Premier League · Tue, 3 Mar 2026 ·
Leeds vs Sunderland — 0 - 1
Elland Road · Referee: S. Attwell
Match report
Sunderland win 1-0 at Leeds
Leeds were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland at Elland Road on Tuesday, 3 March 2026 in Premier League matchday 29. H. Diarra scored the only goal of the game for Sunderland in the 70th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Leeds had 70% of the ball and 18 shots (4 on target) against Sunderland’s 3 (1 on target). Habib Diarra (Sunderland) was the top-rated player with 7.7. The result leaves Leeds 5th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Sunderland 14th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Match events
- 45+2'yellow cardLuke O'NienYellow Card
- 55'substitutionE. MayendaOff: W. Isidor
- 56'substitutionL. GeertruidaOff: G. Xhaka
- 58'yellow cardHabib DiarraYellow Card
- 62'substitutionI. GruevOff: L. Nmecha
- 63'yellow cardOmar AldereteYellow Card
- 65'VAR decisionJoe RodonGoal cancelled
- 67'VAR decisionWilson IsidorPenalty confirmed
- 70'penaltyH. DiarraPenalty
- 74'substitutionJ. JustinOff: D. James
- 74'substitutionB. AaronsonOff: W. Gnonto
- 84'substitutionG. GudmundssonOff: J. Bijol
- 84'substitutionJ. BogleOff: J. Piroe
- 88'substitutionN. AnguloOff: B. Traore
- 90'yellow cardWilfried GnontoYellow Card
- 90+5'substitutionOff: C. Rigg
Lineups
Leeds
Formation 4-5-1 · Coach Daniel Farke
Starting XI
- 26K. DarlowG
- 24J. JustinD
- 6J. RodonD
- 5P. StruijkD
- 3G. GudmundssonD
- 2J. BogleM
- 18A. StachM
- 4E. AmpaduM
- 44I. GruevM
- 11B. AaronsonM
- 9D. Calvert-LewinF
Substitutes
- 1Lucas PerriG
- 7D. JamesM
- 23S. BornauwD
- 15J. BijolD
- 14L. NmechaF
- 8S. LongstaffM
- 10J. PiroeF
- 22A. TanakaM
- 29W. GnontoF
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 31M. EllborgG
- 13L. O'NienD
- 5D. BallardD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 32T. HumeD
- 6L. GeertruidaM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 10N. AnguloM
- 19H. DiarraM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 12E. MayendaF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 70%Possession30%
- 1.15Expected goals (xG)0.86
- 18Total shots3
- 4Shots on target1
- 5Shots off target1
- 9Blocked shots2
- 12Shots inside the box3
- 6Shots outside the box0
- 9Corners2
- 2Offsides5
- 15Fouls19
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves4
- 550Passes233
- 455Accurate passes143
- 83%Pass accuracy61%
- 0.73Goals prevented0.73
Player statistics
Leeds
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Karl DarlowG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Gabriel GudmundssonD | 84 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Pascal StruijkD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Joe RodonD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 24James JustinD | 74 | 6.6 | ||
| 2Jayden BogleM | 84 | 6.0 | ||
| 4Ethan AmpaduM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 11Brenden AaronsonM | 74 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Anton StachM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 44Ilia GruevM | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 1Lucas PerriG | – | – | ||
| 15Jaka BijolD | 19 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Sebastiaan BornauwD | – | – | ||
| 7Daniel JamesM | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Sean LongstaffM | – | – | ||
| 22Ao TanakaM | – | – | ||
| 10Joël PiroeF | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Lukas NmechaF | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Wilfried GnontoF | 16 | 6.3 |
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Melker EllborgG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Luke O'NienD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaM | 55 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Nilson AnguloM | 88 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Habib DiarraMTop rated | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 27Noah SadikiM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | 56 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Simon MooreG | – | – | ||
| 51Jenson JonesD | – | – | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Milan AleksićM | – | – | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 35 | 6.7 | ||
| 50Harrison JonesM | – | – | ||
| 7Chemsdine TalbiF | – | – | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 34 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Bertrand TraoréF | 1 | – |