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Premier League · 28 December 2025

Sunderland 1 – 1 Leeds

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The match · Details
Attendance
46,675
Competition
Premier League
Venue
Away
Stadium of Light
Manager
Daniel Farke
Captain
Ethan Ampadu
Drew 1–1 v Sunderland

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 47'

Sunderland

S. Adingra 28'

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 31' Substitution — Ao Tanaka on for Joe Rodon, 31'
  2. 47' Goal — Dominic Calvert-Lewin, assisted by Brenden Aaronson
  3. 73' Substitution — Lukas Nmecha on for Noah Okafor, 73'
  4. 85' Substitution — Wilfried Gnonto on for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 85'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

3-5-2 · 11
  1. GK Lucas Perri
  2. DF Jaka Bijol
  3. DF Jayden Bogle
  4. DF Gabriel Gudmundsson
  5. DF Joe Rodon
    ↓ 31' Ao Tanaka
  6. DF Pascal Struijk
  7. DF / MF Ethan Ampadu C
  8. MF Brenden Aaronson
  9. MF Anton Stach
  10. WG Noah Okafor
    ↓ 73' Lukas Nmecha
  11. FW Dominic Calvert-Lewin
    ↓ 85' Wilfried Gnonto

Substitutes

3
  1. MF Ao Tanaka
    ↑ 31' for Joe Rodon
  2. FW Wilfried Gnonto
    ↑ 85' for Dominic Calvert-Lewin
  3. FW Lukas Nmecha
    ↑ 73' for Noah Okafor
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Sunderland
Possession: Leeds 57%, Sunderland 43%
Shots: Leeds 17, Sunderland 8
On target: Leeds 6, Sunderland 3
Shots in box: Leeds 11, Sunderland 8
Shots out box: Leeds 6, Sunderland 0
Blocked: Leeds 6, Sunderland 2
Corners: Leeds 9, Sunderland 3
Fouls: Leeds 9, Sunderland 7
Offsides: Leeds 3, Sunderland 4
Yellows: Leeds 0, Sunderland 1
Passes: Leeds 513, Sunderland 393
Pass acc.: Leeds 84%, Sunderland 82%
Saves: Leeds 2, Sunderland 4
xG: Leeds 2.17, Sunderland 0.7
The other side

Sunderland line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1
  1. R. Roefs
  2. T. Hume
  3. N. Mukiele
  4. O. Alderete
  5. D. Cirkin
  6. G. Xhaka
  7. L. Geertruida
  8. C. Rigg
  9. E. Le Fee
  10. S. Adingra
  11. B. Brobbey

Goals

S. Adingra 28'

The record

Leeds v Sunderland

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99
Played
41
Won
22
Drawn
36
Lost
Won 41, drawn 22, lost 36 of 99

First met 1924 · 139 scored, 132 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Sunderland
DateH/AScoreResult
3 Mar 2026 Premier League H 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Sunderland
17 Feb 2025 Championship H 2–1 Won 2–1 v Sunderland
4 Oct 2024 Championship A 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Sunderland
9 Apr 2024 Championship H 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Sunderland
12 Dec 2023 Championship A 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Sunderland