Match Report
Before the match
Sunderland: one draw and four defeats over five games; four goals scored, 12 conceded, failing to score in three of those games, without a win. Bournemouth were their latest opponents, away on 18 October: a 2-0 defeat.
Playing away from home against Bournemouth (Premier League), Sunderland finished 0-2 on 18 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against two from the opposition. 10 October: Sunderland lost 0-2 against Brighton Hove at home in Premier League, scoring zero goals and allowing two. Against Man City in Premier League, Sunderland scored three and conceded five on 20 September; the away from home result was 3-5. Sunderland's at home game on 12 September (Premier League) ended 0-2 against Arsenal, with zero goals for and two against. On 5 September, Brentford faced Sunderland in Premier League: Sunderland drew 1-1 away from home, having scored one and conceded one.
four points in seven matches put Sunderland 20th in the pre-match results-based Premier League standings.
Leeds United: one win, three draws and one defeat over five games; seven goals scored, five conceded. Latest: a 1-1 draw at home to Man United on 18 October; their biggest win in that spell was 4-1 at home to Newcastle on 14 September.
Leeds United hosted Man United on 18 October (Premier League) and drew 1-1; their goals totalled one, compared with one conceded. Arsenal hosted Leeds United (Premier League) on 10 October. For Leeds United, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 0-0 was Leeds United's result against Crystal Palace on 20 September (Premier League), playing at home; Leeds United drew, with zero scored to zero conceded. The 14 September fixture (Premier League) paired Leeds United with Newcastle. Leeds United won 4-1 at home, netting four goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against Brighton Hove (Premier League), Leeds United finished 1-1 on 5 September. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition.
ten points in seven matches put Leeds United 9th in the pre-match results-based Premier League standings.
Earlier results between these sides included a 1-0 away win for Sunderland on 3 March and a 1-1 draw at Sunderland on 28 December 2025.
After the match
Sunderland and Leeds United could not be separated in a goalless draw on 25 October 2026. Ethan Ampadu (29'), Reinildo (39') and Jayden Bogle (67') were booked. On our current Elo ratings the gap is a modest one: Leeds United are 84 points stronger than Sunderland. Sunderland: one yellow card. four changes were recorded for Sunderland. The card tally for Leeds United was two yellow cards. Leeds United made four changes. A clean sheet for Sunderland. Leeds United finished with a clean sheet.