Leeds United rose to seventh and Sunderland moved two points from safety as the sides shared an uninspired draw at the Stadium of Light on Sunday. Black Cats striker Brian Brobbey went closest with a shot before the break, pressuring Jaka Bijol to make an underhit backpass that allowed the Netherlands international to force James Trafford to save with his legs.England international Trafford was the busier goalkeeper, although Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs denied Ao Tanaka and Dominic Calvert-Lewin before pushing a late Sean Longstaff shot around a post.Sunderland are now winless in six league matches but ended a four-game run of top-flight defeats, while the Whites have drawn three times in a run of four fixtures without a victory.Sunderland team vs Leeds UnitedSunderland: Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Nordi Mukiele, Luke ONien, Reinildo Mandava, Chris Rigg, Granit Xhaka, Enzo Le Fee, Noah Sadiki, Nilson Angulo, Brian BrobbeySubstitutes: Melker Ellborg, Dayann Methalie, Chemsdine Talbi, Omar Alderete, Habib Diarra, Jules Ahoka, Malick Fofana, Juan Angulo, Tymur TutierovLeeds team vs SunderlandLeeds United: James Trafford, James Justin, Jaka Bijol, Tarik Muharemovic, Jayden Bogle, Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Harry Wilson, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Brenden AaronsonSubstitutes: Michael Zetterer, Sean Longstaff, Lukas Nmecha, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Jean-Matteo Bahoya, Melvin Bard, Ilia Gruev, Alfie CresswellWhats next? Leeds, Sunderland fixturesLeeds are next in action away to Bournemouth, who earned their second league victory of the season by winning 3-0 at beleaguered Manchester United on Sunday.Sunderland host fellow Premier League side Brentford in the EFL Cup fourth round on Wednesday, then travel to second-bottom Coventry City in the top flight on Saturday.DateFixtureGMT start timeETPTUK TVWeds, Oct 28Sunderland vs Brentford19:4515:4512:45Sky SportsSat, Oct 31Coventry vs Sunerland15:0011:0008:00Sat, Oct 31Bournemouth vs Leeds15:0011:0008:00Leeds vs Sunderland Premier League statsSunderland missed out on beating Leeds consecutively in the league for the first time since 2006/07 under Roy Keane. In the top flight, they last managed it with wins separated by 10 years in April 1947 and April 1957.Leeds have only lost one of their last nine top-flight visits to Sunderland (W6 D2), losing 2-0 in November 2001Before the start of the latest round of fixtures, Sunderland had used nine players aged 21 or younger in the Premier League this season, which is more than any other side. Only in the 2002/03 season have they used more (11)Before this game, no side had drawn more Premier League games than Leeds in 2026 (13), while its their most in the league in a year since 2015 (15 in 46 Championship games)Leeds have never won a Premier League game in the 4.30pm kick-off slot in nine attempts (D4 L5)Before matchweek eight, no goalkeeper had made more saves in the Premier League this season than James Trafford (26), while the Leeds goalkeeper had the best save percentage (80%) of any goalkeeper to play more than once this termPremier League results this weekend: Matchweek 8Friday, October 23Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham ForestSaturday, October 24Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester CityArsenal 2-0 EvertonCoventry City 0-1 FulhamChelsea 0-2 Tottenham HotspurSunday, October 25Crystal Palace 0-2 NewcastleHull City 1-1 BrentfordLiverpool 2-0 BrightonMan United 0-3 BournemouthSunderland 0-0 Leeds Topics Daniel Farke Leeds United F.C. Premier League regis le bris Sunderland A.F.C. If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Manchester United v Bournemouth as it happened live: Updates, stats Jon Fisher 25th October, 2026 Liverpool v Brighton as it happened live: Updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 25th October, 2026 Premier League results: Reports, goals as Newcastle beat Palace, Hull draw with Brentford Ben Miller 25th October, 2026 Tip of the Day: Goals galore in El Clasico and at Old Trafford 101 GreatGoals 25th October, 2026 De Zerbi labels Tottenham as complete team after Spurs derby win at Chelsea Nicholas McGee 24th October, 2026 Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham: Palmer sent off as Spurs claim rare Stamford Bridge victory Nicholas McGee 24th October, 2026
