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Sunderland
2020–21 season
OwnerStewart Donald
Head CoachPhil Parkinson
(until 29 November)[1]
Lee Johnson
(from 5 December)[2]
StadiumStadium of Light
League One8th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Wyke (12)
All: Charlie Wyke (15)
All statistics correct as of 29 November 2020.

The 2020–21 season is Sunderland's 142nd season in their history and the third consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge England GK 31 2021 England Coventry City 22 0
20 Remi Matthews England GK 30 2021 England Bolton Wanderers 6 0
43 Anthony Patterson England GK 24 2021 Academy 1 0
51 Adam Richardson England GK 21 2024 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Conor McLaughlin Northern Ireland RB 33 2021 England Millwall 30 0
3 Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland CB 32 2022 England Burton Albion 76 4
4 Jordan Willis England CB 30 2021 England Coventry City 50 2
5 Bailey Wright Australia CB 32 2022 England Bristol City 20 1
15 Morgan Feeney England CB 25 2021 England Everton 1 1
16 Dion Sanderson England CB 24 2021 England Wolves (loan) 3 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli Kosovo CB 26 2022 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
25 Callum McFadzean Scotland LB 30 2021 England Plymouth Argyle 3 0
33 Denver Hume England LB 26 2021 Academy 64 2
35 Ollie Younger England CB 24 2021 England Burnley 1 0
40 Brandon Taylor England CB 25 2021 Academy 6 0
54 Patrick Almond Scotland CB 17 2021 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
6 Max Power England CM 31 2021 England Wigan Athletic 98 9
7 Chris Maguire Scotland AM 35 2021 England Bury 98 25
8 George Dobson England CM 26 2022 England Walsall 44 2
11 Lynden Gooch United States AM 28 2022 Academy 136 21
13 Luke O'Nien England CM 29 2021 England Wycombe Wanderers 109 10
14 Josh Scowen England CM 31 2022 England Queens Park Rangers 17 1
17 Elliot Embleton England AM 25 2021 Academy 12 0
21 Jack Diamond England RW 24 2021 Academy 9 1
23 Grant Leadbitter England CM 38 2021 England Middlesbrough 165 14
24 Dan Neil England CM 22 2022 Academy 4 0
26 Carl Winchester Northern Ireland CM 31 2023 England Forest Green Rovers 1 0
28 Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland LW 38 2020 England Everton 86 22
29 Cieran Dunne Scotland LW 24 2021 Scotland Falkirk 1 0
34 Jake Hackett England CM 24 2022 Academy 3 0
36 Sam Wilding England DM 24 2021 England West Bromwich Albion 1 0
38 Vinnie Steels England LW 23 2021 England Burnley 1 0
39 Stephen Wearne England AM 23 2021 England Middlesbrough 0 0
42 Josh Hawkes England AM 25 2022 England Hartlepool United 1 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke England ST 31 2021 England Bradford City 77 19
10 Aiden O'Brien Republic of Ireland ST 30 2022 England Millwall 12 1
18 Danny Graham England ST 39 2021 England Blackburn Rovers 55 2
22 Will Grigg Northern Ireland ST 33 2022 England Wigan Athletic 56 8
31 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden ST 24 2021 Sweden IK Sirius 14 3
46 Mitchell Curry England ST 25 2021 England Middlesbrough 0 0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
30 July 2020 LW Republic of Ireland Aiden O'Brien England Millwall Free transfer [3]
2 August 2020 CB Australia Bailey Wright England Bristol City Free transfer [4]
15 August 2020 DF Wales Bobby Beaumont Wales Wrexham Free transfer [5]
15 August 2020 DM England Sam Wilding England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [5]
15 August 2020 LW England Vinnie Steels England Burnley Free transfer [5]
21 August 2020 CB England Morgan Feeney England Everton Free transfer [6]
21 August 2020 GK England Remi Matthews England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [7]
28 August 2020 RB England Kenton Richardson England Hartlepool United Free transfer [8]
1 September 2020 CF England Will Harris England Burnley Free transfer [9]
4 September 2020 CB Kosovo Arbenit Xhemajli Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Undisclosed [10]
7 September 2020 CF England Danny Graham England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [11]
9 September 2020 AM England Stephen Wearne England Middlesbrough Free transfer [12]
15 September 2020 AM England Josh Hawkes England Hartlepool United Undisclosed [13]
16 September 2020 CF England Mitchell Curry England Middlesbrough Free transfer [14]
16 September 2020 CB England Ollie Younger England Burnley Free transfer [14]
21 October 2020 LM Scotland Callum McFadzean England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [15]
10 January 2021 CM Northern Ireland Carl Winchester England Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [16]
31 January 2021 CF Scotland Ross Stewart Scotland Ross County Undisclosed [17]

