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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 18
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Sunderland U21 vs Leeds United U21

9 Mar 2026 · 19:00 GMT · Regular Season - 18

Sunderland U21

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5:2HT 1–0

Leeds United U21

AWAY
⚽ Ahmed Abdullahi 3′⚽ Harrison Jones 47′⚽ Ahmed Abdullahi 57′⚽ Jack Whittaker 77′⚽ Waters 90′
⚽ Alfie Cresswell 59′⚽ Harvey Vincent 70′
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, SunderlandReferee: D. WatsonRecorded clock 90′ + 5′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U21 win 5–2

Match Finished in the regular season - 18 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 7 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES5 – 2
HALF-TIME1 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Sunderland U21Leeds United U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Sunderland U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Graeme Murty

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    CowanProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 84′
  3. 5
    Finlay HolcroftProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. 6
    KindonProfile: Defender
  5. 3
    LightfootProfile: Defender
  6. 8
    Harrison JonesProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 47′Off 63′
  7. 4
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 84′
  8. 7
    Abdoullah BaProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  9. 10
    Milan AleksićProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Off 64′
  10. 11
    Jack WhittakerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 77′
  11. 9
    Ahmed AbdullahiProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 3′Normal Goal 57′Off 63′

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Hamilton-ForsythProfile: Defender
  2. 14
    DinsdaleProfile: Midfielder
    On 63′
  3. 15
    WatersProfile: Attacker
    On 64′Normal Goal 90′
  4. 16
    HuntProfile: Midfielder
    On 63′
  5. 17
    GeragusianProfile: Attacker
    On 46′

Leeds United U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Scott Gardner

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Rory MahadyProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Freddie LaneProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Jacob HowardProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 30′
  4. 6
    Luke MatykiewiczProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  5. 3
    LienouProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 90+4′
  6. 10
    Alfie CresswellProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 59′
  7. 4
    Oliver PicklesProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  8. 8
    Charlie CrewProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 63′
  9. 7
    Harvey VincentProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 70′
  10. 9
    Edward Ibrovic-FletcherProfile: Midfielder
    Off 71′
  11. 11
    Reece ChadwickProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 57′

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    CookProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 15
    Louie PhilpottProfile: Midfielder
  3. 17
    WhiteheadProfile: Midfielder
  4. 14
    Samuel AlkerProfile: Midfielder
    On 71′
  5. 16
    MensahProfile: Midfielder
    On 63′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Ahmed Abdullahi · Assist: Jack Whittaker

  2. Yellow CardLeeds United U21

    Jacob Howard

  3. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Abdoullah Ba On Geragusian

  4. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Harrison Jones · Assist: Lightfoot

  5. Yellow CardLeeds United U21

    Reece Chadwick

  6. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Ahmed Abdullahi

  7. Normal GoalLeeds United U21

    Alfie Cresswell · Assist: Reece Chadwick

  8. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Ahmed Abdullahi On Dinsdale

  9. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Harrison Jones On Hunt

  10. SubstitutionLeeds United U21

    Off Charlie Crew On Mensah

  11. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Milan Aleksić On Waters

  12. Normal GoalLeeds United U21

    Harvey Vincent · Assist: Reece Chadwick

  13. SubstitutionLeeds United U21

    Off Edward Ibrovic-Fletcher On Samuel Alker

  14. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Jack Whittaker · Assist: Geragusian

  15. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Jenson Jones

  16. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Waters · Assist: Jenson Jones

  17. Yellow CardLeeds United U21

    Lienou

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Sunderland U21

WCrystal Palace U21 vs Sunderland U212 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 170 – 1WEverton U21 vs Sunderland U2120 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 161 – 2WBrighton U21 vs Sunderland U216 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 140 – 2WSunderland U21 vs Leicester City U211 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 133 – 2DWolves U21 vs Sunderland U2126 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 122 – 2

Leeds United U21

LLeeds United U21 vs West Ham United U2128 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 171 – 3DChelsea U21 vs Leeds United U2120 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 162 – 2LManchester City U21 vs Leeds United U217 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 143 – 0LLeeds United U21 vs Arsenal U211 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 130 – 4LLiverpool U21 vs Leeds United U2125 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 122 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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