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Craig Gardner

Sunderland
DF
Position
#8
Number
Nov 25, 1986
Birthdate
178 cm
Height
Right
Preferred foot
England
Country
Career Premier League
31
Goals
13
Assists
-
Duel W-L
-
Aerial W-L
260
Matches
180
Starts
-
Clearances
-
Interceptions

Summary

Craig Gardner played 12 seasons for 4 clubs, including Aston Villa and West Brom. He had 31 goals, 13 assists and 35 clean sheets in 260 top 5 league appearances.

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Team Leaders

G

3

Brobbey

Brian Brobbey

A

1

Le Fée

Enzo Le Fée

RTG

7.29

Xhaka

Granit Xhaka
Team Rankings

GF

6

15th

GA

12

15th

GD

-6

17th

FORM

LLDWL

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
12
Man United Man United
5
1
2
2
0
5
13
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
5
1
2
2
-1
5
14
Sunderland Sunderland
5
1
1
3
-4
4
15
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
5
1
1
3
-5
4
16
Aston Villa Aston Villa
5
1
1
3
-5
4
Last Game
SUN Sunderland

W1 D1 L4

0

Final

2

BHA Brighton

W4 D1 L1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

7

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

5

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

5

Hernández

Javier Hernández

4

Groß

Pascal Groß
Rating Leaders

8.87

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.87

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.64

Olise

Michael Olise
Take-ons Leaders

27

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

25

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

23

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

34

Real Madrid

19

Inter

18

Atlético Madrid

18

Brighton

18

Bayern

16
Goals Against Rankings
Paris FC

3

Cagliari

3

Roma

3

Lille

4

Lyon

4

Lazio

4
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

27

Brighton

13

Bayern

12

Roma

11

Real Madrid

11

Man City

11

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
5
5
0
0
8
15
2
Arsenal Arsenal
5
4
0
1
4
12
3
Brighton Brighton
5
3
1
1
11
10
4
Brentford Brentford
5
2
3
0
6
9
5
Leeds Leeds
5
2
3
0
4
9
6
Liverpool Liverpool
5
2
3
0
3
9
7
Everton Everton
5
2
3
0
3
9
8
Hull City Hull City
5
2
2
1
2
8
9
Newcastle Newcastle
5
2
2
1
0
8
10
Chelsea Chelsea
5
2
1
2
-2
7
11
Ipswich Ipswich
5
2
0
3
-4
6
12
Man United Man United
5
1
2
2
0
5
13
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
5
1
2
2
-1
5
14
Sunderland Sunderland
5
1
1
3
-4
4
15
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
5
1
1
3
-5
4
16
Aston Villa Aston Villa
5
1
1
3
-5
4
17
Bournemouth Bournemouth
5
0
3
2
-2
3
18
Coventry Coventry
5
1
0
4
-9
3
19
Fulham Fulham
5
0
2
3
-3
2
20
Tottenham Tottenham
5
0
2
3
-6
2
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
7
7
0
0
24
21
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
7
5
1
1
9
16
3
Real Betis Real Betis
7
5
1
1
2
16
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7
5
0
2
10
15
5
Sevilla Sevilla
7
4
1
2
1
13
6
Alavés Alavés
7
3
2
2
5
11
7
Deportivo Deportivo
7
2
4
1
2
10
8
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
7
3
1
3
-4
10
9
Villarreal Villarreal
7
2
2
3
1
8
10
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6
2
2
2
1
8
11
Getafe Getafe
7
2
2
3
-3
8
12
Rayo Rayo
7
2
2
3
-5
8
13
Osasuna Osasuna
7
2
2
3
-7
8
14
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
7
1
4
2
2
7
15
Espanyol Espanyol
7
2
1
4
0
7
16
Racing Racing
7
2
1
4
-10
7
17
Levante Levante
6
1
2
3
-4
5
18
Elche Elche
7
1
2
4
-6
5
19
Valencia Valencia
7
1
1
5
-9
4
20
Málaga Málaga
7
0
3
4
-9
3
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Dortmund Dortmund
4
4
0
0
7
12
2
Bayern Bayern
4
3
1
0
12
10
3
