Home / Football / Premier League News Leeds v Sunderland: Line-ups confirmed for Premier League clash Leeds host Sunderland tonight. Get all the confirmed team news here... Written by Tom Rostance Last Update: March 3, 2026 06:20:27 pm GMT 2 min read Leeds and Sunderland have defied expectations so far this season having come up from the Championship. They start tonights clash at Elland Road in 15th and 12th place, respectively, after strong campaigns built around solid home form.Leeds played well on Saturday against Manchester City but failed to capitalise on the chances they created before falling for the sucker punch from Antoine Semenyo.Sunderland ground out a well-earned 1-1 draw at Bournemouth, Eliezer Mayendas opener cancelled out by Evanilson. Daniel Farkes side are in better form, the defeat to City just their third in 17 games in all competitions.Table of Contents1 Leeds team news2 Sunderland team news3 Where to watch Leeds v Sunderland: TV channel, online live stream4 Stats for Leeds v SunderlandLeeds team newsNoah Okafor remains out as he recovers from the hamstring injury suffered in the FA Cup clash at Birmingham City last month.Leeds XI: Darlow, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Rodon, Struijk, Justin, Ampadu, Gruev, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-LewinSunderland team newsThere was a major blow for Sunderland with the news goalkeeper Robin Roefs is unavailable. The Dutchman has been one of the Wearsiders star performers following his summer move from NEC Nijmegen. Melker Ellborg, who joined from Malmo in the January window, will make his debut.Sunderland have several other injuries to contend with with Reinildo, Dennis Cirkin, Jocelin Ta Bi, Nordi Mukiele, Brian Brobbey and Romaine Mundle all sidelined.Sunderland XI: Ellborg, ONien, Ballard, Alderete, Hume, Geertruida, Sadiki, Diarra, Angulo, Le Fee, MayendaWhere to watch Leeds v Sunderland: TV channel, online live streamLeeds versus Sunderland kicks off at 7.30pm tonight. Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 2 and the Discovery Plus app.TNT Sports costs �29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.Stats for Leeds v SunderlandThis is the first Premier League meeting between Leeds and Sunderland at Elland Road since August 2002, a game Sunderland won 1-0Leeds won the corresponding fixture in the Championship last season thanks to two very late goals from defender Pascal StruijkSince losing 6-1 to Liverpool in April 2023, Leeds are unbeaten in 22 home evening (7pm or later) league games (W19 D3). Theyve won their last 13 by an aggregate score of 33-7 Topics: Leeds United F.C. Sunderland A.F.C. Follow us: Tom Rostance Tom has been writing about football - and other sports - for almost 20 years. He has covered four summer Olympics and many, many, many football matches from the World Cup final to the bottom of the EFL. Read more from Tom Rostance
