2008/9 Season - First Team Pre-Season Results Date | Team | Venue | Result | Sunderland Scorers | Opposition Scorers | Attendance | Sunday July 20 | Sporting Lisbon | Municipal Stadium, Albufeira (Portugal) | 3-1 | O'Donovan, Nosworthy, Stokes | Ronny | | Wednesday July 23 | Vitoria de Setubal | Municipal Stadium, Albufeira (Portugal) | 1-1 | Richardson | Moraes | | Monday July 28 | Cobh Ramblers | Turners' Cross (Cork City FC) | 4-0 | Murphy, Stokes (2), O'Donovan | | | Wednesday July 30 | Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 1-0 | Richardson | | 12,573 | Sunday August 3 | Ajax | SSOL | 0-1 | | Huntelaar | 19,768 | Thursday August 7 | Athlone Town | Lissywoollen Ground, Athlone (Ireland) | 6-0 | Chopra (2), Richardson, Leadbitter, Diouf, Murphy | | | Saturday August 9 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin (Ireland) | P-P | | | | Barclaycard Premiership Results Fixtures Copyright 2008/9 FA Premier League Date | Team | Venue | Result | Sunderland Scorers | Opposition Scorers | Attendance | Saturday August 16 | Liverpool | SSOL | 0-1 | | Torres | 43,259 | Saturday August 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | 2-1 | Richardson, Cisse | Jenas | 36,064 | Wednesday August 27 | Nottingham Forest Carling Cup Round 2 | City Ground | 2-1 AET | Bardsley, Healy | Earnshaw | 9,198 | Sunday August 31 | Manchester City | SSOL | 0-3 | | Ireland, Wright-Phillips (2) | 39,622 | Saturday September 13 | Wigan | JJB Stadium | 1-1 | Bramble (og) | Zaki | 18,015 | Saturday September 20 | Middlesbrough | SSOL | 2-0 | Chopra (2) | | 38,388 | Tuesday September 23 | Northampton Town Carling Cup Round 3 | SSOL | 2-2 AET SAFC win 4-3 on penalties | Stokes (2) | Larkin, Guttridge | 21,028 | Saturday September 27 | Aston Villa | Villa Park | 1-2 | Cisse | A Young, Carew | 38,706 | Top Goalscorers (all competitions, not including friendlies): Michael Chopra, Djibril Cisse, Anthony Stokes (2); Phil Bardsley, David Healy, Kieran Richardson, own goals (1)
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