Pick of the stats: Leeds United v Sunderland
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Saving the best 'til last this weekend? Title-chasing Leeds will welcome promotion rivals Sunderland to Elland Road on Monday night (20:00 GMT).
Daniel Farke's side could find themselves in second before kick-off, should Sheffield United pick up a win at Luton on Saturday while the fourth-placed Black Cats begin the weekend five points adrift of the Blades, albeit with a healthy 14-point lead over fifth-placed Blackburn in the play-off race.
Leeds United have won only one of their previous seven league games against Sunderland (D3 L3), with those three draws coming in the past four meetings (L1).
Sunderland are unbeaten on each of their past five Football League trips to Leeds (W3 D2), having gone 21 consecutive visits without a win before this run, losing their previous seven in a row.
Leeds have won 12 of their past 13 home league games (D1), keeping 10 clean sheets in that run and scoring 37 goals.
Sunderland are looking to win three consecutive away league games for the first time since September 2023.
Since the start of November, Leeds' Daniel James has been involved in nine goals in 10 league games at Elland Road (6 goals, 3 assists), both scoring and assisting in his last two games (2 goals, 3 assists).