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Sunderland vs Leeds United
28 Dec 2025, 14:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Tony HarringtonPremier League 2025/2026 · 11 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
SunderlandMin
Leeds United- ⚽
Simon Adingra 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Granit Xhaka
Right foot shot
28′ - 31′⇄
Ao Tanaka
Substitution
Off: Joe Rodon
- 47′⚽
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Brenden Aaronson
Right foot shot
Trai Hume
Yellowcard
Foul
61′- ⇄
Wilson Isidor
Substitution
Off: Brian Brobbey
68′ - ⇄
Eliezer Mayenda
Substitution
Off: Chris Rigg
68′ - 73′⇄
Lukas Nmecha
Substitution
Off: Noah Okafor
- 85′⇄
Wilfried Gnonto
Substitution
Off: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
- ⇄
Romaine Mundle
Substitution
Off: Simon Adingra
85′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.03 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.70 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.13 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.69 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 7.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.94 | |
| 68 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.98 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6.96 | |
| 85 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.29 | |
| 68 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.54 | |
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| 22 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.51 | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
| 22 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.57 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Sunderland
Latest: Newcastle United · 1–0
Match stats
14 Dec 2025, 14:00 · Home vs Newcastle United · 2025/2026
Leeds United
Latest: Brentford · 1–1
Match stats
14 Dec 2025, 16:30 · Away vs Brentford · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Sunderland’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Sunderland’s home games with Leeds United’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Sunderland
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Leeds United
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Sunderland
Leeds United
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Sunderland
Leeds United
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Sunderland
Leeds United
Previous meetings
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