Sunderland v Leeds result

Full-time · Sunderland 1–1 Leeds

Premier League · Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:00 GMT · Stadium of Light

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Sunderland 1–1 Leeds — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Leeds: 2.61 to 0.81 in expected goals, from 17 shots to 8, ahead on xG from the 33rd minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The points were shared.

The result

Sunderland and Leeds drew 1–1 at Stadium of Light in the Premier League on Sunday 28 December. Leeds have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sunderland led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Sunderland: S. Adingra (28’, assisted by Granit Xhaka); Leeds: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (47’, assisted by Brenden Aaronson).

Discipline

T. Harrington showed one yellow card — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sunderland: Trai Hume (61’).

What it changes

Sunderland move down from fifth to seventh (18 league matches played).

Leeds stay 16th after this result (18 league matches played).

Sunderland are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Leeds are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, S. Adingra (Sunderland) 7.0, Anton Stach (Leeds) 6.7 and Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Leeds next travel to Sunderland on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Leeds: Sunderland v Leeds, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 1–1 Leeds · Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: T. Harrington
Head-to-head (last 6): Sunderland 1 · draws 3 · Leeds 2 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 2W 2D 1L · Leeds 2W 2D 1L

Sunderland 1–1 Leeds (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.25 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 4.5

Corners

against 4.38 / 4 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 4.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 1.63

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.5 yellows

Referee · T. Harrington

1.13 home / 1.38 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	Leeds for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.88 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.38 for · 16.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.13 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.63 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Harrington — 2.5 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 19.63 fouls over 8 matches (1.13 to the home side, 1.38 to the away side).

Home 1.13Away 1.38

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Adingra n 8	31.4	2.9 5/1	0.7 2/0	Dominic Calvert-Lewin
R. Mundle n 8	38.1	2.4 3/3	1.8 4/1	—
Reinildo n 8	90	1.8 7/4	1.6 8/4	—
N. Mukiele n 8	90	1.4 6/3	1 5/2	—
B. Brobbey n 8	41.4	1.4 4/1	2.2 4/2	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Mundle n 8	38.1	2.4 6/2	0.6 2/0
W. Isidor n 8	49.4	1.6 6/1	1.1 5/0
B. Brobbey n 8	41.4	1.4 3/2	1.1 3/1
B. Traoré n 8	67.9	1.3 5/3	0.8 4/1
H. Diarra n 8	71.3	1.1 4/2	0.2 1/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Le Fée n 8	84.8	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
C. Talbi n 8	44.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
B. Brobbey n 8	41.4	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
H. Diarra n 8	71.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Eliezer Mayenda n 8	34.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Hume n 8	72.9	3.2 6/5
L. Geertruida n 8	60.5	2.8 6/6
N. Mukiele n 8	90	2.3 7/6
S. Adingra n 8	31.4	2.2 4/1
E. Le Fée n 8	84.8	2 8/3

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	90	3.2 7/5

Leeds

Leeds — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Bornauw n 8	28.8	2 3/2	0 0/0	—
Ilia Gruev n 8	60	1.9 5/3	1.3 6/1	—
A. Stach n 8	72	1.7 6/3	0.8 5/0	—
W. Gnonto n 8	27	1.7 4/0	3.3 4/3	—
Dominic Calvert-Lewin n 8	62.3	1.6 6/2	1.8 5/3	S. Adingra

Leeds — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Dominic Calvert-Lewin n 8	62.3	3.1 8/5	1.6 6/2
L. Nmecha n 8	45.3	2.7 6/4	1.7 6/1
D. James n 8	33.9	2.3 4/3	1 3/0
J. Harrison n 8	24.9	2.3 3/2	0.9 2/0
J. Piroe n 8	23.8	1.9 3/1	0.5 1/0

Leeds — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Dominic Calvert-Lewin n 8	62.3	1.1 5/1	0 0/0
W. Gnonto n 8	27	0 0/0	0.8 2/0
L. Nmecha n 8	45.3	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
D. James n 8	33.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Stach n 8	72	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Leeds — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Longstaff n 8	83.4	3.8 7/7
G. Gudmundsson n 8	72	3.1 6/5
A. Tanaka n 8	55.5	2.6 6/3
B. Aaronson n 8	47.3	2.1 4/3
W. Gnonto n 8	27	2.1 3/1

Leeds — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Lucas Perri n 8	90	2.9 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Leeds
43%	Possession	57%
0.70	Expected goals (xG)	2.17
8	Shots	17
3	Shots on target	6
3	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	6
8	Shots inside the box	11
3	Corners	9
4	Offsides	3
7	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	2
393	Passes	513
82%	Pass accuracy	84%

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Roefs	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
T. Hume	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7
N. Mukiele	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.5
O. Alderete	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.2
Dennis Cirkin	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
G. Xhaka	90	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	7.3
L. Geertruida	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
E. Le Fée	90	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	6.3
S. Adingra	85	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	8
C. Rigg	68	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
B. Brobbey	68	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.7
Eliezer Mayenda sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
W. Isidor sub	22	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
R. Mundle sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Leeds player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Lucas Perri	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Bijol	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	7
P. Struijk	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
J. Bogle	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	6.7
B. Aaronson	90	0	1	2	1	5	0	6.2
E. Ampadu	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	7.3
A. Stach	90	0	0	1	1	3	5	7.9
G. Gudmundsson	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
Dominic Calvert-Lewin	85	1	0	1	1	1	1	7.5
N. Okafor	73	0	0	1	0	2	0	6.9
J. Rodon	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Tanaka sub	59	0	0	1	0	2	2	6.7
L. Nmecha sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
W. Gnonto sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sunderland v Leeds — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SunderlandWDLWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

LeedsLWDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sunderland 1 · 3 draws · Leeds 2 · 2 goals/game

2025-02-17 Leeds 2–1 Sunderland
2024-10-04 Sunderland 2–2 Leeds
2024-04-09 Leeds 0–0 Sunderland
2023-12-12 Sunderland 1–0 Leeds
2018-04-07 Leeds 1–1 Sunderland
2017-08-19 Sunderland 0–2 Leeds

League standing · 2025/26

Sunderland#7 pos54 pts38 pl-6 GD

Leeds#14 pos47 pts38 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.11

Leeds scored1.29

Sunderland conceded1.26

Leeds conceded1.47

Shot map and expected goals

Sunderland 0.81 xG from 8 shots, Leeds 2.61 from 17. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Sunderland (attacking right)Leeds (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Sunderland	8	1	0.81
Leeds	17	1	2.61

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What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Leeds?: In their last 6 meetings, Sunderland won 1, Leeds won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
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