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Sunderland Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27

Sunderland's 2014 semi-final against Manchester United needs three scores to tell the whole story: the home leg, the away leg and the shoot-out. Follow the current Black Cats fixtures above before revisiting it.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT
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Sunderland’s next listed Carabao Cup match is Crystal Palace v Sunderland, Quarter-finals, on Wed 16 Dec 2026 at 19:30 GMT.

Sunderland fixtures, results and UK TV

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Sunderland take a first-leg lead at home

Sunderland beat Manchester United 2–1 at the Stadium of Light on 7 January 2014 in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final. A Ryan Giggs own goal put the hosts ahead, Nemanja Vidic equalised and Fabio Borini restored Sunderland's lead from the penalty spot.

The victory supplied a one-goal advantage for the trip to Old Trafford. It did not complete the semi-final, because the return leg still had to be played. The first game's score is therefore most useful when read alongside the second, rather than as a stand-alone statement that Sunderland had already reached Wembley. Borini's penalty was a goal during the match, distinct from the shoot-out that would later decide the tie.

Late goals and a shoot-out at Old Trafford

Manchester United won the return leg 2–1 after extra time on 22 January. Jonny Evans scored in the first half, Phil Bardsley struck very late in extra time for Sunderland and Javier Hernandez answered almost immediately. Across both legs, the score was 3–3.

Sunderland then won the penalty shoot-out 2–1. That final figure was the number of successful kicks in the decider, not another match result to add to the aggregate. The match sheet records Vito Mannone in Sunderland's goal. For a fan looking back at the evening, the important conclusion is that Sunderland advanced despite losing the away match: the tie was level across the two games and the shoot-out settled it.

Understanding the Sunderland result on a cup night

The 2014 semi-final is a good example of why a cup result should identify what each score represents. Sunderland's 2–1 home win, 1–2 away defeat and 2–1 shoot-out success can all appear in accurate accounts of the same tie. Removing the labels makes those numbers look contradictory when they are not.

For the current season, use the completed-match cards above and follow the detail link when penalties or a second leg are involved. For the historical United tie, match the venue and January date to the report before checking the score. A clip of Borini's first-leg penalty and footage of the later shoot-out belong to different evenings, even though both contributed to Sunderland's route through the semi-final.

Sunderland League Cup questions

Did Sunderland win the match at Old Trafford in January 2014?

United won that individual match 2–1 after extra time. Sunderland progressed because the aggregate was 3–3 and they won the subsequent shoot-out 2–1.

Was Borini's first-leg penalty part of the shoot-out?

No. It was scored during Sunderland's 2–1 home victory on 7 January. The shoot-out came at the end of the return leg on 22 January.

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