Sunderland VS Leeds United – Match Preview & Prediction
The Black Cats welcome Leeds United to the Stadium of Light in their first game back after Christmas.
Sunderland will be looking to keep their unbeaten home record against a team struggling at the bottom end of the table.
The visitors have picked up their form of late, as they are unbeaten in their last 4 Premier League matches, winning 2 and drawing 2.
They currently sit 16th in the league, 6 points above the relegation zone, so a win for Leeds would be massive in their quest to stay in the Premier League at the first of asking.
Sunderland sit in 7th place, and a win could see them go into the new year in 5th place.
Sunderland and Leeds both came up from the Championship last season, Leeds finished 24 points above Sunderland, as they won the league on 100 points, and Sunderland won the play-offs after finishing 4th.
The last time the 2 sides met at The Stadium of Light was back in October last year, when their goalkeeper, Illan Meslier made an absolute howler in the final minute to give Sunderland a point in a 2-2 draw.
In the reverse fixture last season, Pascal Struijk scored a late winner as Leeds beat the Black Cats 2-1 at Elland Road.
Sunderland have failed to beat Leeds in their last 3 attempts, their last victory coming in a 1-0 win back in 2023.
Team News
Habib Diarra has joined up with Senegal for the African Cup of Nations.
There are no new injuries as of yet, following Sunderland’s 0-0 draw with Brighton last time out.
Prediction
Sunderland 3-0 Leeds United
Scorers – Wilson Isidor, Brian Brobbey and Simon Adingra.
