Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats as Sunderland take on Leeds United in the Championship.
Red and white stripes, black shorts against all yellow... squint your eyes and take this out of HD and this could be any clash between these two sides in the past few decades.There is a huge light show here at the Stadium of Light in the minute or so before the players come out as Prokofiev's Dance of the Knights booms out .
We'll bring you the thoughts of the respective commentary teams on here tonight as well during our live text of the game.Ilia Gruev, Ethan Ampadu, Daniel James, Manor Solomon, Max Wober... Daniel Farke's list of unavailable players tonight would be the foundation for a very decent Championship team. From the statue of Bob Stokoe outside the Stadium of Light to this paper cutting in the press room, the glory of that incredible afternoon when then Second Division Sunderland won the cup, will never die.
Sunderland have won six of their first eight Championship matches this season , their most wins at this stage of a second tier league season since 1963-64 when they went on to finish second and earn promotion. We’ve seen many different faces of Leeds already this season, coughing up a lead at home to Portsmouth, only to snatch a last-gasp point on opening day, grinding out a stalemate at West Brom, sweeping aside Hull, Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff and Coventry, but also falling short in defeat at home to Burnley.
Without wishing to dredge up any bad memories, Leeds themselves are the only side to have been relegated the season after losing a play-off final, which happened in 2007, though Reading came close with a 20th-placed finish in 2018. Sunderland have won all four of their home games without conceding a goal which is a first for them and Le Bris is keen they
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