English League Championship

Leeds United vs Sunderland, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Leeds United are hosting Sunderland at Elland Road, Leeds, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 3': Foul by Timothée Pembélé (Sunderland).
  • 3': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Callum Styles (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Archie Gray (Leeds United).
  • 5': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
  • 7': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 8': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 10': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
  • 10': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 12': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothée Pembélé with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
  • 19': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Callum Styles.
  • 21': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 21': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 22': Offside, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
  • 25': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
  • 28': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Timothée Pembélé.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
  • 31': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 32': Offside, Leeds United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Neil.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Styles.
  • 35': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
  • 36': Callum Styles (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 42': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
  • 42': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Sunderland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Sunderland 0.
  • 46': Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 46': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Offside, Leeds United. Daniel James is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
  • 55': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by Callum Styles (Sunderland).
  • 57': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
  • 57': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Chris Rigg.
  • 61': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
  • 62': Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 62': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 66': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 66': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Timothée Pembélé (Sunderland).
  • 67': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Daniel James (Leeds United).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 69': Substitution, Sunderland. Ajibola Alese replaces Timothée Pembélé.
  • 69': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
  • 69': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Glen Kamara.
  • 72': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
  • 74': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 75': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United).
  • 77': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
  • 80': Callum Styles (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
  • 80': Foul by Callum Styles (Sunderland).
  • 80': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Daniel James.
  • 82': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Patrick Bamford.
  • 83': Substitution, Leeds United. Connor Roberts replaces Archie Gray.
  • 85': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
  • 85': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
  • 86': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu.
  • 90': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Jobe Bellingham.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Sunderland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Leeds United 0, Sunderland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Leeds United 0, Sunderland 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 13
1 Saves 3
30.6 Possession 69.4
6 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
197 Accurate Passes 540
280 Passes 617
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
5 Crosses 26
0.6 Cross % 0.1
71 Long Balls 39
25 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 8
30 Effective Clearances 6
30 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,793

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 15 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 +6 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 +8 28
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEE Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Illan Meslier (GK)
4 Ethan Ampadu
14 Joe Rodon
3 Junior Firpo Yellow Card
22 Archie Gray
24 Georginio Rutter
8 Glen Kamara
44 Ilia Gruev
9 Patrick Bamford
10 Crysencio Summerville
20 Daniel James

SUN Sunderland (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
5 Danny Ballard Yellow Card
13 Luke O'Nien Yellow Card
32 Trai Hume
24 Daniel Neil
39 Pierre Ekwah
28 Callum Styles
6 Timothee Pembélé
7 Jobe Bellingham Yellow Card
20 Jack Clarke
31 Chris Rigg Yellow Card

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