Key: Win : Draw : Loss
| Date | Home | Away | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/08/2017 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Derby | O Langford |
| 13/08/2017 | Norwich | 1 | 3 | Sunderland | A Madley |
| 16/08/2017 | Sheffield Weds | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | S Martin |
| 19/08/2017 | Sunderland | 0 | 2 | Leeds | A Davies |
| 26/08/2017 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | C Kavanagh |
| 09/09/2017 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | J Simpson |
| 12/09/2017 | Sunderland | 0 | 1 | Nott'm Forest | S Hooper |
| 16/09/2017 | Hull | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | D England |
| 23/09/2017 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Cardiff | P Bankes |
| 26/09/2017 | Ipswich | 5 | 2 | Sunderland | T Robinson |
| 30/09/2017 | Preston | 2 | 2 | Sunderland | C Kavanagh |
| 14/10/2017 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | QPR | S Martin |
| 21/10/2017 | Brentford | 3 | 3 | Sunderland | D England |
| 28/10/2017 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Bristol City | D Bond |
| 31/10/2017 | Sunderland | 3 | 3 | Bolton | T Harrington |
| 05/11/2017 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | J Simpson |
| 18/11/2017 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Millwall | T Robinson |
| 21/11/2017 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | S Martin |
| 25/11/2017 | Burton | 0 | 2 | Sunderland | D England |
| 02/12/2017 | Sunderland | 1 | 3 | Reading | K Stroud |
| 09/12/2017 | Wolves | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | J Simpson |
| 16/12/2017 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | Fulham | S Martin |
| 23/12/2017 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Birmingham | O Langford |
| 26/12/2017 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | P Bankes |
| 30/12/2017 | Nott'm Forest | 0 | 1 | Sunderland | D Bond |
| 01/01/2018 | Sunderland | 0 | 1 | Barnsley | R Jones |
| 13/01/2018 | Cardiff | 4 | 0 | Sunderland | A Madley |
| 20/01/2018 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | Hull | K Stroud |
| 30/01/2018 | Birmingham | 3 | 1 | Sunderland | D Bond |
| 03/02/2018 | Sunderland | 0 | 2 | Ipswich | D England |
| 10/02/2018 | Bristol City | 3 | 3 | Sunderland | J Linington |
| 17/02/2018 | Sunderland | 0 | 2 | Brentford | J Brooks |
| 20/02/2018 | Bolton | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | D Coote |
| 24/02/2018 | Sunderland | 3 | 3 | Middlesbrough | T Robinson |
| 03/03/2018 | Millwall | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | A Davies |
| 06/03/2018 | Sunderland | 0 | 3 | Aston Villa | A Madley |
| 10/03/2018 | QPR | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | R Jones |
| 17/03/2018 | Sunderland | 0 | 2 | Preston | D Bond |
| 30/03/2018 | Derby | 1 | 4 | Sunderland | J Linington |
| 02/04/2018 | Sunderland | 1 | 3 | Sheffield Weds | M Oliver |
| 07/04/2018 | Leeds | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | J Simpson |
| 10/04/2018 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Norwich | D Coote |
| 14/04/2018 | Reading | 2 | 2 | Sunderland | S Martin |
| 21/04/2018 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Burton | D England |
| 27/04/2018 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | P Bankes |
| 06/05/2018 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | Wolves | J Simpson |