Leeds vs Sunderland
Ref: Stuart Attwell, EnglandElland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire · 40,204 cap
Match recap
Sunderland beat Leeds 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Diarra scored for Sunderland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.15 for Leeds versus 0.86 for Sunderland. Leeds sit 14th in the Premier League table while Sunderland are 7th.
First Half
45+2'
O'Nien
Yellow Card
Second Half
55'
⇄
Mayenda
56'
⇄
Geertruida
58'
Diarra
Yellow Card
⇄
Gruev
63'
Alderete
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
67'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
70'
⚽
Diarra
Penalty
⇄
Aaronson
⇄
Justin
⇄
Bogle
⇄
Gudmundsson
88'
⇄
Angulo
90+5'
⇄
Unknown
Gnonto
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 13 |  Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 |  Leeds | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LeedsSunderland
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.15VS0.86
Attack6 · 0 won
18
Shots
3
4
Shots on target
1
12
Shots in the box
3
6
Shots outside box
0
5
Shots off goal
1
9
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
70%
Possession
30%
550
Total passes
233
455
Accurate passes
143
83%
Pass accuracy
61%
Discipline3 · 0 won
15
Fouls
19
1
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
4
9
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
Leeds
4-5-1
Sunderland
4-2-3-1
Leeds
4-5-1Starting XI
- 2J. BogleM
- 3G. GudmundssonD
- 4E. AmpaduM
- 5P. StruijkD
- 6J. RodonD
- 9D. Calvert-LewinF
- 11B. AaronsonM
- 18A. StachM
- 24J. JustinD
- 26K. DarlowG
- 44I. GruevM
Substitutes
- 1Lucas PerriG
- 7D. JamesM
- 8S. LongstaffM
- 10J. PiroeF
- 14L. NmechaF
- 15J. BijolD
- 22A. TanakaM
- 23S. BornauwD
- 29W. GnontoF
Sunderland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5D. BallardD
- 6L. GeertruidaM
- 10N. AnguloM
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 13L. O'NienD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 19H. DiarraM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FéeM
- 31M. EllborgG
- 32T. HumeD
Substitutes
- 7C. TalbiF
- 11C. RiggM
- 18W. IsidorF
- 21S. MooreG
- 25B. TraoréF
- 30M. AleksiÄM
- 34G. XhakaM
- 50Harrison JonesM
- 51J. JonesD
Leeds
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Ampadu(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Anton Stach | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | D | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Brenden Aaronson | M | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Karl Darlow | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Justin | D | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Rodon | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Struijk | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ilia Gruev | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jayden Bogle | M | 84 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sebastiaan Bornauw | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Longstaff | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ao Tanaka | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Perri | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaka Bijol | D | 19 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Lukas Nmecha | F | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Daniel James | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Wilfried Gnonto | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joël Piroe | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habib Diarra | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Trai Hume | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melker Ellborg | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enzo Le Fée | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke O'Nien(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nilson Angulo | M | 88 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | M | 55 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Sadiki | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jenson Jones | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bertrand Traoré | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Moore | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Jones | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chemsdine Talbi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Aleksić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Granit Xhaka | M | 35 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Chris Rigg | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Isidor | F | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |