English League Championship

Sunderland vs Leeds United, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
  • 9': Chris Rigg
  • 90'+7': Junior Firpo (OG)
FT
2 - 2
Leeds United
  • 22': Joël Piroe
  • 56': Junior Firpo

About

Sunderland are hosting Leeds United at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, 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': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
  • 2': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
  • 4': Foul by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
  • 4': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 6': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
  • 6': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Illan Meslier (Leeds United). Assisted by Wilson Isidor.
  • 9': Goal! Sunderland 1, Leeds United 0. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 11': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
  • 16': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Illan Meslier (Leeds United). Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 17': Delay in match (Leeds United).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  • 20': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 20': Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 22': Goal! Sunderland 1, Leeds United 1. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto with a cross.
  • 24': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ao Tanaka.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Delay in match (Leeds United).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jayden Bogle.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Illan Meslier (Leeds United). Assisted by Dennis Cirkin with a cross.
  • 39': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
  • 39': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 40': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 40': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
  • 40': Illan Meslier (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Neil.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Leeds United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Leeds United 1.
  • 46': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 46': Joël Piroe (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 47': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
  • 47': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
  • 50': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
  • 50': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
  • 53': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Mepham following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
  • 55': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Goal! Sunderland 1, Leeds United 2. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
  • 60': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
  • 61': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
  • 61': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Dan Neil (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
  • 64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 65': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
  • 65': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
  • 68': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 71': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Illan Meslier (Leeds United).
  • 73': Substitution, Sunderland. Alan Browne replaces Chris Rigg.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Neil with a cross.
  • 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Joël Piroe.
  • 79': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Leeds United).
  • 79': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ao Tanaka.
  • 81': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 81': Mateo Joseph (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 84': Substitution, Sunderland. Tom Watson replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 84': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 85': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
  • 85': Illan Meslier (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Foul by Alan Browne (Sunderland).
  • 88': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Leeds United).
  • 89': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Leeds United. Isaac Schmidt replaces Largie Ramazani.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Schmidt.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Isaac Schmidt.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Romaine Mundle with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Byram replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
  • 90'+6': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Own Goal by Junior Firpo, Leeds United. Sunderland 2, Leeds United 2.
  • 90'+9': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Isaac Schmidt (Leeds United).
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Leeds United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Leeds United 2.

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 41,769

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 26 +28 52
2 Middlesbrough 26 +11 46
3 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
4 Preston North End 26 +11 43
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
13 Luke O'Nien
26 Chris Mepham
3 Dennis Cirkin
32 Trai Hume
4 Daniel Neil Yellow Card
7 Jobe Bellingham Yellow Card
11 Chris Rigg
18 Wilson Isidor
14 Romaine Mundle
10 Patrick Roberts
Sunderland Substitutes:
Aaron Connolly, Simon Moore, Zak Johnson, Milan Aleksic, Abdoullah Ba, Alan Browne, Tom Watson, Leo Hjelde, Nazariy Rusyn.

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

No. Name
1 Illan Meslier (GK)
5 Pascal Struijk
6 Joe Rodon Yellow Card
3 Junior Firpo
2 Jayden Bogle Yellow Card
11 Brenden Aaronson
8 Joe Rothwell
22 Ao Tanaka
10 Joël Piroe
17 Largie Ramazani
29 Wilfried Gnonto
Leeds United Substitutes:
James Debayo, Isaac Schmidt, Sam Chambers, Joe Gelhardt, Karl Darlow, Patrick Bamford, Charlie Crew, Sam Byram, Mateo Joseph .

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