens and Rennes.[58]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 July 2026 Friendly York City 1−5 Sunderland Huntington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
25 July 2026 Friendly Liverpool 4–2 Sunderland Nashville, United States
17:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 24,897
30 July 2026 Friendly Leeds United 1–0 Sunderland Harrison, United States
19:30 EDT
Report Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
2 August 2026 Friendly Sunderland 1–0 Wrexham Chester, United States
12:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
8 August 2026 Friendly Lens 4–1 Sunderland Avion, France
12:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade François Blin
Attendance: 0 (BCD)
8 August 2026 Friendly Lens 0–2 Sunderland Lens, France
17:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
15 August 2026 Friendly Sunderland 2−1 Rennes Monkwearmouth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 22 August 2026 30 May 2027 Matchday 1 TBD 9 1 2 6 7 17 −10 011.11
FA Cup January 2027 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 8 September 2026 TBD Third round TBD 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
UEFA Europa League 16 September 2026 TBD League phase TBD 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 066.67
Total 14 5 3 6 15 21 −6 035.71

Last updated: 31 October 2026
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Coventry City 9 3 0 6 9 16 −7 9
17 Manchester United 9 1 4 4 10 15 −5 7
18 Crystal Palace 9 2 1 6 9 21 −12 7 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 Nottingham Forest 9 1 3 5 6 12 −6 6
20 Sunderland 9 1 2 6 7 17 −10 5
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2026. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3 following the completion of the competition, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied between such teams – 4.1) Head-to-head points; 4.2) Head-to-head away goals; 4.3) Play-off at a neutral site.[59]

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 1 2 6 7 17  −10 5 1 1 2 1 4  −3 0 1 4 6 13  −7

Last updated: 31 October 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHH
ResultLWDLLLLDL
Position141112141417202020
Points034444455
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2026. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 19 June 2026, the Premier League fixtures were released.[60]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 August 2026 1 Ipswich Town 2–1 Sunderland Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,669
Referee: Farai Hallam
30 August 2026 2 Sunderland 1–0 Fulham Sunderland
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,781
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 29 August, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[61]
5 September 2026 3 Brentford 1–1 Sunderland Brentford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,131
Referee: Thomas Bramall
12 September 2026 4 Sunderland 0–2 Arsenal Sunderland
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,861
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was pushed back for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[61]
20 September 2026 5 Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland Manchester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 60,312
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19 September, but was pushed back a day due to EFL Cup involvements on the preceding Thursday.[62]
10 October 2026 6 Sunderland 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Sunderland
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,196
Referee: Thomas Bramall
18 October 2026 7 Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland Bournemouth
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 12,004
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 17 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[63]
25 October 2026 8 Sunderland 0–0 Leeds United Sunderland
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,182
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 24 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[63]
31 October 2026 9 Coventry City 3–1 Sunderland Coventry
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 31,455
Referee: Simon Hooper
8 November 2026 10 Sunderland v Chelsea Sunderland
14:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 7 November, but was pushed back a day due to UEFA Europa League commitments on the preceding Thursday.[64]
21 November 2026 11 Aston Villa v Sunderland Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
29 November 2026 12 Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland
14:05 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 November, but was pushed back a day due to UEFA Europa League commitments on the preceding Thursday.[64]
2 December 2026 13 Liverpool v Sunderland Liverpool
20:00 GMT Stadium: Anfield
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was brought forward half-an-hour for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[65]
6 December 2026 14 Newcastle United v Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 GMT Stadium: St James' Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 December, but was pushed back a day for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[65]
13 December 2026 15 Sunderland v Nottingham Forest Sunderland
14:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 December, but was pushed back a day for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[65]
20 December 2026 16 Sunderland v Crystal Palace Sunderland
14:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19 December, but was pushed back a day for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[65]
26 December 2026 17 Everton v Sunderland Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
30 December 2026 18 Manchester United v Sunderland Trafford
19:30 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
2 January 2027 19 Sunderland v Hull City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
5 January 2027 20 Sunderland v Liverpool Sunderland
20:15 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light

FA Cup

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As a Premier League club, Sunderland enter the competition in the third round.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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As a Premier League club competing in a European competition, Sunderland entered the EFL Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home against Hull City.[66][67] They were then drawn at home to Brentford in the fourth round,[68][69] and away to Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals.[70]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 September 2026 Third round Sunderland 1–0 Hull City Sunderland
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 25,472
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 October 2026 Fourth round Sunderland 3–2 Brentford Sunderland
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 24,305
Referee: Gavin Ward
w/c 14 December 2026 Quarter-finals Crystal Palace v Sunderland Selhurst
TBA GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park

