Sunderland 2 Leeds United 2 recap and reaction: Illan Meslier howler gifts Black Cats a draw
Leeds United will conclude a very busy seven days with tonight’s Championship clash at leaders Sunderland where a huge chance presents itself for the injury-hit Whites.
Leeds had to settle for a point from Tuesday night’s fixture at Norwich City which arrived hot on the heels of Saturday’s 3-0 win at home to Coventry City. But the point still kept Leeds on the coat-tails of the division’s frontrunners and Daniel Farke’s Whites now have the chance to move top with victory at Sunderland tonight.
The Black Cats are three points ahead of Leeds but only with a plus two better goal difference and having scored one more goal. It means a two-goal win for Leeds would send them first and a win of any kind would put the Whites into the division’s automatic promotion places ahead of the weekend’s other games.
Here, upon landing at the Stadium of Light, we will bring you all of the pre-match build-up, team news and confirmed line ups followed by match updates, reaction and analysis. The 8pm kick-off is being broadcast live on Sky Sports.