It was a frustrating night for Whites fans at Elland Road last night, with skipper Ethan Ampadu costing Leeds survival hopes dear, after giving away a totally unnecessary penalty half way through the second half of their drab affair with Sunderland last night. From the opening whistle, the match felt goalless slog, with Daniel Farke’s men looking visibly drained after their recent shift against Manchester City.

The deadlock finally broke in the 70th minute, but not in the way the home crowd expected. Usually reliable, Ethan Ampadu suffered a rare lapse in judgment when the ball struck his arm in the box, allowing Diarra to drive his spot kick down the middle past Karl Darlow, who dived out the way. It felt like a gut-punch for a Leeds side already stewing over a disallowed Joe Rodon header which almost broke the cross-bar minutes earlier.

Leeds had also been denied a spot kick of their own after Luke O’Nien grabbed Pascal Struijk by the neck and wrestled him to the ground, but the appeals (just like their execution in the final third) were half hearted. That's not to say that the effort wasn't there; Daniel Farke's side dominated the statistics, including an xG of 2.17, with the Black Cats offering a meagre 0.7, only by way of their penalty - an indication why they hadn't won on the road since the end of October.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	26	Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper			5.3
	2	Bogle, Jayden Defender			5.9
	3	Gudmundsson, Gabriel Defender			5.9
	6	Rodon, Joe Defender			6.4
	5	Struijk, Pascal Defender			6.4
	24	Justin, James Defender			6.0
	4	Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder			4.9
	44	Gruev, Ilia Midfielder			4.6
	18	Stach, Anton Midfielder			6.2
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder			4.7
	9	Calvert-Lewin, Dominic Forward			4.9
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	1	Perri, Lucas Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	23	Bornauw, Sebastiaan Defender		Unused Sub
	15	Bijol, Jaka Defender			6.3
	8	Longstaff, Sean Midfielder		Unused Sub
	22	Tanaka, Ao Midfielder		Unused Sub
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder			5.7
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder			6.4
	14	Nmecha, Lukas Forward			5.6
	10	Piroe, Joel Forward			5.2