Sunderland v Stoke City, 28 November 2015
| Score | 2-0 to Sunderland |
| Referee | Mike Dean |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 41,516 |
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There was a minute’s applause before the match as a tribute to Marton Fulop, a former player with both clubs who had recently passed away, losing his battle with cancer at the age of 32. His parents watched from the stands.
After 32 minutes, fans at the Stadium of Light chanted "There's only one Marton Fulop".
Sunderland had now lost just one of their last nine Premier League matches against Stoke City (won five).
Kick-off: 3.00pm.
Goals:
| Patrick Van Aanholt | 82 |
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| Duncan Watmore | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Costel Pantilimon
Defender
Sebastián Coates
Defender
Younès Kaboul
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender
DeAndre Yedlin
Midfielder
Lee Cattermole
Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Midfielder
Yann M'Vila
Forward
Jermain Defoe
Forward
Steven Fletcher
Substitutions:
| Duncan Watmore for Jermain Defoe | 31 |
| Jeremain Lens for Seb Larsson | 54 |
| Adam Johnson for John O'Shea | 74 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Vito Mannone
Defender
Adam Matthews
Midfielder
Adam Johnson
Forward
Fabio Borini
Forward
Jeremain Lens
Forward
Ola Toivonen
Forward
Duncan Watmore
Comments:
League position: 17th Following their victory at Crystal Palace earlier in this week, this was Sunderland's third win in their last 17 Premier League games (lost nine). It meant the Black Cats had now won as many Premier League games (three) in six games under new manager Sam Allardyce as they had in 17 under his predecessor Dick Advocaat. Patrick van Aanholt's strike was his first goal in the Premier League.Goals:
Starting lineup:
Jack Butland
Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters
Defender
Phillip Wollscheid
Defender
Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Centre back
Glen Johnson
Defender/Full back
Charlie Adam
Midfielder
Glenn Whelan
Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder/Forward
Jon Walters
Midfielder/Forward
Marko Arnautović
Forward
Bojan Krkić
Forward
Substitutions:
| Geoff Cameron for Bojan Krkić | 50 |
| Mame Biram Diouf for Xherdan Shaqiri | 64 |
| Ibrahim Afellay for Charlie Adam | 85 |
Cards:
| Charlie Adam | 33 | Y |
| Ryan Shawcross | 42 | Y |
| Ryan Shawcross | 47 | Y |
| Ryan Shawcross | 47 | R |
| Erik Pieters | 81 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jakob Haugaard
Defender/Midfielder
Geoff Cameron
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Wilson
Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder
Marco Van Ginkel
Forward
Peter Crouch
Forward
Mame Biram Diouf