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Sunderland vs. Leeds: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Both bidding to snap winless streaks in the Premier League, newly-promoted duo Leeds United and Sunderland lock horns at Elland Road on Tuesday evening, in their 29th top-flight matches of the 2025-26 season.

The Whites ended the 2024-25 Championship campaign with a mammoth 24-point advantage over the Black Cats, although they currently sit six points worse off than their visitors in the Premier League standings after their latest setback.

An Erling Haaland-less Manchester City emerged as 1-0 victors at Elland Road on Saturday evening thanks to an Antoine Semenyo goal, ending Leeds' four-match unbeaten run in all tournaments and extending their winless Premier League sequence to three games.

Meanwhile, Regis Le Bris's Sunderland could only muster a 1-1 draw away to Bournemouth on Saturday lunchtime, although the Black Cats nevertheless ended a three-game losing run in the top flight at the Vitality Stadium.

Ahead of Tuesday's Yorkshire showdown, Sports Mole takes a closer look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Leeds and Sunderland.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 92

Sunderland wins: 33

Draws: 19

Leeds United wins: 40

Sunderland and Leeds United have locked horns on 92 occasions over the decades, with the Black Cats emerging victorious 33 times and the Peacocks 22, while the clubs have shared the spoils in a further 19 meetings.

The most recent encounter between the sides took place in December 2025, when the two promoted teams walked away with a point apiece in a 1-1 Premier League draw at the Stadium of Light.

Simon Adingra opened the scoring that day for Sunderland, before Dominic Calvert-Lewin levelled shortly after half time during what was Leeds' 600th Premier League game. Coincidentally, the Whites' 300th was also against the Black Cats.

Leeds are now unbeaten in four games against Sunderland, and they have only been defeated in one of their last seven games in this fixture, getting the upper hand twice in that time.

Winning against Sunderland in the Premier League has been a common occurrence for the Peacocks considering they have triumphed in eight of their 11 meetings with the Black Cats since the formation of the division.

However, it should be noted that Sunderland had a strong record against Leeds in the early beginnings of this fixture, claiming victory in five of the sides' first eight matches against each other while suffering just one defeat.

The very first game ended in a stalemate in August 1924, with the clubs shaking hands on a 1-1 draw in the old First Division.

The Black Cats also dominate when it comes to top scorers, with four of the five highest scorers in this contest having played for the northerners.

Bobby Gurney leads the way among those five players with nine goals for Sunderland, while second-placed Raich Carter netted six times against Leeds.

Last 20 meetings

Dec 29, 2025: Sunderland 1-1 Leeds United (Premier League)

Feb 17, 2025: Leeds United 2-1 Sunderland (Championship)

Oct 04, 2024: Sunderland 2-2 Leeds United (Championship)

Apr 09, 2024: Leeds United 0-0 Sunderland (Championship)

Dec 12, 2023: Sunderland 1-0 Leeds United (Championship)

Apr 07, 2018: Leeds United 1-1 Sunderland (Championship)

Aug 19, 2017: Sunderland 0-2 Leeds United (Championship)

Jan 04, 2015: Sunderland 1-0 Leeds United (FA Cup)

Dec 26, 2006: Sunderland 2-0 Leeds United (Championship)

Sep 13, 2006: Leeds United 0-3 Sunderland (Championship)

Dec 26, 2004: Sunderland 2-3 Leeds United (Championship)

Sep 24, 2004: Leeds United 0-1 Sunderland (Championship)

Dec 26, 2002: Sunderland 1-2 Leeds United (Premier League)

Aug 28, 2002: Leeds United 0-1 Sunderland (Premier League)

Apr 07, 2002: Leeds United 2-0 Sunderland (Premier League)

Nov 18, 2001: Sunderland 2-0 Leeds United (Premier League)

Mar 31, 2001: Sunderland 0-2 Leeds United (Premier League)

Dec 16, 2000: Leeds United 2-0 Sunderland (Premier League)

Jan 23, 2000: Sunderland 1-2 Leeds United (Premier League)

Aug 21, 1999: Leeds United 2-1 Sunderland (Premier League)

Last 10 Premier League meetings