Sunderland vs Leeds — Premier League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 29′Leeds, yellow card:
- 39′Sunderland, yellow card:
- Half-time
- 52′Sunderland, substitution:off
- 65′Sunderland, substitution:off
- 65′Leeds, substitution:off
- 66′Leeds, substitution:off
- 67′Leeds, yellow card:
- 79′Sunderland, substitution:off
- 79′Sunderland, substitution:off
- 85′Leeds, substitution:off
- 89′Leeds, substitution:off
- Full-time
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Sunderland and Leeds play out goalless draw at Stadium of Light
Sunderland and Leeds shared a 0-0 draw at the Stadium of Light in Matchweek 8 of the Premier League, with neither side able to find a way past the opposing goalkeeper. It was a first point of the afternoon's business for both, and the stalemate left the contest without a single goal or card-related flashpoint.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The hosts had slightly more of the ball, with 51 per cent possession to Leeds' 49, and registered 15 shots to 11. Both sides, though, put four efforts on target, and Sunderland's expected goals figure of 0.99 against 0.63 for Leeds suggested only a narrow edge in chance quality. Corners were similarly even, four for Sunderland and five for Leeds.
The result lifted Leeds from ninth to seventh in the table, on 11 points after eight matches. Sunderland remained 20th with five points, six behind their visitors. Referee Stuart Attwell booked one Sunderland player and two from Leeds, and the visitors committed 14 fouls to the hosts' nine.
Sunderland next host Brentford in the League Cup on Wednesday, 28 October, while Leeds travel to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, 31 October.
James Trafford was the top-rated performer on the pitch at 7.85, helping Leeds keep a clean sheet. Luke O'Nien was Sunderland's best-rated player with 7.54.
Sunderland had 15 shots to Leeds' 11, yet each side managed only four on target.
Sunderland and Leeds drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Sunderland met Leeds in the Premier League (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Sunday, 25 October 2026, 16:30 UTC at Stadium of Light. Referee: Stuart Attwell. Attendance: 46,182.
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Starting line-ups
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
- 22 Robin Roefs
- 17 Reinildo
- 13 Luke O'Nien
- 20 Nordi Mukiele
- 32 Trai Hume
- 27 Noah Sadiki
- 34 Granit Xhaka
- 10 Nilson Angulo
- 28 Enzo Le Fée
- 11 Chris Rigg
- 9 Brian Brobbey
Leeds (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sunderland 33%, the draw 27%, Leeds 40%. It finished Sunderland 0–0 Leeds.
Leeds' stronger rating gives them a slight edge — We give Leeds 40% mainly because our strength rating has them 101 points higher, 1774 to 1673, though Sunderland's cold finishing streak, with streaks like this tending to bounce back, pulls some way against that. The draw sits at 27%, close to the usual rate for a gap this size, with finishing streaks nudging it down and typical scoring nudging it up.
Why Leeds at 40%?
Leeds sit 101 points higher on our strength rating — 1774 to 1673. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.8% of 14,806 such games. Leeds sit -0.31 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.5% of 2,943 such games where the class table expected 35.6%. The 300 most similar past games finished 32–29–39.
Why only 40%?
Sunderland sit -0.87 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.5% of 2,943 such games where the class table expected 35.6%.
Why the draw at 27%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.4% of 30,316. The bounce-back factor takes 1.2 points off the draw. The bounce-back factor takes 1.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sunderland on 2 days' rest, Leeds on 7. Once class is accounted for, rest gaps stopped mattering — across 44,936 measured games no rest advantage repeated. Sunderland were away in Europe 3 days ago — the travel-hangover worry. The hangover receipt comes back near-empty: league games two to four days after a European away trip ran +0.5 points vs class across 2,964 games, against the same clubs' +2.1 control — a residual inside the noise band.
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About this match
On this page: the Sunderland vs Leeds final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Premier League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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