Faced with a Leeds team in good form in recent matches, Sunderland failed to find the fault and conceded a draw at home (1-1).
Sunderland occupies seventh place in the Premier League after being held to a draw at home on Sunday by Leeds (1-1), a low-ranked team which has not lost in five matches.
The Black Cats have 28 points after 18 days, which places them between Manchester United (6th, 29 pts) and Brentford (8th, 26 pts). Crystal Palace (9th, 26 pts) can double them in the event of a victory on Sunday against Tottenham.
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French coach Régis Le Bris is deprived of six players who left for the African Cup of Nations but not of Simon Adingra, not selected by Ivory Coast, and it was the 23-year-old winger who opened the scoring (28th).
The rookie from Brighton scored his first goal in the red and white jersey with a curling shot, from a tight angle, receiving a sublime hidden pass from his captain Granit Xhaka.
Well started before that, Leeds redoubled their efforts and the equalizer narrowly escaped with a shot from Brenden Aaronson pushed back in front of the line by defender Trai Hume (39th).
It finally came from the feet of Dominic Calvert-Lewin after a great collective action in which all the Leeds players, including the goalkeeper, participated (47th). The English No.9 has scored in each of the last six Premier League matches in which he has participated.
Leeds are sixteenth with 20 points, seven points ahead of the current first relegation zone, West Ham.