Freiburg Freiburg
4
3
1
0
9
10
4
Augsburg Augsburg
4
2
1
1
5
7
5
Leverkusen Leverkusen
4
2
1
1
5
7
6
Mainz Mainz
4
2
1
1
4
7
7
Elversberg Elversberg
4
2
1
1
1
7
8
Werder Werder
4
2
1
1
0
7
9
Leipzig Leipzig
4
2
0
2
4
6
10
Frankfurt Frankfurt
4
1
2
1
-1
5
11
Schalke Schalke
4
1
2
1
-1
5
12
Paderborn Paderborn
4
1
1
2
-2
4
13
Köln Köln
4
1
1
2
-3
4
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
4
1
0
3
-3
3
15
Stuttgart Stuttgart
4
1
0
3
-3
3
16
Hamburg Hamburg
4
1
0
3
-11
3
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
4
0
1
3
-13
1
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
4
0
0
4
-10
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Roma Roma
5
4
1
0
11
13
2
Inter Inter
5
4
1
0
7
13
3
Lazio Lazio
5
4
1
0
5
13
4
Cagliari Cagliari
5
4
0
1
3
12
5
Milan Milan
5
3
2
0
6
11
6
Frosinone Frosinone
5
3
1
1
5
10
7
Juventus Juventus
5
3
1
1
4
10
8
Como Como
5
3
1
1
3
10
9
Napoli Napoli
5
2
1
2
1
7
10
Sassuolo Sassuolo
5
2
1
2
0
7
11
Atalanta Atalanta
5
2
0
3
-2
6
12
Lecce Lecce
5
2
0
3
-5
6
13
Udinese Udinese
5
1
1
3
-3
4
14
Torino Torino
5
1
1
3
-3
4
15
Parma Parma
5
1
1
3
-3
4
16
Monza Monza
5
1
1
3
-4
4
17
Fiorentina Fiorentina
5
1
1
3
-6
4
18
Bologna Bologna
5
0
2
3
-3
2
19
Genoa Genoa
5
0
1
4
-7
1
20
Venezia Venezia
5
0
0
5
-9
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Monaco Monaco
5
4
1
0
5
13
2
Lyon Lyon
5
3
2
0
8
11
3
Paris FC Paris FC
5
3
2
0
5
11
4
Lille Lille
5
3
1
1
4
10
5
Rennes Rennes
5
3
1
1
-1
10
6
PSG PSG
5
2
2
1
1
8
7
Angers Angers
5
2
1
2
1
7
8
Strasbourg Strasbourg
5
2
1
2
0
7
9
Le Mans Le Mans
5
1
3
1
0
6
10
Auxerre Auxerre
5
2
0
3
-5
6
11
Lorient Lorient
5
1
2
2
-1
5
12
Brest Brest
5
1
2
2
-1
5
13
Toulouse Toulouse
5
1
2
2
-2
5
14
Nice Nice
5
1
2
2
-3
5
15
Lens Lens
5
1
1
3
0
4
16
Troyes Troyes
5
1
1
3
-7
4
17
Marseille Marseille
5
1
0
4
-1
3
18
Le Havre Le Havre
5
0
2
3
-3
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
1
1
0
0
5
3
2
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
5
3
3
Barcelona Barcelona
1
1
0
0
4
3
4
Man United Man United
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Como Como
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
1
0
0
2
3
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
Man City Man City
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Lens Lens
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Real Betis Real Betis
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
1
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
1
1
0
0
1
3
14
Real Madrid Real Madrid
1
1
0
0
1
3
15
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
1
3
16
AEK AEK
1
1
0
0
1
3
17
Roma Roma
1
0
1
0
0
1
18
PSV PSV
1
0
1
0
0
1
19
Shaktar Shaktar
1
0
1
0
0
1
20
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
1
0
1
0
0
1
21
Lille Lille
1
0
0
1
-1
0
22
Villarreal Villarreal
1
0
0
1
-1
0
23
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
1
0
0
1
-1
0
24
Club Brugge Club Brugge
1
0
0
1
-1
0
25
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
1
0
0
1
-1
0
26
Inter Inter
1
0
0
1
-1
0
27
Napoli Napoli
1
0
0
1
-1
0
28
LASK LASK
1
0
0
1
-1
0
29
Galatasaray Galatasaray
1
0
0
1
-2
0
30
Viking Viking
1
0
0
1
-2
0
31
Porto Porto
1
0
0
1
-2
0
32
Leipzig Leipzig
1
0
0
1
-3
0
33
Feyenoord Feyenoord
1
0
0
1
-4
0
34
Sabah Sabah
1
0
0
1
-4
0
35
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
1
0
0
1
-5
0
36
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
1
0
0
1
-5
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
8/31
GET GET
@
OSA OSA
0-1
Thu
9/3
LIL LIL
@
TOU TOU
1-0
Thu
9/3
CEL CEL
@
RSO RSO
0-0
Fri
9/4
AUX AUX
@
LYO LYO
1-3
Fri
9/4
KOL KOL
@
STU STU
1-4

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM