Sunderland vs Leeds United: confirmed starting lineups & pre-match updates for Premier League clash

Sunderland will host Leeds United at the Stadium of Light in a Premier League match on October 25, 2026, with the Black Cats sitting bottom of the standings and in need of points.

Sunderland enter the fixture following a standout 2025-26 campaign under Regis Le Bris that included promotion from the EFL Championship and a seventh-place finish which secured UEFA Europa League qualification; their preparations have been undermined by a poor start to the 2026-27 season and a sequence of four consecutive top-flight defeats.

Daniel Farke’s Leeds United finished 14th last term and currently occupy eighth place in the table with 10 points; they lie two points behind fifth-placed Liverpool, who play Brighton on Sunday.

The Whites have gone without a win in their last four matches but have lost only one of those four; their most recent result was a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in which they came from behind. Leeds have recorded just one Premier League away victory this season and have conceded eight goals in their last two away fixtures across all competitions.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored four goals in seven games for Leeds this season. Overall, Leeds have secured only two wins from seven matches so far in the campaign.

Sunderland have managed only one victory this season and sit in 20th place with four points from seven matches as they attempt to arrest their slide. Leeds’ last Premier League away win on Wearside came in 2002; in the previous 10 head-to-head meetings the record stands at 3 victories for Sunderland, 3 wins for Leeds and 4 ties.

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