Sunderland host Leeds at Stadium of Light on 25 October 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 8 of the Premier League. They last met on 31 July 2026, when Leeds won 1-0.
Sunderland vs Leeds match facts
- Kick-off
- Sun 25 Oct 2026, 16:30
- Stadium
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 8
Sunderland vs Leeds lineups
Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.
Sunderland vs Leeds head to head
- 3
- Sunderland wins
- 4
- Draws
- 3
- Leeds wins
8–9 on goals in 10 meetings since 4 January 2015
Recent Sunderland vs Leeds results
- Sunderland0–1LeedsPremier League Summer Series
- Leeds0–1SunderlandPremier LeagueElland Road
- Sunderland1–1LeedsPremier LeagueStadium of Light
- Leeds2–1SunderlandChampionshipElland Road
- Sunderland2–2LeedsChampionshipStadium of Light
Sunderland vs Leeds history
Sunderland have won one of the last five, with two drawn. Leeds last won at Stadium of Light on 19 August 2017, by 2-0. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Sunderland hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, four meetings.
Stadium of Light
Sunderland play at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The ground holds 49,000. Leeds have won there once in five visits, most recently in August 2017. Sunderland have won two of those, with two drawn. The pitch is grass. Leeds's most recent visit was on 28 December 2025, a 1-1 draw.
Last meeting: Sunderland 0-1 Leeds, July 2026
- 31Melker Ellborg
- 20Nordi Mukiele
- 5Daniel Ballard
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 17Reinildo
- 11Christopher Rigg
- 8Browne
- 28Enzo Le Fée
- 32Trai Hume
- 14Romaine Mundle
- 9Brian Brobbey
Bench
- 59Lightfoot
- 33Leo Hjelde
- 23Jenson Seelt
- 48Jenson Jones
- 77T. Proctor
- 21Mouhamadou Diarra
- 27Noah Sadiki
- 10Nilson Angulo
- 47Ogunsuyi
- 24Simon Adingra
- 57Tuterov
Coach: Regis Le Bris
- 21Cairns
- 2Jayden Bogle
- 3Gabriel Gudmundsson
- 6Joseph Rodon
- 5Muharemović
- 33Sebastiaan Bornauw
- 8Sean Longstaff
- 22Ao Tanaka
- 17Harry Wilson
- 72Mills
- 14Lukas Nmecha
Bench
- 38Mahady
- 12Darryl Merveil Ombang
- 24James Justin
- 65Lienou
- 50Alfie Cresswell
- 4Ethan Ampadu
- 10Joël Piroe
- 18Anton Stach
- 29Degnand Gnonto
- 47Chadwick-Chaplin
- 7Daniel James
- –Pickles
- –Charlie Crew
- –F. Lane
Coach: Daniel Farke
Sunderland lined up in a shape the feed does not record and Leeds in a shape the feed does not record when the clubs last met, on 31 July 2026 in the Premier League Summer Series. Leeds won 1-0. Lukas Nmecha scored.
Sunderland vs Leeds lineups — common questions
- When is Sunderland vs Leeds?
- Sunderland vs Leeds kicks off at 16:30 UK time on 25 October 2026 at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The match is Matchweek 8 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Sunderland vs Leeds match?
- In the meeting before this one, Leeds won 1-0 on 31 July 2026 in the Premier League Summer Series. The time before that, Sunderland won 1-0 on 3 March 2026 in the Premier League. Sunderland have won 3 of the 10 meetings between the clubs and Leeds have won 3.
Leeds vs Sunderland at Elland Road
Updated 22 September 2026