Bridcutt signed for an undisclosed fee, believed to be between £3 million and £4 million,[REF] and made his Sunderland début in the Tyne-Wear derby in a 3-0 victory over Newcastle United at St James' Park on 1 February [REF].
Despite being at the club for less than a season, on 19 April, Bridcutt was one of five players nominated for the Leeds United Player of the Year Award, alongside Charlie Taylor, Gaetano Berardi, Mirco Antenucci and Lewis Cook [REF].