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Leeds host Sunderland tonight. Get all the confirmed team news here…
Leeds And Sunderland Coming off the Championship has defied expectations so far this season.
They start tonight’s clash at Elland Road in 15th and 12th place, After strong expeditions built around solid house form, respectively.
Leeds played well against Manchester City on Saturday but failed to capitalize on the chances they created before falling to Antoine Semenyo’s soccer punch.
Sunderland held out a well-earned 1-1 draw at Bournemouth, Eliezer Mayenda’s opener canceled out by Evanilsson.
Daniel Farke’s side have been in better form, with the defeat against City only their third in 17 games in all competitions.
Leeds team news
Noah Okafor remains out as he recovers from a hamstring injury suffered in last month’s FA Cup clash at Birmingham City.
Leeds XI: Darlow, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Roden, Struijk, Justin, Ampadu, Grove, Stach, Aronsson, Calvert-Lewin
Sunderland team news
The news was a big blow for Sunderland with goalkeeper Robin Roafes unavailable. The Dutchman has been one of the Wearsiders’ star performers since his summer move from NEC Nijmegen. Melker Aalborg, who joined from Malmö in the January window, will make his debut.
Sunderland have a host of other injuries to contend with, with Renildo, Denis Serkin, Jocelyn Tabi, Nordy Mukile, Brian Broby and Romain Mundal all out.
Sunderland XI: Aalborg, O’Nien, Ballard, Alderett, Hume, Geertruida, Sadiki, Diarra, Angulo, Le Fee, Mayenda
Where to watch Leeds vs Sunderland: TV channel, live stream online
Leeds v Sunderland kicks off tonight at 7.30pm. Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 2 and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports by Discovery Plus costs £29.99 a month, includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a wide range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Statistics for Leeds vs Sunderland
- This is the first Premier League meeting between Leeds and Sunderland at Elland Road since August 2002, with Sunderland winning 1–0.
- Leeds won the corresponding fixture last season in the Championship thanks to two late goals from defender Pascal Struijk.
- Since losing 6-1 to Liverpool in April 2023, Leeds are unbeaten in 22 home evening (7pm or later) league games (W19 D3). They have won their last 13 by a combined score of 33-7
