Overview
- Kickoff is 2pm Sunday at the Stadium of Light, live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, with U.S. streaming on NBC.com.
- Sunderland sit sixth on 27 points with eight unbeaten at home and only 17 league goals conceded, a defensive record topped only by Arsenal and Manchester City.
- Regis Le Bris is without six AFCON call-ups — Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki, Reinildo, Arthur Masuaku, Bertrand Traore and Chemsdine Talbi — plus suspended captain Luke O'Nien.
- Leeds are unbeaten in four after home wins over Chelsea and Crystal Palace and a draw with Liverpool, but they have collected just four league points away, with one road win.
- Bookmakers make Sunderland marginal favourites (around 8-5 vs 6-4), with previews highlighting Granit Xhaka’s set-piece supply for the hosts and Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s six-in-five scoring run for Leeds; Leeds list Daniel James and Sean Longstaff as out and Lukas Nmecha as a doubt.