It had all began so well for Sunderland in the 1-1 draw against Leeds at the Stadium of Light on Sunday. Simon Adingra's first Premier League goal for the club had them open the scoring in the 28th minute to move to fifth place on the live table.
It had all began so well for Sunderland in the 1-1 draw against Leeds at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.
Simon Adingra's first Premier League goal for the club had them open the scoring in the 28th minute to move to fifth place on the live table.
They then came close to doubling the lead in the closing stages of the first half as Brian Brobbey first sent a weak finish past Leeds goalkeeper Lucas Perri that was cleared by Jaka Bijol before his header from Adingra's cross brushed the crossbar on its way out.
The Black Cats went on to rue those missed opportunities in the second half as Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised for the visitors, who threatened to claim all three points with a dominant display after restart.
In fact, the hosts would feel fortunate to come away with a point from the contest as they ended the game with an xG of 0.65 compared to xG of 2.03 generated by their opponents.
In the second half, they only attempted three shots of which only one was on target compared to Leeds' 11 attempts.
With influential centre-back Dan Ballard also missing out with an injury against the Whites and a six players already away on Afcon duty, Regis Le Bris will be hoping his players can hold firm in the coming weeks to keep Sunderland's good run going.
They will next face Manchester City on 1 January before trips to Tottenham and Brentford to close out the first week of new year.
Category: General Sports