Loans in

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
16 October 2020 CB England Dion Sanderson England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [18]
29 January 2021 LW Northern Ireland Jordan Jones Scotland Rangers End of season [19]
29 January 2021 LB England Jake Vokins England Southampton End of season [20]

Loans out

Date from Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref.
29 September 2020 CF Scotland Lee Connelly Scotland Alloa Athletic End of season [21]
22 January 2021 DM England George Dobson England AFC Wimbledon End of season [22]
1 February 2021 CM England Elliot Embleton England Blackpool End of season [23]
2 February 2021 CF Northern Ireland Will Grigg England Milton Keynes Dons End of season [24]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 GK France Ahmed Abdelkader Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 CB England Jack Bainbridge England Southport Released [25][26]
1 July 2020 CB England Jack Baldwin England Bristol Rovers Released [27][28]
1 July 2020 GK England Adam Cameron Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 CB England Michael Collins Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 FW France Lilyan Compper Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 CM Republic of Ireland Jack Connolly Republic of Ireland Cabinteely Released [25][29]
1 July 2020 CB Faroe Islands Andrias Edmundsson Spain Águilas Released [25][30]
1 July 2020 DM England Kane Evans Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 RB England Owen Gamble England York City Released [25][31]
1 July 2020 MF England Nathan Greenwood Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 RW England Ryan Leonard Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 CB Wales Joel Lynch Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 CF Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty Italy Reggina Released [32][33]
1 July 2020 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin Scotland Rangers Free transfer [34]
1 July 2020 LB Scotland Liam Miller Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 GK Scotland Jack Newman Scotland Dundee United Released [25][35]
1 July 2020 CB England Harry Ord England Pickering Town Released [25][36]
1 July 2020 CM England Ethan Robson England Blackpool Released [27][37]
1 July 2020 DM Scotland Ruben Sammut Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 CF England Connor Slack Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith England Colchester United Released [38][39]
1 July 2020 RB England Tom Smith Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 RW England Duncan Watmore England Middlesbrough Released [27][40]
1 July 2020 CB Turkey Alim Öztürk Turkey Ümraniyespor Released [27][41]
3 July 2020 CF Republic of Ireland Cole Kiernan England Middlesbrough Free transfer [42]
18 July 2020 CF England Joe Hugill England Manchester United Undisclosed [43]
18 July 2020 LB England Logan Pye England Manchester United Undisclosed [43]
27 July 2020 RB England Jordan Hunter England South Shields Free transfer [44]
27 July 2020 DM England Bali Mumba England Norwich City Undisclosed [45]
8 January 2021 MF England Jay Turner-Cooke England Newcastle United Undisclosed [46]
20 January 2021 CB England Morgan Feeney England Carlisle United Free transfer [47]
1 February 2021 ST England Danny Graham Unattached Free Agent [48]

Pre-season friendlies

22 August 2020 Friendly Gateshead 1–3 Sunderland Gateshead
15:00 BST Preston 24' Report Maguire 17'
Grigg 70'
Scowen 72'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
25 August 2020 Friendly Sunderland 3–1 Carlisle United Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke 64', 80'
Maguire 70'		 Report Alessandra 52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
29 August 2020 Friendly Sunderland 1–0 Harrogate Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Grigg 84' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hull City (C, P) 46 27 8 11 80 38 +42 89 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 9 11 83 46 +37 87
3 Blackpool (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 37 +23 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 +28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 +19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[49]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 10 10 4 32 19  +13 40 4 5 4 14 15  −1 6 5 0 18 4  +14

Last updated: 30 January 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAH
ResultDWWDWWLDWWLDDDLWDDDWLWWD
Position14554556766688798911108977
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[50]

