Leeds United rose to seventh and Sunderland moved two points from safety as the sides shared an uninspiring draw at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.
Against Black Cats Brian Brobbey He went closest with a shot before the break, pressuring Jaka Bijol into a back pass underneath which allowed the Netherlands international to force James Trafford into a save with his legs.
England international Trafford was the busiest goalkeeper, although Sunderland keeper Robin Roefs denied Ao Tanaka and Dominic Calvert-Lewin before pushing a Sean Longstaff shot onto the post.
Sunderland They are now winless in six league games but have ended a run of four top-flight defeats, while Los Blancos have drawn three times in four games without a win.
Sunderland team vs Leeds United
Sunderland: Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Nordi Mukiele, Luke O’Nien, Reinildo Mandava, Chris Rigg, Granit Xhaka, Enzo Le Fee, Noah Sadiki, Nilson Angulo, Brian Brobbey
Substitutes: Melker Ellborg, Dayann Methalie, Chemsdine Talbi, Omar Alderete, Habib Diarra, Jules Ahoka, Malik Fofana, Juan Angulo, Tymur Tutierov
Leeds team v Sunderland
Leeds United: James Trafford, James Justin, Jaka Bijol, Tarik Muharemovic, Jayden Bogle, Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Harry Wilson, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Brenden Aaronson
Substitutes: Michael Zetterer, Sean Longstaff, Lukas Nmecha, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Jean-Matteo Bahoya, Melvin Bard, Ilia Gruev, Alfie Cresswell
what happens next Match Leeds, Sunderland
Leeds they are next in action away to Bournemouth, who picked up their second League win of the season with a 3-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday.
Sunderland host fellow Premier League side Brentford EFL Cup fourth round on Wednesday, then travel to second-bottom Coventry City in the top flight on Saturday.
| date | fixation | Start time GMT | E.T | P.T | UK TV |
| Wednesday, October 28 | Sunderland v Brentford | 7:45 p.m | 3:45 p.m | 12:45 p.m | Sky Sports |
| Sat, October 31 | Coventry vs Sunerland | 15:00 | 11:00 | 08:00 | – |
| Sat, October 31 | Bournemouth vs Leeds | 15:00 | 11:00 | 08:00 | – |
Leeds vs Sunderland Premier League Stats
- Sunderland won 1-0 against Leeds in their last Premier League meeting, having last beaten the Whites back-to-back in 2006-07 under Roy Keane. In the top flight, they last achieved it with victories separated by 10 years in April 1947 and April 1957.
- Leeds have lost just one of their last eight top-flight visits to Sunderland (W6 D1), losing 2-0 in November 2001.
- Sunderland have picked up just four points from seven Premier League games this season (W1 D1 L5), their lowest level at this stage of a league season since 2016-17, when they picked up two points and ultimately finished bottom of the Premier League.
- Sunderland have lost their last four Premier League games, their longest losing streak last coming in December 2015 (5). All four of their defeats have been by a two-goal margin, the most consecutive losing by that margin or more in the league in September 1930 (5).
- In their 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth, Sunderland managed just three shots and faced 29, their most in a Premier League game since May 2017 against Arsenal (36). They last attempted fewer shots in a top-flight game in November 2008 against Chelsea (1).
- Sunderland have used nine players aged 21 or under in the Premier League this season, more than any other team. Only in the 2002-03 season have they used more (11).
- No team has drawn more Premier League games than Leeds in 2026 (13), while it is their most in the league in one year since 2015 (15 in 46 Championship games). It is the highest percentage of the Whites’ league games drawn in a single year in their history (13/27 – 48%).
- Leeds have never won a Premier League game in the 4.30pm kick-off slot in eight attempts (D3 D5). In the last two seasons, 49% of Leeds’ points in the Premier League have come in games kicking off at 8pm or later (28/57), which is 21% higher than any other ever-present team (Liverpool, 28%).
- Since November 29 last year, only Erling Haaland (21) has more Premier League goals than Leeds striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin (17), while the Englishman has the best conversion rate of the 52 players who have taken more than 40 shots in that time (24.6%).
- No goalkeeper has made more saves in the Premier League this season than James Trafford (26), while the Leeds keeper has the best save percentage (80%) of any goalkeeper to play more than once this season.
Premier League results this weekend: Week 8
Friday October 23
- Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Saturday October 24
- Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City
- Arsenal 2-0 Everton
- Coventry City 0-1 Fulham
- Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Sunday October 25
- Crystal Palace 0-2 Newcastle
- Hull City 1-1 Brentford
- Liverpool 2-0 Brighton
- Man United 0-3 Bournemouth
- Sunderland 0-0 Leeds
