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Premier League · 3 March 2026

Leeds 0 – 1 Sunderland

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The match · Details
Attendance
36,713
Competition
Premier League
Venue
Home
Elland Road
Manager
Daniel Farke
Captain
Ethan Ampadu
Lost 0–1 v Sunderland

No goals

Sunderland

H. Diarra 70' (pen)

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 62' Substitution — Lukas Nmecha on for Ilia Gruev, 62'
  2. 74' Substitution — Daniel James on for James Justin, 74'
  3. 74' Substitution — Wilfried Gnonto on for Brenden Aaronson, 74'
  4. 84' Substitution — Jaka Bijol on for Gabriel Gudmundsson, 84'
  5. 84' Substitution — Joël Piroe on for Jayden Bogle, 84'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

4-5-1 · 11
  1. GK Karl Darlow
  2. DF Jayden Bogle
    ↓ 84' Joël Piroe
  3. DF Gabriel Gudmundsson
    ↓ 84' Jaka Bijol
  4. DF James Justin
    ↓ 74' Daniel James
  5. DF Joe Rodon
  6. DF Pascal Struijk
  7. DF / MF Ethan Ampadu C
  8. MF Brenden Aaronson
    ↓ 74' Wilfried Gnonto
  9. MF Ilia Gruev
    ↓ 62' Lukas Nmecha
  10. MF Anton Stach
  11. FW Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Substitutes

5
  1. DF Jaka Bijol
    ↑ 84' for Gabriel Gudmundsson
  2. WG Daniel James
    ↑ 74' for James Justin
  3. FW Wilfried Gnonto
    ↑ 74' for Brenden Aaronson
  4. FW Lukas Nmecha
    ↑ 62' for Ilia Gruev
  5. FW Joël Piroe
    ↑ 84' for Jayden Bogle
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Sunderland
Possession: Leeds 70%, Sunderland 30%
Shots: Leeds 18, Sunderland 3
On target: Leeds 4, Sunderland 1
Shots in box: Leeds 12, Sunderland 3
Shots out box: Leeds 6, Sunderland 0
Blocked: Leeds 9, Sunderland 2
Corners: Leeds 9, Sunderland 2
Fouls: Leeds 15, Sunderland 19
Offsides: Leeds 2, Sunderland 5
Yellows: Leeds 1, Sunderland 3
Passes: Leeds 550, Sunderland 233
Pass acc.: Leeds 83%, Sunderland 61%
Saves: Leeds 0, Sunderland 4
xG: Leeds 1.15, Sunderland 0.86
The other side

Sunderland line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1
  1. M. Ellborg
  2. L. O'Nien
  3. D. Ballard
  4. O. Alderete
  5. T. Hume
  6. L. Geertruida
  7. N. Sadiki
  8. N. Angulo
  9. H. Diarra
  10. E. Le Fee
  11. E. Mayenda

Goals

H. Diarra 70' (pen)

The record

Leeds v Sunderland

Sunderland profile →
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
28 Dec 2025 Premier League A 1–1 Drew 1–1 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