Premier League · Sun, 28 Dec 2025 ·
Sunderland vs Leeds — 1 - 1
Stadium of Light · Referee: T. Harrington
Match report
Sunderland and Leeds share the points in 1-1 draw
Honours were even between Sunderland and Leeds at Stadium of Light on Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Premier League matchday 18 game finishing 1-1. S. Adingra (28') scored for Sunderland, while D. Calvert-Lewin (47') found the net for Leeds. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Sunderland had 43% of the ball and 8 shots (3 on target) against Leeds’s 17 (6 on target). Simon Adingra (Sunderland) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Sunderland 14th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Leeds 5th on 9.
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
- 28'goalS. AdingraAssist: G. Xhaka
- 31'substitutionJ. RodonOff: A. Tanaka
- 47'goalD. Calvert-LewinAssist: B. Aaronson
- 61'yellow cardTrai HumeYellow Card
- 68'substitutionB. BrobbeyOff: W. Isidor
- 68'substitutionC. RiggOff: E. Mayenda
- 73'substitutionN. OkaforOff: L. Nmecha
- 85'substitutionS. AdingraOff: R. Mundle
- 85'substitutionD. Calvert-LewinOff: W. Gnonto
Lineups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 32T. HumeD
- 20N. MukieleD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 3D. CirkinD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 6L. GeertruidaM
- 11C. RiggM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 24S. AdingraM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 14R. MundleF
- 50H. JonesM
- 51J. JonesD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 4D. NeilM
- 33L. F. HjeldeD
- 12E. MayendaF
- 57T. Tuterov
Leeds
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Daniel Farke
Starting XI
- 1Lucas PerriG
- 6J. RodonD
- 15J. BijolD
- 5P. StruijkD
- 2J. BogleM
- 11B. AaronsonM
- 4E. AmpaduM
- 18A. StachM
- 3G. GudmundssonM
- 9D. Calvert-LewinF
- 19N. OkaforF
Substitutes
- 26K. DarlowG
- 23S. BornauwD
- 24J. JustinD
- 14L. NmechaF
- 20J. HarrisonF
- 10J. PiroeF
- 44I. GruevM
- 22A. TanakaM
- 29W. GnontoF
Match statistics
- 43%Possession57%
- 0.70Expected goals (xG)2.17
- 8Total shots17
- 3Shots on target6
- 3Shots off target5
- 2Blocked shots6
- 8Shots inside the box11
- 0Shots outside the box6
- 3Corners9
- 4Offsides3
- 7Fouls9
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves2
- 393Passes513
- 322Accurate passes433
- 82%Pass accuracy84%
- -0.49Goals prevented-0.49
Player statistics
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Dennis CirkinD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 24Simon AdingraMTop rated | 85 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 68 | 6.7 | ||
| 1Anthony PattersonG | – | – | ||
| 33Leo Fuhr HjeldeD | – | – | ||
| 51Jenson JonesD | – | – | ||
| 4Dan NeilM | – | – | ||
| 50Harrison JonesM | – | – | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Romaine MundleF | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 57Timur TutierovF | – | – |
Leeds
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lucas PerriG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Pascal StruijkD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Joe RodonD | 31 | 6.2 | ||
| 15Jaka BijolD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 2Jayden BogleM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 3Gabriel GudmundssonM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Ethan AmpaduM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Brenden AaronsonM | 90 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 18Anton StachM | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF | 85 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 19Noah OkaforF | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Karl DarlowG | – | – | ||
| 23Sebastiaan BornauwD | – | – | ||
| 24James JustinD | – | – | ||
| 22Ao TanakaM | 59 | 6.7 | ||
| 44Ilia GruevM | – | – | ||
| 10Joël PiroeF | – | – | ||
| 14Lukas NmechaF | 17 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Jack HarrisonF | – | – | ||
| 29Wilfried GnontoF | 9 | 6.5 |