Last updated on: March 1, 2026
Leeds United will entertain Sunderland at Elland Road on Tuesday night as they look to secure all three points at home in the Premier League. The Whites suffered a difficult 1-0 loss at the hands of Manchester City recently, so they would be keen on bouncing back by putting in a good display this week.
Daniel Farke will set his men up in a 3-5-2 formation and is expected to make one change to his first XI for this clash. Sebastiaan Bornauw could play from the start of this game, while James Justin makes way for him and drops to the bench.
3-5-2 Leeds United Predicted Lineup To Face Sunderland
Defence
Karl Darlow will feature in goal for the Whites after he conceded one goal in his last appearance. Farke will opt for a back three of Pascal Struijk, Joe Rodon and Sebastiaan Bornauw as they focus on making life tough for the opposition attackers during the 90 minutes.
James Justin and Jaka Bijol will offer cover for the defensive positions on the bench.
Midfield
Ilia Gruev, Ethan Ampadu and Anton Stach will function as the central midfielders as they look to win the 50-50 battle at the centre of the park and engineer some promising chances in the final third.
Gabriel Gudmundsson will try to impress on the left flank, while Jayden Bogle looks to give a good account of himself as the right-sided wide player. Both of them will have to make some overlapping runs out in the wide areas.
Sean Longstaff, Ao Tanaka and Daniel James will have to be content with a spot on the bench as they wait for their chance to shine in the second 45 minutes if needed.
Attack
Lukas Nmecha and Dominic Calvert-Lewin will spearhead Leeds‘ attack in the final third. Both of them will have to combine well if they want to threaten the Sunderland goal.
Joel Piroe will be named on the bench and might come on to influence the game in the latter stages if the Whites are in need of a goal by then.
