Position16of 20
Points36in 38
Won, drawn, lost9-9-20
Goals34for, 54 against
FormLLDLL
Results
2008-09Sun 24 May
FT
Mon 18 May
FT
Sat 9 May
FT
Sun 3 May
FT
Sat 25 Apr
FT
Sat 18 Apr
FT
Sat 11 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sun 22 Mar
FT
Sat 14 Mar
FT
Sat 7 Mar
FT
Tue 3 Mar
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Sat 7 Feb
FT
Sun 1 Feb
FT
Tue 27 Jan
FT
Sat 17 Jan
FT
Sat 10 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sat 20 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sat 29 Nov
FT
Sun 23 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sat 8 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Wed 29 Oct
FT
Sat 25 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Sat 4 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sat 20 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sun 31 Aug
FT
Sat 23 Aug
FT
Sat 16 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 39thof 84 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 5matches without a win, running now
- 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 29%of the team's league goals scored by Kenwyne Jones
- 24%of matches won since 2001-02
- 4–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Crystal Palace 0–4 Sunderland
- 0–8Heaviest defeat: Southampton 8–0 Sunderland
In Europe
1 matches in the European cups since 2026-27Won, drawn, lost1-0-0
Goals1– 0
Vesta and Sunderland
43 league matches since 2025-26- 37%of Sunderland's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 4wins in 11 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 19%won with 19%: Newcastle United 1–2 Sunderland
- 22%won with 22%: Leeds 0–1 Sunderland
- 23%won with 23%: Everton 1–3 Sunderland
- 43%lost at 43%: Burnley 2–0 Sunderland
- 39%lost at 39%: Sunderland 0–5 Nottingham Forest
- 37%lost at 37%: Ipswich 2–1 Sunderland
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2008-09, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Against | 2 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
- 0points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 4points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 4points won after going behind
- 23points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 34 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,497Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny CollinsMidfielder | 35 | 3,121 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Whitehead– | 34 | 2,800 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton FerdinandCentre-back | 31 | 2,790 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieran RichardsonLeft-back | 32 | 2,696 | 4 | 2 |
| Steed MalbranqueAttacking midfielder | 36 | 2,690 | 1 | 8 |
| Djibril Cissé– | 35 | 2,519 | 10 | 0 |
| Phil BardsleyRight-back | 28 | 2,459 | 0 | 0 |
| Marton FülöpGoalkeeper | 26 | 2,340 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenwyne JonesForward | 29 | 2,294 | 10 | 2 |
| Andy ReidMidfielder | 32 | 1,813 | 1 | 4 |
| Teemu TainioMidfielder | 21 | 1,435 | 0 | 0 |
| George McCartneyCentre-back | 16 | 1,421 | 0 | 0 |
| Nyron NosworthyCentre-back | 16 | 1,411 | 0 | 0 |
| Pascal ChimbondaCentre-back | 13 | 1,170 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant LeadbitterMidfielder | 23 | 1,120 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig GordonGoalkeeper | 12 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 |
| El-Hadji DioufForward | 14 | 967 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos EdwardsMidfielder | 22 | 776 | 0 | 1 |
| Calum DavenportCentre-back | 8 | 686 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl MurphyForward | 23 | 616 | 0 | 1 |
| Tal Ben HaimCentre-back | 5 | 437 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight YorkeForward | 7 | 273 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael ChopraForward | 6 | 190 | 2 | 0 |
| David HealyForward | 10 | 144 | 1 | 1 |
| Liam MillerMidfielder | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny HigginbothamCentre-back | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul McShaneCentre-back | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan HendersonDefensive midfielder | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Martyn WaghornMidfielder | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony StokesForward | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 |

