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Leeds United vs Sunderland

U.S. Open Cup
Leeds
7-10-12
0-1
Final
Sunderland
10-10-9
Elland Road

Match pulse

LEEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSUN
70%Possession30%
18Shots3
4On target1
9Corners2
0Saves4
15Fouls19
45'+2'Luke O'NienSUN58'Habib DiarraSUN63'Omar AldereteSUN90'Wilfried GnontoLEE
Team1H2HT
LEE000
SUN011

Who won: Sunderland 1-0

Sunderland beat Leeds United 1-0 on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Elland Road. Goals for Sunderland: Habib Diarra (70' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Melker EllborgG
  2. 26.9Habib DiarraAM
  3. 36.8Trai HumeLB
  4. 46.5Danny BallardCD-R
  5. 56.3Luke O'NienRB
  6. 66.3Enzo Le FéeAM-L
  7. 76.2Noah SadikiLM
  8. 86.2Eliezer MayendaF
  9. 96.1Gabriel GudmundssonLB
  10. 106.1Lutsharel GeertruidaRM
  11. 116.1Nilson AnguloAM-R
  12. 126.0Anton StachCM-R

Team stats

LEESUN
15Fouls19
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Offsides5
9Corner Kicks2
0Saves4
70.3Possession29.7
18SHOTS3
4ON GOAL1
0.2On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals2
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
455Accurate Passes143
550Passes233
0.8Pass Completion %0.6
4Accurate Crosses1
29Crosses8
0.1Cross %0.1
66Long Balls73
30Accurate Long Balls17
0.5Long Balls %0.2
9Blocked Shots2
6Effective Tackles11
16Tackles16
0.4Tackle %0.7
6Interceptions7
20Effective Clearances50
20Clearances50

Player of the game

Melker Ellborg

SUN · 4 saves, clean sheet

8.3

Deserved to win

4%
LEE · 0.16 xG
31%
Draw
65%
SUN · 0.78 xG

Sunderland created better chances: they win this game 65% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Leeds United 0, Sunderland 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Sunderland 1.
  3. 90'+12'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Melker Ellborg (Sunderland).

  4. 90'+12'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross.

  5. 90'+12'SUN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Dan Ballard.

  6. 90'+12'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joël Piroe with a cross.

  7. 90'+11'

    Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  8. 90'+9'Joël Piroe

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

    J. Piroe

  9. 90'+8'

    Free kick won

    Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 90'+8'

    Foul

    Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United).

  11. 90'+8'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Melker Ellborg (Sunderland). Assisted by Ethan Ampadu.

    J. Bijol

  12. 90'+6'LEE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Omar Alderete.

  13. 90'+5'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Traoré

    Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Bertrand Traoré because of an injury.

    C. Rigg

  14. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Habib Diarra (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  15. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).

  16. 90'+1'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Rodon.

  17. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 12 minutes of added time.

  18. 90'

    Yellow card

    Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    W. Gnonto

  19. 90'

    Free kick won

    Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).

  21. 89'

    Offside

    Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.

  22. 89'Joël Piroe

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Nmecha.

    J. Piroe

  23. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Angulo

    Substitution, Sunderland. Bertrand Traoré replaces Nilson Angulo.

    B. Traoré

  24. 87'

    Shot on target

    Attempt blocked. Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.

  25. 87'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu.

    P. Struijk

Leaders

LEESUN
Total Shots
Anton Stach
3
Habib Diarra
1
Accurate Passes
Pascal Struijk
84
Trai Hume
22
Saves
-
Melker Ellborg
4