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

Nordi

Nordi Mukiele Mulere

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Reinildo Isnard

Reinildo Isnard Mandava

Defender

Return: Late March 2026

Brian Ebenezer

Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey

Forward

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Dennis

Dennis Cirkin

Defender

Knock injury

Return: Mid March 2026

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

Nordi

Nordi Mukiele Mulere

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Reinildo Isnard

Reinildo Isnard Mandava

Defender

Return: Late March 2026

Brian Ebenezer

Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey

Forward

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Dennis

Dennis Cirkin

Defender

Knock injury

Return: Mid March 2026

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

James

James Justin

Defender

Knock injury

Return: Doubtful

Joseph Peter

Joseph Peter Rodon

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Noah Arinze

Noah Arinze Okafor

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

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	29	19	7	3	58:22	+36	64	WDDWW
2	Manchester City	28	18	5	5	57:25	+32	59	DWWWW
3	Manchester United	28	14	9	5	50:38	+12	51	WWDWW
4	Aston Villa	28	15	6	7	38:30	+8	51	LDWDL
5	Liverpool	28	14	6	8	47:37	+10	48	WLWWW
6	Chelsea	28	12	9	7	49:33	+16	45	WWDDL
7	Brentford	28	13	4	11	44:40	+4	43	WWDLW
8	Everton	28	11	7	10	32:33	-1	40	DWLLW
9	Fulham	28	12	4	12	40:42	-2	40	LLLWW
10	AFC Bournemouth	28	9	12	7	44:46	-2	39	WDWDD
11	Brighton	28	9	10	9	38:35	+3	37	DLLWW
12	Sunderland	28	9	10	9	29:34	-5	37	WLLLD
13	Newcastle	28	10	6	12	40:42	-2	36	LLWLL
14	Crystal Palace	28	9	8	11	30:34	-4	35	DWLWL
15	Leeds United	28	7	10	11	37:47	-10	31	LWDDL
16	Tottenham Hotspur	28	7	8	13	38:43	-5	29	DLLLL
17	Nottingham Forest	28	7	6	15	26:41	-15	27	DLDLL
18	West Ham	28	6	7	15	34:54	-20	25	LWDDL
19	Burnley	28	4	7	17	32:56	-24	19	LLWDL
20	Wolves	29	2	7	20	20:51	-31	13	LDDLW

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.