on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, the Whites have recorded 15 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2004, with Leeds inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007 Wed 13 Sep Leeds Utd. 0 - 3 Sunderland CHMP
2004/2005 Sun 26 Dec Sunderland 2 - 3 Leeds Utd. CHMP
2004/2005 Fri 24 Sep Leeds Utd. 0 - 1 Sunderland CHMP
2002/2003 Thu 26 Dec Sunderland 1 - 2 Leeds Utd. PREM
2002/2003 Wed 28 Aug Leeds Utd. 0 - 1 Sunderland PREM
2001/2002 Sun 07 Apr Leeds Utd. 2 - 0 Sunderland PREM
2001/2002 Sun 18 Nov Sunderland 2 - 0 Leeds Utd. PREM
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by The Black Cats in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Leeds are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Whites have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's 34 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Leeds are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 21 points from their 24 games thus far.
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