Leeds United have received mixed news on the injury front ahead of Tuesday night’s home game against Sunderland. The Black Cats have allowed their play-off hopes to slide away after embarking on a run of just one win in ten games that has left them sat 15 points adrift of the top six with just five games remaining. By contrast, Leeds remain firmly in the push for promotion and seem to be in a three-way battle for the Championship title alongside Leicester City and Ipswich Town. The Whites head...
Leeds have indicated that they felt forced to sell two star players in the summer prior to their relegation thanks to Premier League spending rules.
Sunderland manager Mike Dodds has rubbished any talk of his side not being up for tonight’s trip to ‘Premier League quality’ Leeds United. Sunderland arrive at Elland Road in 13th-place after a dismal run of just one win in their last 10 matches. Six consecutive defeats through February and March saw their faint hopes of a play-off place disappear, with manager Michael Beale sacked in February and Dodds taking interim charge until the end of the season. That Sunderland opted against a permanent...
Leeds approached Saturday afternoon’s clash at Coventry City sat in the division’s second automatic promotion spot, one behind leaders Ipswich Town and one point above third-placed Leicester City who have played a game less. The Whites then received a huge boost in the day’s lunchtime kick-off as Ipswich fell to a 1-0 defeat in the East Anglian derby at Norwich City, putting United’s automatic promotion destiny back in their own hands ahead of kick-off at Coventry. But Daniel Farke’s Whites then...
Jadon Sancho is one step closer to becoming the first player contracted to Manchester United to reach the Champions League final since 2011. The 24-year-old was frozen out of the Red Devils side by
Joe Rodon has urged everyone involved with Leeds United to ‘stay calm’ in the final weeks of a tense Championship promotion race. Leeds have just four games of the regular season remaining to decide their fate, with failure to gain a point on one of Ipswich Town or Leicester City leading to a place in the play-offs, where history has not been kind. There is little room for error between now and May with the tension affecting all three contenders. After going into the international break on top,...
Former Leeds United favourite Raphinha has sent a heartfelt message to Stuart Dallas following the news of his retirement from football. Raphinha was scoring on the biggest stage on Wednesday night as he bagged a brace for Barcelona against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Brazilian's goals helped the Catalan outfit to a 3-2 win on the road over PSG and puts them in a prime position to progress to the final four of the competition next week. However, after the...
Sunderland are preparing for their Championship match against Leeds United at Elland Road – with players unavailable for both sides. The Black Cats were held to a goalless draw with Bristol City on Saturday, despite creating more than enough chances to win the game. Leeds remain in the hunt for automatic promotion but were beaten 2-1 at Coventry last time out. Here’s the latest Sunderland and Leeds United injury and team news ahead of Tuesday’s meeting at Elland Road:
The latest Sunderland news round up from the Echo and elsewhere on Monday April 8, 2024. The match officials have been confirmed for Sunderland’s visit to Leeds United on Tuesday night. The Black Cats will visit the Championship title contenders looking to end a run of just one win in their last ten games and disrupt their hosts push for an immediate return to the Premier League. The EFL have now named Tim Robinson as the referee for the game and he will be assisted by Darren Cann and Neil...
Mike Dodds says Sunderland can take a lot of positives from their 0-0 draw with Leeds United but challenged his players to improve in possession. After a turbulent few weeks the Black Cats produced a committed display against the title-chasing side on their home turf, limiting them to very few chances across the game. While Dodds said that was definitely something to take forward, he insisted that it wouldn’t be right for Sunderland to be overly celebratory about taking a point and admitted...
Daniel Farke has called on Leeds United to ‘see the bigger picture’ as they look to return to winning ways against Sunderland on Tuesday night. The Whites have been in stunning form in recent months as what seemed like a likely play-off push has now seen targets amended to a genuine challenge for the Championship title. However, their attempts to put serious pressure on the likes of Ipswich Town and Leicester City suffered a blow on Saturday when Farke’s men fell to a 2-1 defeat at play-off...
Sky Sports pundits Don Goodman and Michael Bridges have issued their verdicts on a controversial incident during Leeds United’s frustrating home draw with Sunderland. The Whites failed to take full advantage of Leicester City’s surprise defeat to Millwall on Tuesday night, drawing at home with the Black Cats after failing to break the deadlock. The result means Ipswich Town can move above Leeds and into the top two on Wednesday night, and Leicester City’s game in hand means they still have the...