UEFA Europa League

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League phase

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Sunderland were drawn against AZ, Dinamo Zagreb, Jagiellonia Białystok, and Levski Sofia at home, and Torreense, Lech Poznań, Milan, and Anderlecht away in the league phase.[71]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Italy Juventus 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
8 Turkey Beşiktaş 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7
9 England Sunderland 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Netherlands AZ 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
11 Cyprus Omonia 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2026. Source: UEFA[72]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAAHHAAH
ResultWWD
Position1599
Points367
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2026. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 September 2026 1 Sunderland England 1–0 Netherlands AZ Sunderland, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,555
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
15 October 2026 2 Torreense Portugal 1–2 England Sunderland Leiria, Portugal
17:45 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 6,321
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Note: The match was played at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria, instead of Torreense's regular stadium, Estádio Manuel Marques in Torres Vedras, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
22 October 2026 3 Lech Poznań Poland 1–1 England Sunderland Poznań, Poland
18:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Poznań Stadium
Attendance: 34,606
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
5 November 2026 4 Sunderland England v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Sunderland, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
26 November 2026 5 Sunderland England v Poland Jagiellonia Białystok Sunderland, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
10 December 2026 6 Milan Italy v England Sunderland Milan, Italy
21:00 CET Report Stadium: San Siro
21 January 2027 7 Anderlecht Belgium v England Sunderland Anderlecht, Belgium
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
28 January 2027 8 Sunderland England v Bulgaria Levski Sofia Sunderland, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium of Light

Statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 31 October 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
4 DF Austria AUT Kevin Danso 805+000+001+002+00
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Daniel Ballard 605+000+000+000+10
6 DF France FRA Dayann Methalie 601+100+002+002+00
7 FW Morocco MAR Chemsdine Talbi 520+300+002+020+00
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Browne 200+000+001+100+00
9 FW Netherlands NED Brian Brobbey 837+030+000+000+10
10 FW Ecuador ECU Nilson Angulo 1118+010+000+002+10
11 MF England ENG Chris Rigg 1003+200+001+101+20
12 DF Belgium BEL Thomas Meunier 1006+100+000+200+10
13 DF England ENG Luke O'Nien 803+100+001+102+00
14 FW England ENG Romaine Mundle 100+100+000+000+00
15 DF Paraguay PAR Omar Alderete 802+200+002+002+00
17 DF Mozambique MOZ Reinildo Mandava 1108+000+000+001+20
18 FW Haiti HAI Wilson Isidor 911+610+001+001+00
19 MF Senegal SEN Habib Diarra 600+400+001+001+00
20 DF France FRA Nordi Mukiele 1007+000+000+002+10
22 GK Netherlands NED Robin Roefs 1209+000+000+003+00
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Noah Sadiki 1219+000+000+002+11
28 MF France FRA Enzo Le Fée 1239+020+000+001+21
29 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jules Ahoka 510+100+002+002+01
31 GK Sweden SWE Melker Ellborg 200+000+002+000+00
32 DF Northern Ireland NIR Trai Hume 1206+200+001+002+10
34 MF Switzerland SUI Granit Xhaka 1209+000+000+002+10
37 FW Ivory Coast CIV Jocelin Ta Bi 300+100+002+000+00
39 FW Belgium BEL Malick Fofana 1010+500+002+013+00
49 FW England ENG Felix Scott 100+000+000+100+00
50 FW Ecuador ECU Juan Riquelme Angulo 100+100+000+000+00
57 FW Ukraine UKR Timur Tutierov 621+100+001+112+01
77 MF England ENG Tom Proctor 200+000+000+200+00

Assists

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As of match played 31 October 2026

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when number of assists are equal. Players with no assists not included in the list.

Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
1 FW10Ecuador Nilson Angulo 10012
DF12Belgium Thomas Meunier 10102
FW37Ivory Coast Jocelin Ta Bi 00202
4 MF19Senegal Habib Diarra 10001
DF20France Nordi Mukiele 00011
FW28France Enzo Le Fée 10001
MF34Switzerland Granit Xhaka 00011
Totals403310

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 31 October 2026

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when disciplinary points / points per card / number of cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
Yellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 4CBAustriaKevin Danso 001000000100101
2 15CBParaguayOmar Alderete 110000000100210
3 17LBMozambiqueReinildo Mandava 110000000000110
4 20RBFranceNordi Mukiele 100000000200300
5 5CBNorthern IrelandDaniel Ballard 200000000000200
11CAMEnglandChris Rigg 100000100000200
13CBEnglandLuke O'Nien 100000100000200
32RBNorthern IrelandTrai Hume 000000000200200
34CDMSwitzerlandGranit Xhaka 200000000000200
10 6LBFranceDayann Methalie 100000000000100
9CFNetherlandsBrian Brobbey 100000000000100
10LWEcuadorNilson Angulo 100000000000100
27CMDemocratic Republic of the CongoNoah Sadiki 100000000000100
28CMFranceEnzo Le Fée 000000000100100
Total 1321 000 200 700 2221

Awards

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Player awards

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Premier League Goal of the Month

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Month Pos. Player Opposition Result Ref.
August FW Ecuador Nilson Angulo v. Ipswich Town Nominated [73]

References

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  1. ↑ "Thomas Meunier joins Sunderland". Sunderland A.F.C. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Dayann Methalie signs for Sunderland". Sunderland A.F.C. 21 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Black Cats strike deal! Sunderland reach £25.6m agreement with Toulouse for rising defender Dayann Methalie". Yahoo Sports. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jules Ahoka signs for Sunderland AFC". Sunderland A.F.C. 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Sunderland sign Ahoka from Royal Antwerp". Yahoo Sports. 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
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  30. ↑ "Darlington sign Luke Bell on Loan". Darlington FC. 14 October 2026. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
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