Sunderland will look to continue their unbeaten streak when they travel to Elland Road to face second-placed Leeds United in the Championship on Monday.
Leeds are coming into this match after demolishing Watford 4-0 in an away clash last time out. Daniel Farke’s side is sitting just one point below the Championship leaders Sheffield United and a win here would help them to regain their top spot.
Meanwhile, title rivals Sunderland are moving ahead in the tournament with their impeccable consistency. They extended their unbeaten streak to eight matches with their recent 2-0 victory over Luton Town.
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The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Here’s how to watch this EFL Championship match in the U.K:
This game is available for live TV broadcast in UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports HDR. Streaming options are available on the Sky Sports website, Sky Go UK and NOW.
This EFL Championship clash takes place at Elland Road in Leeds, United Kingdom and kicks off on Monday, February 17 at 8:00 p.m. local time.
The hosts don’t have fresh injury concerns going into this match, but they will miss Maximilian Wober, who has been sidelined till the first half of this year due to a knee injury. Patrick Bamford is also out with a hamstring injury.
In the absence of Bamford, Dan James, Brenden Aaronson and Manor Solomon are expected to provide support to striker Joel Piroe.
Leeds predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Meslier (GK) — Bogle, Rodon, Ampadu, Firpo — Tanaka, Gruev — James, Aaronson, Solomon — Piroe.
Injured: Wober, Bamford
Suspended: None
As for Sunderland, they will be without their defence duo, Ajibola Alese (broken leg) and Niall Huggins (injured). Trai Hume, Daniel Ballard, Luke O’Nien, and Dennis Cirkin are likely to line up in the defense.
Romaine Mundle is expected to feature in the Monday night Championship clash after recovering from his hamstring injury.
Liverpool loanee Jayden Danns will remain out of contention till late March of this year. Tom Watson, who is nursing a knee injury, is expected to remain sidelined for a few more days.
Sunderland predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Patterson (GK) — Hume, Ballard, O’Nien, Cirkin — Neil, Bellingham — Roberts, Rigg, Le Fee — Isidor.
Injured: Alese, Huggins, Danns, Watson
Suspended: None
Leeds have won five out of their last six league outings while maintaining a clean sheet, and they will have a home advantage, which makes them clear favorites for this match. The Black Cats have scored at least two goals in their last four outings and will be looking to utilize this scoring momentum.
While both teams are in great form going into this clash, the home team has a stellar record at Elland Road this season and are likely to bag three points again.
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