Sunderland vs Leeds United

Sunderland

Stadium of Light

28 Dec 2025, 15:00

1:1

Finished

Leeds United

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

28'

Goal

Simon Adingra(Granit Xhaka)

Joe Rodon

Injured

30'

Joe Rodon

Ao Tanaka

31'

2ND HALF

D. Calvert-Lewin(B. Aaronson)

Goal

47'

61'

Trai Hume

68'

Eliezer Mayenda

Brian Brobbey

68'

W. Isidor

Chris Rigg

Noah Okafor

Lukas Nmecha

73'

D. Calvert-Lewin

Wilfried Gnonto

85'

85'

R. Mundle

Simon Adingra

Match statistics

43%Possession57%

383Passes Attempted504

312Completed Passes426

3Corners9

19Throw-ins13

8Shots On Target17

Line-ups

Sunderland

Formation

4-2-3-1

Robin Roefs

#22Robin Roefs

O. Alderete

#15O. Alderete

N. Mukiele

#20N. Mukiele

Dennis Cirkin

#3Dennis Cirkin

Trai Hume

#32Trai Hume

L. Geertruida

#6L. Geertruida

Granit Xhaka

#34Granit Xhaka

Enzo Le Fée

#28Enzo Le Fée

Simon Adingra

#24Simon Adingra

Chris Rigg

#11Chris Rigg

Brian Brobbey

#9Brian Brobbey

Starting XI

Robin Roefs #22
O. Alderete #15
N. Mukiele #20
Dennis Cirkin #3
Trai Hume #32	61'
L. Geertruida #6
Granit Xhaka #34	🎯28'
Enzo Le Fée #28
Simon Adingra #24	85' ⚽28'
Chris Rigg #11	68'
Brian Brobbey #9	68'

Substitutes

S. Van Gassel #1
R. Janse #31
T. Ouwejan #5
L. Lyratzis #19
B. Nuytinck #17
A. Darelas #8
L. Larsen #14
Lasse Schöne #20
Başar Önal #11
K. Shiogai #9

Will not play

Granit

Granit Xhaka

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Bertrand Isidore

Bertrand Isidore Traoré

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Early March 2026

Omar Federico

Omar Federico Alderete Fernández

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Sunderland

Régis Le Bris

Sunderland

Formation

4-2-3-1

Robin Roefs

#22Robin Roefs

O. Alderete

#15O. Alderete

N. Mukiele

#20N. Mukiele

Dennis Cirkin

#3Dennis Cirkin

Trai Hume

#32Trai Hume

L. Geertruida

#6L. Geertruida

Granit Xhaka

#34Granit Xhaka

Enzo Le Fée

#28Enzo Le Fée

Simon Adingra

#24Simon Adingra

Chris Rigg

#11Chris Rigg

Brian Brobbey

#9Brian Brobbey

Starting XI

Robin Roefs #22
O. Alderete #15
N. Mukiele #20
Dennis Cirkin #3
Trai Hume #32	61'
L. Geertruida #6
Granit Xhaka #34	🎯28'
Enzo Le Fée #28
Simon Adingra #24	85' ⚽28'
Chris Rigg #11	68'
Brian Brobbey #9	68'

Substitutes

S. Van Gassel #1
R. Janse #31
T. Ouwejan #5
L. Lyratzis #19
B. Nuytinck #17
A. Darelas #8
L. Larsen #14
Lasse Schöne #20
Başar Önal #11
K. Shiogai #9

Will not play

Granit

Granit Xhaka

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Bertrand Isidore

Bertrand Isidore Traoré

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Early March 2026

Omar Federico

Omar Federico Alderete Fernández

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Sunderland

Régis Le Bris

Leeds United

Formation

3-5-2 C

Lucas Perri

#1Lucas Perri

Jaka Bijol

#15Jaka Bijol

P. Struijk

#5P. Struijk

Joe Rodon

#6Joe Rodon

Ethan Ampadu

#4Ethan Ampadu

Anton Stach

#18Anton Stach

B. Aaronson

#11B. Aaronson

G. Gudmundsson

#3G. Gudmundsson

Jayden Bogle

#2Jayden Bogle

Noah Okafor

#19Noah Okafor

D. Calvert-Lewin

#9D. Calvert-Lewin

Starting XI

Lucas Perri #1
Jaka Bijol #15
P. Struijk #5
Joe Rodon #6	30' 31'
Ethan Ampadu #4
Anton Stach #18
B. Aaronson #11	🎯47'
G. Gudmundsson #3
Jayden Bogle #2
Noah Okafor #19	73'
D. Calvert-Lewin #9	85' ⚽47'

Substitutes

J. Wendlinger #29
J. Van Der Wilt #31
D. Dankerlui #2
J. Jacobs #3
M. Martins #27
Anas Tahiri #8
Adi Nalic #16
Álex Balboa #23
T. Receveur #28
B. Guillaume #21
Ali Jasim #12
R. Providence #7

Will not play

Daniel Owen

Daniel Owen James

Forward

Back injury

Return: Doubtful

Pascal

Pascal Struijk

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Doubtful

Anton

Anton Levi Stach

Midfielder

Hip injury

Return: Doubtful

Noah Arinze

Noah Arinze Okafor

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Leeds United

Daniel Farke

Head-to-head

24 matches

Sunderland

Sunderland

9

Wins

3

Draws

12

Wins

Leeds United

Leeds United

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Sunderland

Leeds United

Leeds United

Sunderland

Championship2023 • 1 match

Sunderland

Leeds United

Championship2018 • 1 match

Leeds United

Sunderland

Championship2017 • 1 match

Sunderland

Leeds United

FA Cup2015 • 1 match

Sunderland

Leeds United

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	27	17	7	3	52:20	+32	58	LWWDD
2	Manchester City	26	16	5	5	54:24	+30	53	LWDWW
3	Aston Villa	26	15	5	6	37:27	+10	50	LWLDW
4	Manchester United	26	12	9	5	47:37	+10	45	WWWWD
5	Chelsea	26	12	8	6	47:30	+17	44	WWWWD
6	Liverpool	26	12	6	8	41:35	+6	42	DLWLW
7	Brentford	26	12	4	10	40:35	+5	40	LLWWD
8	Everton	26	10	7	9	29:30	-1	37	WDDWL
9	AFC Bournemouth	26	9	10	7	43:45	-2	37	DWWDW
10	Newcastle	26	10	6	10	37:37	0	36	DLLLW
11	Sunderland	26	9	9	8	27:30	-3	36	WLWLL
12	Fulham	26	10	4	12	35:40	-5	34	LWLLL
13	Crystal Palace	26	8	8	10	28:32	-4	32	LLDWL
14	Brighton	26	7	10	9	34:34	0	31	DLDLL
15	Leeds United	26	7	9	10	36:45	-9	30	WDLWD
16	Tottenham Hotspur	26	7	8	11	36:37	-1	29	LDDLL
17	Nottingham Forest	26	7	6	13	25:38	-13	27	DWDLD
18	West Ham	26	6	6	14	32:49	-17	24	WWLWD
19	Burnley	26	4	6	16	28:51	-23	18	DDLLW
20	Wolves	27	1	7	19	18:50	-32	10	LLLDD

Champion

UCL

Europa League

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Tony Harrington

Venue:

Stadium of Light

Capacity:

49 000

Sunderland vs Leeds United match from the Premier League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Sunderland and Leeds United. Follow team performance and match context within the Premier League season.