Sunderland v Leeds United, 28 December 2025

Score1-1
RefereeTony Harrington
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance46,675

View Sunderland v Leeds United head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Sunderland won: 2 Drawn: 1 Leeds United won: 8 Sunderland scored: 7 Leeds United scored: 17 . This was the first meeting in the Premier League since 26 December 2002 when Leeds United’s James Milner became the competition’s youngest ever goalscorer in a 2-1 win (16 years and 357 days).

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Simon Adingra 28 G

Goals:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Forward Brian Brobbey

Starting lineup:

Lucas Perri Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Joe Rodon Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
Jaka Bijol Defender/Midfielder
Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender/Midfielder
Anton Stach Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Noah Okafor Midfielder/Forward
Dominic Calvert-Lewin Forward

Substitutions:

Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 68
Eliezer Mayenda for Chris Rigg 68
Romaine Mundle for Simon Adingra 85

Substitutions:

Ao Tanaka for Joe Rodon 31
Lukas Nmecha for Noah Okafor 73
Wilfried Gnonto for Dominic Calvert-Lewin 85

Cards:

Trai Hume 61 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender Leo Hjelde
Defender Jenson Jones
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Romaine Mundle
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder/Forward Timur Tuterov
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder Ilia Gruev
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

Comments:

League position: 7th . Sunderland now remained unbeaten in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2010 (nine). . The Black Cats had now taken 19 points from their nine home games so far in this Premier League season: five more points than in their entire most recent season in the division (2016-17). . They had now taken 400 points from 313 home games in the Premier League (won 103, lost 119).

Comments:

League position: 16th . Leeds United now remained unbeaten in five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2022 (five). . Dominic Calvert-Lewin had now become the first Whites’ player to score in six consecutive appearances in the top division since John McCole in 1959-60. . They had now played 600 games in the Premier League (won 228, lost 216), they also played Sunderland in their 300th game in the Premier League.

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Simon Adingra 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Forward Brian Brobbey

Substitutions:

Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 68
Eliezer Mayenda for Chris Rigg 68
Romaine Mundle for Simon Adingra 85

Cards:

Trai Hume 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender Leo Hjelde
Defender Jenson Jones
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Romaine Mundle
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder/Forward Timur Tuterov
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 7th . Sunderland now remained unbeaten in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2010 (nine). . The Black Cats had now taken 19 points from their nine home games so far in this Premier League season: five more points than in their entire most recent season in the division (2016-17). . They had now taken 400 points from 313 home games in the Premier League (won 103, lost 119).

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 47 G

Starting lineup:

Lucas Perri Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Joe Rodon Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
Jaka Bijol Defender/Midfielder
Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender/Midfielder
Anton Stach Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Noah Okafor Midfielder/Forward
Dominic Calvert-Lewin Forward

Substitutions:

Ao Tanaka for Joe Rodon 31
Lukas Nmecha for Noah Okafor 73
Wilfried Gnonto for Dominic Calvert-Lewin 85

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder Ilia Gruev
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

Comments:

League position: 16th . Leeds United now remained unbeaten in five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2022 (five). . Dominic Calvert-Lewin had now become the first Whites’ player to score in six consecutive appearances in the top division since John McCole in 1959-60. . They had now played 600 games in the Premier League (won 228, lost 216), they also played Sunderland in their 300th game in the Premier League.