"Dominic Calvert-Lewin's starling metamorphosis from an almost forgotten man to a striker on the verge of an England recall continued as his seventh goal in the last six games earned Leeds a potentially important point by the River Wear. There were moments when Calvert-Lewin and company threatened to end Sunderland's unbeaten Premier League record here but Regis Le Bris's side are no pushovers these days and, by the end Daniel Farke looked happy enough with a draw."
"The former Paris Saint-Germain defender is best deployed at full-back but, not for the first time, Mukiele demonstrated that he is a far from shabby centre-back. Indeed by the time the latest in a line of the Frenchman's hallmark long throws prefaced Simon Adingra's 28th minute opening goal, Mukiele was already thoroughly frustrating Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor in the visiting attack."
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his seventh goal in six games to earn Leeds a potentially important point at Sunderland. Leeds threatened to end Sunderland's unbeaten Premier League run, but Sunderland held on for a draw that left Daniel Farke content. The match showed both clubs can compete at Premier League level and challenged claims of an insurmountable gap between divisions. An Achilles injury to Dan Ballard forced Nordi Mukiele from right-back to centre-back, where he performed strongly. Mukiele's long throw led to Granit Xhaka's defence-splitting pass and Simon Adingra's 28th-minute angled strike, Adingra's first for Sunderland.
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