Sunderland
| FULL NAME | Sunderland |
| NICKNAMES | The Black Cats |
| FOUNDED | 1879, 146 years ago |
| GROUND | Stadium of Light |
| CAPACITY | 49,000 |
| OWNERS | Kyril Lewis-Dreyfus, Juan Sartori |
| CHAIRMAN | Kyril Lewis-Dreyfus |
| HEAD COACH | Regis Le Bris |
| 2024-25 | EFl Championship League, 4th of 24, promoted |
The Black Cats are no strangers to the top tier but considering the fate of most newly promoted teams they are favored for a quick return to the lower division. At this point Sunderland have spent north of $100 mil to strengthen their squad, more than both the other two promoted teams combined. The two major problems with the teams from the lower division is that they don’t have the depth of players needed to compete with the Premier League teams and the need for top class goalscorers. The last six promoted teams were promptly returned to the second level after one year and I see Sunderland joining that number.
The addition of Granit Xhaka’s transfer from Bayern Leverkusen can only strengthen their mid-field. I for one am not a fan of Xhaka and you can be sure to see plenty of yellow cards and maybe a red here or there but his experience will be a big plus even if they have to finish the game a man down.
SCHEDULE
All times are Mountain Standard Time
| Home | Time | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Nov 29 | ||
| Sunderland | 8:00 | Bournemouth |
| Wed Dec 3 | ||
| Liverpool | 1:15 | Sunderland |
| Sat Dec 6 | ||
| Man City | 8:00 | Sunderland |
| Sun Dec 14 | ||
| Sunderland | 7:00 | Newcastle |
| Sat Dec 20 | ||
| Brighton | 8:00 | Sunderland |
| Sun Dec 28 | ||
| Sunderland | 7:00 | Leeds U |
| Home | Time | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Th Jan 1 | ||
| Sunderland | 1:00 | Man City |
| Sun Jan 4 | ||
| Tottenham | 8:00 | Sunderland |
| Wed Jan 7 | ||
| Brentford | 12:30 | Sunderland |
| Sat Jan 17 | ||
| Sunderland | 8:00 | Crystal Palace |
| Sat Jan 24 | ||
| West Ham | 5:30 | Sunderland |
| Mon Feb 2 | ||
| Sunderland | 1:00 | Burnley |
| Sat Feb 7 | ||
| Arsenal | 8:00 | Sunderland |
| Wed Feb 11 | ||
| Sunderland | 1:00 | Liverpool |
| Sat Feb 21 | ||
| Sunderland | 8:00 | Fulham |
| Sat Feb 28 | ||
| Bournemouth | 8:00 | Sunderland |
| Wed Mar 4 | ||
| Leeds U | 13:00 | Sunderland |
| Sat Mar 14 | ||
| Sunderland | 09:00 | Brighton |
| Sat Mar 21 | ||
| Newcastle | 09:00 | Sunderland |
| Sat Apr 11 | ||
| Sunderland | 08:00 | Tottenham |
| Sat Apr 18 | ||
| Aston Villa | 08:00 | Sunderland |
| Sat Apr 25 | ||
| Sunderland | 08:00 | Notts For |
| Sat May 2 | ||
| Wolverhampton | 08:00 | Sunderland |
| Sat May 9 | ||
| Sunderland | 08:00 | Man U |
| Sun May 17 | ||
| Everton | 08:00 | Sunderland |
| Sun May 24 | ||
| Sunderland | 09:00 | Chelsea |