Sunderland and Leeds United will face each other at the Stadium of Light in the Championship this evening.
Sunderland will be looking to return to winning ways in the Championship this evening when they take on Leeds United at home.
The Black Cats will head into the match against Leeds at the Stadium of Light on the back of a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday away from home at the Hillsborough Stadium in the Championship.
Prior to that game, Simon Grayson’s side had lost 3-1 to Norwich City away from home at Carrow Road in the league.
Sunderland are aiming to finish in the top two of the Championship this season after getting relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2016-17 campaign.
Leeds will head into this evening’s match on the back of a goalless draw with Fulham at Elland Road in the league.
The West Yorkshire outfit kicked off their season with a 3-2 victory over Bolton Wanderers away from home at the Macron Stadium in the league.
A 4-1 victory over Port Vale at Elland Road in the first round of the EFL Cup followed, but then came two successive draws with Preston North End and Fulham at home.
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