Position17of 20
Points39in 38
Won, drawn, lost9-12-17
Goals41for, 54 against
FormWLDDL
Results
2012-13Sun 19 May
FT
Tottenham1
Sunderland0
Sun 12 May
FT
Sunderland1
Southampton1
Mon 6 May
FT
Sunderland1
Stoke1
Mon 29 Apr
FT
Aston Villa6
Sunderland1
Sat 20 Apr
FT
Sunderland1
Everton0
Sun 14 Apr
FT
Newcastle United0
Sunderland3
Sun 7 Apr
FT
Chelsea2
Sunderland1
Sat 30 Mar
FT
Sunderland0
Manchester United1
Sun 17 Mar
FT
Sunderland1
Norwich1
Sat 9 Mar
FT
Queens Park Rangers3
Sunderland1
Sat 2 Mar
FT
Sunderland2
Fulham2
Sat 23 Feb
FT
West Bromwich Albion2
Sunderland1
Sat 9 Feb
FT
Sunderland0
Arsenal1
Sat 2 Feb
FT
Reading2
Sunderland1
Tue 29 Jan
FT
Sunderland0
Swansea0
Sat 19 Jan
FT
Wigan Athletic2
Sunderland3
Sat 12 Jan
FT
Sunderland3
West Ham0
Wed 2 Jan
FT
Liverpool3
Sunderland0
Sat 29 Dec
FT
Sunderland1
Tottenham2
Wed 26 Dec
FT
Sunderland1
Manchester City0
Sat 22 Dec
FT
Southampton0
Sunderland1
Sat 15 Dec
FT
Manchester United3
Sunderland1
Tue 11 Dec
FT
Sunderland3
Reading0
Sat 8 Dec
FT
Sunderland1
Chelsea3
Sun 2 Dec
FT
Norwich2
Sunderland1
Tue 27 Nov
FT
Sunderland0
Queens Park Rangers0
Sat 24 Nov
FT
Sunderland2
West Bromwich Albion4
Sun 18 Nov
FT
Fulham1
Sunderland3
Sat 10 Nov
FT
Everton2
Sunderland1
Sat 3 Nov
FT
Sunderland0
Aston Villa1
Sat 27 Oct
FT
Stoke0
Sunderland0
Sun 21 Oct
FT
Sunderland1
Newcastle United1
Sat 6 Oct
FT
Manchester City3
Sunderland0
Sat 29 Sep
FT
Sunderland1
Wigan Athletic0
Sat 22 Sep
FT
West Ham1
Sunderland1
Sat 15 Sep
FT
Sunderland1
Liverpool1
Sat 1 Sep
FT
Swansea2
Sunderland2
Sat 18 Aug
FT
Arsenal0
Sunderland0
In numbers
- 40thof 91 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 4matches without a win, running now
- 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2012-13
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2012-13
- 27%of the team's league goals scored by Steven Fletcher
- 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
Sunderland1
AZ Alkmaar0
Europa League, League PhaseWed 16 Sep 2026
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
2012-13, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Against | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
- 0points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 3points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 7points won after going behind
- 20points 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
2012-13Strength
Rating 1,497Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2012-13| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon MignoletGoalkeeper | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian LarssonMidfielder | 38 | 3,000 | 1 | 3 |
| John O'SheaCentre-back | 34 | 2,993 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam JohnsonRight midfielder | 35 | 2,941 | 5 | 6 |
| Stéphane SessegnonAttacking midfielder | 35 | 2,921 | 7 | 3 |
| Craig GardnerMidfielder | 33 | 2,890 | 6 | 2 |
| Jack ColbackDefensive midfielder | 35 | 2,813 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven FletcherForward | 28 | 2,371 | 11 | 1 |
| James McCleanLeft midfielder | 36 | 2,330 | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos CuéllarCentre-back | 26 | 2,258 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny RoseLeft-back | 27 | 2,222 | 1 | 1 |
| Alfred N'DiayeMidfielder | 16 | 1,298 | 0 | 0 |
| Titus BrambleCentre-back | 16 | 1,180 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil BardsleyRight-back | 18 | 999 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny GrahamForward | 13 | 940 | 0 | 1 |
| David Vaughan– | 24 | 733 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee CattermoleMidfielder | 10 | 666 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew KilgallonCentre-back | 6 | 512 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor WickhamForward | 12 | 451 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraizer CampbellForward | 12 | 254 | 1 | 0 |
| Louis SahaForward | 11 | 181 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieran RichardsonLeft-back | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| David MeylerMidfielder | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| James McFaddenForward | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed ElmohamadyRight-back | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Mandron– | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kader ManganeCentre-back | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Knott– | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Mitchell– | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |