Sunderland vs. Leeds lineups confirmed: Dominic Calvert-Lewin starts, Brian Brobbey call made

By Ben Knapton | 25 Oct 2026 15:19, Last updated: 25 Oct 2026 15:34

Sunderland and Leeds United person revealed their starting lineups for Sunday's 4.30pm Premier League kickoff astatine the Stadium of Light.

Both the Black Cats and Whites came into gameweek 8 with concerns surrounding their main strikers, arsenic Sunderland's Brian Brobbey and Leeds' Dominic Calvert-Lewin were doubtful owed to injury.

However, the brace person some been fixed the greenish airy to pb their respective lines connected Wearside, Brobbey arsenic portion of a Sunderland broadside featuring 3 changes from their 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Bournemouth past weekend.

Nilson Angulo besides returns to Regis Le Bris's onslaught alongside Chris Rigg and Enzo Le Fee, portion Brobbey takes the spot of Timor Tuterov contempt the latter's extremity against Lech Poznan successful the Europa League successful midweek.

Angulo's inclusion means that Trai Hume drops to right-back and Nordi Mukiele - who slammed Sunderland arsenic arrogant pursuing past weekend's decision - shifts crossed to centre-back to screen for the suspended Kevin Danso.

Regis Le Bris has besides opted to beforehand Luke O'Nien to the starting XI, arsenic Omar Alderete drops to the seat for a Sunderland broadside bidding to drawback a four-game losing tally successful the Premier League. 

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As for Leeds, Daniel Farke has besides made 3 changes from the 1-1 gully with Manchester United past weekend, 2 of which person been partially enforced by injury.

Anton Stach (foot) and Noah Okafor (adductor) are lone acceptable capable for places connected the bench, truthful Harry Wilson and Brenden Aaronson person been drafted into the archetypal XI for the visitors.

The Welshman and American volition comprise two-thirds of the Leeds onslaught alongside Calvert-Lewin, who besides took a whack to the ft against the Red Devils but has been cleared to commencement astatine the Stadium of Light.

Farke has besides made 1 alteration to the Leeds backline, bringing successful Jaka Bijol alongide Tarik Muharemovic and James Justin, with Nico Elvedi not successful the squad astatine all.

Speaking to Sky Sports News up of kickoff, Farke revealed the crushed for Elvedi's absence, confirming that the 30-year-old is missing owed to illness.

Sunderland volition ascent disconnected the bottommost of the Premier League table with each 3 points against Leeds, who volition conversely gully level connected points with fifth-placed Chelsea if they prevail.

Sunderland XI: Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, O'Nien, Reinildo; Sadiki, Xhaka; Angulo, Rigg, Le Fee; Brobbey

Subs: Ellborg, Methalie, Alderete, Diarra, Ahoka, Talbi, Fofana, Riquelme, Tuterov

Leeds XI: Trafford; Muharemovic, Bijol, Justin; Bogle, Tanaka, Ampadu, Gudmundsson; Wilson, Aaronson; Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Zetterer, Cresswell, Bard, Longstaff, Gruev, Stach, Okafor, Bahoya, Nmecha