2010–11 Sunderland A.F.C. season explained

During the 2010–11 season, Sunderland A.F.C. (the professional association football club representing the aforementioned city) competed in the Premier League.

Results

Pre-season

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F-A	Scorers
17 July 2010	Darlington	A	0–1	Zenden
21 July 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	1–1	Campbell
24 July 2010	Hull City	A	2–4	Campbell (4)
27 July 2010	Benfica	A	2–0
31 July 2010	Leicester City	A	1–2	Campbell, Henderson
8 August 2010	1899 Hoffenheim	A	3–1	Henderson

Premier League

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
14 August 2010	Birmingham City	H	2–2	Darren Bent 24' pen., Stephen Carr 56' o.g.	38,390	8th
21 August 2010	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0		23,624	15th
29 August 2010	Manchester City	H	1–0	Darren Bent 90' pen.	38,610	10th
11 September 2010	Wigan Athletic	A	1–1	Asamoah Gyan 66'	15,844	10th
18 September 2010	Arsenal	H	1–1	Darren Bent 90'	38,950	10th
25 September 2010	Liverpool	A	2–2	Darren Bent 25' pen., 48'	43,626	11th
2 October 2010	Manchester United	H	0–0		41,709	11th
18 October 2010	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–0		21,894	13th
23 October 2010	Aston Villa	H	1–0	Richard Dunne 25' o.g.	41,506	7th
31 October 2010	Newcastle United	A	5–1	Darren Bent 90'	51,988	12th
6 November 2010	Stoke City	H	2–0	Asamoah Gyan 9', 86'	36,541	8th
9 November 2010	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	Asamoah Gyan 67'	35,843	8th
14 November 2010	Chelsea	A	0–3	Nedum Onuoha 45', Asamoah Gyan 52', Danny Welbeck 86'	41,072	6th
22 November 2010	Everton	H	2–2	Danny Welbeck 23', 70'	37,331	7th
27 November 2010	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–2	Darren Bent 67', Danny Welbeck 77'	25,112	8th
5 December 2010	West Ham United	H	1–0	Jordan Henderson 34'	36,940	7th
11 December 2010	Fulham	A	0–0		24,462	7th
18 December 2010	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0	Danny Welbeck 32'	35,101	6th
26 December 2010	Manchester United	A	2–0		75,269	7th
28 December 2010	Blackpool	H	0–2		42,892	7th
1 January 2011	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–0	Danny Welbeck 11', Darren Bent 19', Asamoah Gyan 89'	36,242	6th
5 January 2011	Aston Villa	A	0–1	Phil Bardsley 80'	32,627	6th
16 January 2011	Newcastle United	H	1–1	Asamoah Gyan 90'	47,864	6th
22 January 2011	Blackpool	A	1–2	Kieran Richardson 15', 36'	16,037	6th
1 February 2011	Chelsea	H	2–4	Phil Bardsley 4', Kieran Richardson 26'	37,855	6th
5 February 2011	Stoke City	A	2–3	Kieran Richardson 2', Asamoah Gyan 48'	26,008	7th
12 February 2011	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–2	Asamoah Gyan 11'	40,986	7th
26 February 2011	Everton	A	2–0		37,776	8th
5 March 2011	Arsenal	A	0–0		60,081	8th
20 March 2011	Liverpool	H	0–2		47,207	9th
3 April 2011	Manchester City	A	5–0		44,197	12th
9 April 2011	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–3	Nicky Shorey 11' o.g., Phil Bardsley 31'	41,586	13th
16 April 2011	Birmingham City	A	2–0		28,108	14th
23 April 2011	Wigan Athletic	H	4–2	Asamoah Gyan 55', Jordan Henderson 67', Stéphane Sessègnon 73' pen., Jordan Henderson 77'	39,650	10th
30 April 2011	Fulham	H	0–3		39,576	14th
7 May 2011	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2	Boudewijn Zenden 45', Zat Knight 90' o.g.	22,597	11th
14 May 2011	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–3	Stéphane Sessègnon 33'	41,273	13th
22 May 2011	West Ham United	A	0–3	Boudewijn Zenden 17', Stéphane Sessègnon 51', Christian Riveros 90'	32,792	10th

League table

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
24 August 2010	2nd	Colchester United	H	2–0	Darren Bent 17', 39'	13,532
21 September 2010	3rd	West Ham United	H	1–2	Asamoah Gyan 41'	21,907

FA Cup

Statistics

Discipline

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League		League Cup		FA Cup		Total
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MC/MCD		6	Lee Cattermole	5	2	0	0	0	0	5	2
DFC/LD/LI		19	Titus Bramble	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
MC/MI/PM		7	Boudewijn Zenden	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
CM/LM/LB		3	Kieran Richardson	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
CB		4	Michael Turner	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
RB/LB		2	Phil Bardsley	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
CM		11	Sulley Muntari	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CM/LM/RM		8	Steed Malbranque	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CB		5	John Mensah	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CM		18	David Meyler	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CM/RM		10	Jordan Henderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CF/LM		17	Danny Welbeck	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
GK		22	Simon Mignolet	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CB/RB		14	Paulo da Silva	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CB/RB		15	Nedum Onuoha	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CF		11	Darren Bent	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CM		16	Cristian Riveros	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
RM/RB		27	Ahmed Elmohamady	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CB/LB		29	Anton Ferdinand	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CM/RM		28	Stéphane Sessègnon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CM		26	Jack Colback	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Overall

Games played	32 (29 Premier League, 2 Football League Cup, 1 F.A Cup)
Games won	10 (9 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup)
Games drawn	11 (11 Premier League)	-	Games lost	11 (9 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup, 1 F.A Cup)
Goals scored	37
Goals conceded	39
Goal difference	-2
Clean sheets	13
Yellow cards	44
Red cards	4
Worst discipline	Lee Cattermole 5 2
Best result (s)	W 3–0 (A) v Chelsea – Premier League – 14 November 2010 W 3–0 (H) v Blackburn Rovers – Premier League – 1 January 2011 W 3–0 (A) v West Ham – Premier League – 22 May 2011
Worst result(s)	L 5–0 (A) v Manchester City – Premier League – 3 April 2011
Most appearances	Jordan Henderson (31)
Top scorer	Asamoah Gyan (11)
Points	Overall: 41/94 (44%)

Goal scorers

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1		33	Asamoah Gyan	10	1	0	11
1		11	Darren Bent	8	2	1	11
2		17	Danny Welbeck	6	0	0	6
3		10	Kieran Richardson	4	0	0	4
4		10	Jordan Henderson	3	0	0	3
4		2	Phil Bardsley	3	0	0	3
4		28	Stéphane Sessègnon	3	0	0	3
5		7	Boudewijn Zenden	2	0	0	2
6		15	Nedum Onuoha	1	0	0	1
6		16	Christian Riveros	1	0	0	1
/	/	/	Own goals	4	0	0	4
			TOTALS	45	3	1	49

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 22 May 2011.|}

• Left club during season

First-team squad

Transfers

Out

See also

• Sunderland A.F.C. seasons