Sunderland vs Leeds 0-0

Sunderland and Leeds finished level at 0-0 after a match that stayed goalless throughout. Neither side found the breakthrough, and Leeds had to settle for a point despite a slight edge in corners.

The first half produced no goals, with only bookings interrupting the rhythm. Ethan Ampadu was booked for Leeds in the 29th minute and Reinildo Isnard Mandava went into the book for Sunderland on 39 minutes, leaving it 0-0 at the interval.

Sunderland made one change on 52 minutes, sending on Omar Alderete for Nordi Mukiele, then both teams turned to their benches again on 65 minutes. Leeds brought on Noah Okafor for Brenden Aaronson, while Sunderland introduced Timur Tutierov for Brian Brobbey, and Leeds followed a minute later with Anton Stach for Harry Wilson. Sunderland made two more changes together on 79 minutes, with Habib Diarra replacing Enzo Le Fée and Chemsdine Talbi coming on for Nilson Angulo. Leeds then sent on Lukas Nmecha for Dominic Calvert-Lewin on 85 minutes and Sean Longstaff for Ao Tanaka on 89 minutes, but neither side could force a winner.

The numbers were fairly even. Sunderland had 51% of the ball and 374 passes to Leeds' 358, and they also had more shots, 15 to 11, while both sides finished with four shots on target. Sunderland's xG was 1.01, compared with Leeds' 0.39, but Leeds still won five corners to four and Sunderland were caught offside three times, with Leeds not once.

Leeds collected two yellow cards, for Ethan Ampadu and Jayden Bogle. Sunderland had one booking, for Reinildo Isnard Mandava, and there were no red cards.