Perhaps having so many players leave for AFCON duty in the middle of the season, and then returning in January, effectively put Sunderland's season off its early axis. Meanwhile, it says something about how far Leeds have come since Daniel Farke pulled off the hand-brake and turned his players loose in late November, to the point the only losses since have come against current Champs League participants Arsenal, Newcastle, and Man City. Though not completely clear with the drop zone just six points below, nothing about form the past three months suggests Leeds is in any danger, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, still getting ample opportunities, is due to resume his goal-scoring spree from the late autumn (seven across a six-match stretch). Play Leeds on ML