| Sat Aug 16 | vs West Ham | W3-0 | 1-0-0 | 3 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sat Aug 23 | at Burnley | L0-2 | 1-0-1 | 3 PTS | Turf Moor · Burnley, England |
| Sat Aug 30 | vs Brentford | W2-1 | 2-0-1 | 6 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sat Sep 13 | at C Palace | D0-0 | 2-1-1 | 7 PTS | Selhurst Park · London, England |
| Sun Sep 21 | vs A Villa | D1-1 | 2-2-1 | 8 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sat Sep 27 | at Nott'm Forest | W1-0 | 3-2-1 | 11 PTS | The City Ground · Nottingham, England |
| Sat Oct 4 | at Man Utd | L0-2 | 3-2-2 | 11 PTS | Old Trafford · Manchester, England |
| Sat Oct 18 | vs Wolves | W2-0 | 4-2-2 | 14 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sat Oct 25 | at Chelsea | W2-1 | 5-2-2 | 17 PTS | Stamford Bridge · London, England |
| Mon Nov 3 | vs Everton | D1-1 | 5-3-2 | 18 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sat Nov 8 | vs Arsenal | D2-2 | 5-4-2 | 19 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sat Nov 22 | at Fulham | L0-1 | 5-4-3 | 19 PTS | Craven Cottage · London, England |
| Sat Nov 29 | vs B'mouth | W3-2 | 6-4-3 | 22 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Wed Dec 3 | at Liverpool | D1-1 | 6-5-3 | 23 PTS | Anfield · Liverpool, England |
| Sat Dec 6 | at Man City | L0-3 | 6-5-4 | 23 PTS | Etihad Stadium · Manchester, England |
| Sun Dec 14 | vs Newcastle | W1-0 | 7-5-4 | 26 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sat Dec 20 | at Brighton | D0-0 | 7-6-4 | 27 PTS | American Express Stadium · Brighton, England |
| Sun Dec 28 | vs Leeds | D1-1 | 7-7-4 | 28 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Thu Jan 1 | vsMan City | D0-0 | 7-8-4 | 29 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sun Jan 4 | at Spurs | D1-1 | 7-9-4 | 30 PTS | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · London, England |
| Wed Jan 7 | atBrentford | L0-3 | 7-9-5 | 30 PTS | Gtech Community Stadium · Brentford, England |
| Sat Jan 17 | vsC Palace | W2-1 | 8-9-5 | 33 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sat Jan 24 | atWest Ham | L1-3 | 8-9-6 | 33 PTS | London Stadium · London, England |
| Mon Feb 2 | vsBurnley | W3-0 | 9-9-6 | 36 PTS | Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England |
| Sat Feb 7 | atArsenal | L0-3 | 9-9-7 | 36 PTS | Emirates Stadium · London, England |
