Leeds United 0–1 Sunderland
- Diarra 70' (pen.)
3 March 2026
The match in data
A 1–0 win for Sunderland against Leeds United on 3 March 2026, on matchday 29 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Melker Ellborg (Sunderland), rated 58, thanks above all to 0.66 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 0.68; conceded 0) and 2 crosses claimed. Ellborg produced 2.0 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
For Leeds United, the highest-rated player was Lukas Nmecha, with 58.
Melker Ellborg
Sunderland · 90'
Produced 1.98× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 0.66 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 0.68; conceded 0) 2.3×
- 2 crosses claimed 1.4×
- 11 recoveries 1.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Rodon | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Lukas Nmecha | Forward | 28 | 58 |
| Ethan Ampadu | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Anton Stach | Midfielder | 90 | 47 |
| Pascal Struijk | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Ilia Gruev | Midfielder | 62 | 43 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | Defender | 84 | 40 |
| Karl Darlow | Goalkeeper | 90 | 39 |
| James Justin | Defender | 74 | 39 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Forward | 90 | 34 |
| Jayden Bogle | Defender | 84 | 27 |
| Brenden Aaronson | Midfielder | 74 | 22 |
| Daniel James | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Wilfried Gnonto | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Jaka Bijol | Defender | 6 | no rating |
| Joël Piroe | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melker Ellborg ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Luke O'Nien | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Omar Alderete | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | 34 | 44 |
| Habib Diarra | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | 56 | 40 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Dan Ballard | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| Nilson Angulo | Midfielder | 88 | 31 |
| Wilson Isidor | Forward | 35 | 24 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 18 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | Forward | 55 | 15 |
| Chris Rigg | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Bertrand Traoré | Forward | 2 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Sunderland player won the most aerial duels?
Omar Alderete, with 8 aerial duels won. Next: Dan Ballard 4, Eliezer Mayenda 2.
Protecting a 0–1 lead required defensive solidity, and Omar Alderete delivered with 8 aerial duels won for Sunderland, doubling the tally of Dan Ballard.
Which Leeds United player won the most aerial duels?
Anton Stach, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Ethan Ampadu 3, Dominic Calvert-Lewin 3.
Leeds United fought to impose themselves in the air, led by Anton Stach with 5 aerial duels won. Stach finished ahead of Ethan Ampadu and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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