Sunderland — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Sunderland · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 5 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Sunderland — 4 in their favour and 1 against them, a net expected-goals swing of +1.84 across 5 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Every confirmed error involving Sunderland
- 2025-26 · Bournemouth v Sunderland (2026-02-28) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Bournemouth v Sunderland. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · Leeds v Sunderland (2026-03-03) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went in their favour. Panel: not looking at the ball, places his arms around the neck of Struijk in a clear non-footballing action and stops the Leeds United attacker from progressing towards goal.
- 2025-26 · Sunderland v Brentford (2025-08-30) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#5): penalty_not_awarded — Sunderland v Brentford. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Sunderland v Bournemouth (2025-11-29) — referee Tim Robinson; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#8): penalty_awarded — Sunderland v Bournemouth. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Sunderland v Tottenham (2026-04-12) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Bryan Brobbey, Sunderland). No votes.