Gabby Agbonlahor delivers ‘inevitable’ prediction ahead of Sunderland clash vs Leeds United
Sunderland face an unenviable clash with Leeds United on Monday evening.
Gabby Agbonlahor has claimed that it is “inevitable” Leeds United will beat Sunderland at Elland Road on Monday evening.
The Black Cats travel to their promotion rivals knowing that a defeat would leave them eight points adrift of the automatic promotion places in the Championship table with 13 matches left to play. For their part, Leeds are currently seven points ahead of their visitors heading into the contest, and are looking to return to the top of the standings with a positive result.
And while Sunderland will be hoping to throw a notable spanner in the works for Daniel Farke’s side, pundit Agbonlahor does not fancy their chances of doing so. Speaking live on talkSPORT [February 17th, 7:36am], the former Aston Villa striker said: “Leeds have won 12 of the last 13 at home, but Sunderland have won the last two away games. Tough game, but Elland Road looks like a fortress. The inevitable is a win this evening for Leeds.”
Sunderland’s recent record against Leeds is largely positive, with the Black Cats having lost just one of their last eight meetings with the Whites, stretching all the way back to 2006. That single defeat came in 2017, with Simon Grayson’s side succumbing to a 2-0 disappointment at Elland Road during the early knockings of a Championship relegation campaign.