12 September 2020 1 Sunderland 1–1 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire 82' Report Leahy 3' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
19 September 2020 2 Oxford United 0–2 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Report O'Nien 47'
Gooch 82'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 September 2020 3 Sunderland 1–0 Peterborough United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Leadbitter 81' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
4 October 2020 4 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sunderland Charlton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
17 October 2020 5 Swindon Town 0–2 Sunderland Swindon
15:00 GMT Report Wyke 37'
Maguire 57' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
20 October 2020 6 Sunderland 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
19:00 GMT Offord 45+1' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Neil Hair
24 October 2020 7 Sunderland 1–3 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 10' Report Harness 7'
Marquis 25', 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
27 October 2020 8 Rochdale 2–2 Sunderland Rochdale
19:45 GMT Lund 25', 44' Report Wyke 15'
Wright 40'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: James Bell
31 October 2020 9 Gillingham 0–2 Sunderland Gillingham
13:00 GMT Report Maguire 84' (pen.)
Gooch 90+4'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
3 November 2020 10 Sunderland 2–1 Ipswich Town Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wyke 8'
Leadbitter 84' (pen.)		 Report Lankester 38' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
14 November 2020 11 Sunderland 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 GMT Power 12' Report Jerome 16'
Fraser 47' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
21 November 2020 12 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Sunderland Doncaster
15:00 GMT Okenabirhie 90+3' Report Leadbitter 43' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: John Busby
27 November 2020 13 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Connolly 74' Report Wyke 59' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 December 2020 14 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:00 GMT Power 85' Report Edwards Yellow card 31'
Vernam 60'
Gallacher Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 December 2020 15 Sunderland 0–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire Yellow card 90+1' Report Joseph 16' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 December 2020 16 Lincoln City 0–4 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Montsma Yellow card 19' Report Leadbitter 16 (pen)' Yellow card 90'
Wyke 25', 72'
Diamond Yellow card 27' 42'
McLaughlin Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspeare
15 December 2020 17 Sunderland 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wright 62' Report Pigott 42 (pen)'
Reilly Yellow card 49'
Longman Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
19 December 2020 Shrewsbury v Sunderland Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Stadium: New Meadow
22 December 2020 Sunderland v Blackpool Sunderland
19:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
26 December 2020 Sunderland v Hull City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
29 December 2020 Accrington Stanley v Sunderland Accrington
19:45 GMT Stadium: Crown Ground
2 January 2021 18 Northampton Town 0–0 Sunderland Northampton
15:00 GMT Watson Yellow card 40' Report Wyke Yellow card 13'
Scowen Yellow card 44'
Maguire Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
9 January 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Hull City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wright Yellow card 14'
McGeady 21'		 Report Burke 13'
Honeyman Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 January 2021 20 AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Sunderland Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Rudoni Yellow card 27' Report Wyke 7', 87', 90+1' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
19 January 2021 21 Sunderland 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
19:00 GMT Winchester Yellow card 28'
O'Brien 51', Yellow card 54'		 Report Lewis 11', Yellow card 46'
Edwards 56'
Cooper Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
23 January 2021 22 Sunderland 1–0 Shrewsbury Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 18'
McGeady Yellow card 28'
Leadbitter Yellow card 76'		 Report Pierre Yellow card 74'
Vela Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
26 January 2021 23 Ipswich Town 0–1 Sunderland Ipswich
19:45 GMT Jackson Red card 10'
Ward Yellow card 70'
Dozzell Yellow card 82'		 Report Winchester Yellow card 40'
Wyke 45+1'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 January 2021 24 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham Sunderland
13:00 GMT McGeady 6'
Leadbitter soccer ball with red X 43' 43'		 Report MacDonald 28'
Slattery Yellow card 87'
Graham 90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 February 2021 25 Milton Keynes Dons v Sunderland Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium MK
13 February 2021 26 Sunderland v Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
20 February 2021 27 Burton Albion v Sunderland Burton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
23 February 2021 28 Sunderland v Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
27 February 2021 29 Crewe Alexandra v Sunderland Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
2 March 2021 30 Sunderland v Swindon Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
6 March 2021 31 Sunderland v Rochdale Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
9 March 2021 32 Portsmouth v Sunderland Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Stadium: Fratton Park
13 March 2021 33 Wigan Athletic v Sunderland Wigan
15:00 GMT Stadium: DW Stadium
20 March 2021 34 Sunderland v Lincoln City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
27 March 2021 35 Bristol Rovers v Sunderland Bristol
15:00 GMT Stadium: Memorial Stadium
2 April 2021 36 Sunderland v Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
5 April 2021 37 Peterborough v Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 GMT Stadium: London Road Stadium
10 April 2021 38 Sunderland v Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
17 April 2021 39 Blackpool v Sunderland Blackpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
20 April 2021 40 Hull City v Sunderland Hull
19:45 GMT Stadium: KCOM Stadium
24 April 2021 41 Sunderland v Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
1 May 2021 42 Plymouth Argyle v Sunderland Plymouth
19:45 GMT Stadium: Home Park
8 May 2021 43 Sunderland v Northampton Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[51]

8 November 2020 First round Sunderland 0–1 Mansfield Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Lapslie 49' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[52]

5 September 2020 First round Sunderland 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Hull City Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Penalties
Grigg soccer ball with red X
Power soccer ball with check mark
O'Nien soccer ball with check mark
Gooch soccer ball with check mark
Wyke soccer ball with check mark		 Wilks soccer ball with check mark
Smallwood soccer ball with check mark
Samuelsen soccer ball with check mark
Honeyman soccer ball with check mark
Lewis-Potter soccer ball with check mark

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[53] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[54] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[55]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 0 1 14 6 +8 6
3 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group Game 1 Sunderland 8–1 Aston Villa U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Wyke 15', 50'
Feeney 21'
Scowen 75'
Power 77'
Graham 82'
Dobson 84'
O'Brien 90'		 Report Vassilev 47' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
6 October 2020 Group Game 2 Sunderland 5–3 Carlisle United Sunderland
19:00 BST Maguire 26', 54'
Hume 37'
Wyke 69'
Diamond 90+1'		 Report Alessandra 6' (pen.)
Mellish 72', 82'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
10 November 2020 Group Game 3 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 BST McKay 51'
Duffy 59'		 Report Hill 15' (o.g.) Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 December 2020 Second round Oldham Athletic 1–2 Sunderland Oldham
18:00 GMT Grant 13' Yellow card 83'
Diarra Yellow card 64'		 Report Maguire 30'
Scowen 64'
Wright Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
12 January 2021 Third round Sunderland 2–0 Port Vale Sunderland
18:00 GMT O'Brien 21'
McFadzean Yellow card 54'
Wright Yellow card 56'
McGeady 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Conlon Yellow card 8' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
2 February 2021 Quarter Final Milton Keynes Dons 0-3 Sunderland Milton Keynes
18:30 GMT Harvie Yellow card 56'
Gladwin Yellow card 69'		 Report Lewington 12' (o.g.)
McGeady 76'
Wyke 82'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall

Appearances and goals

As of 29 November 2020
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Lee Burge 11 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Conor McLaughlin 9 0 7+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tom Flanagan 12 0 9+1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Jordan Willis 10 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
5 DF Australia AUS Bailey Wright 15 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 MF England ENG Max Power 14 2 7+3 1 1 0 1 0 2 1
7 MF Scotland SCO Chris Maguire 15 5 10+2 3 1 0 1 0 1 2
8 MF England ENG George Dobson 8 1 2+1 0 1 0 1 0 2+1 1
9 FW England ENG Charlie Wyke 17 8 10+3 5 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 3
10 FW Ireland EIR Aiden O'Brien 12 1 4+3 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+2 1
11 MF United States USA Lynden Gooch 14 2 10+2 2 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
13 MF England ENG Luke O'Nien 14 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF England ENG Josh Scowen 13 1 10+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
15 DF England ENG Morgan Feeney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
16 DF England ENG Dion Sanderson 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Elliot Embleton 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW England ENG Danny Graham 13 1 3+7 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 1
19 DF Kosovo KOS Arbenit Xhemajli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 GK England ENG Remi Matthews 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF England ENG Jack Diamond 6 1 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
22 FW England ENG Will Grigg 7 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 12 3 11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF England ENG Daniel Neil 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Callum McFadzean 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Cieran Dunne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
33 DF England ENG Denver Hume 14 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
35 DF England ENG Ollie Younger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 MF England ENG Sam Wilding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
38 MF England ENG Vinnie Steels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
40 DF England ENG Brandon Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
42 MF England ENG Josh Hawkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
43 GK England ENG Anthony Patterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

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