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“Signing of the season” – TalkSport man lauds Leeds’ Anton Stach vs Sunderland
A Leeds United star was lauded by a TalkSport journalist after the 1-1 draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.
Spoils shared as Leeds take point at Sunderland
The Whites are on a solid run in the Premier League, having now gone their last five games unbeaten, but they may feel a little hard done by to not have taken more from the trip to Sunderland on Sunday afternoon.
On the balance of play, Daniel Farke‘s side were the superior team, recording an xG of 2.03, compared to 0.65 from the hosts, with Ethan Ampadu, Jayden Bogle and Brenden Aaronson all missing big chances.
Although Farke will be disappointed his side were unable to secure all three points, there is now plenty of breathing room near the bottom of the table, as they sit seven points clear of 18th-placed West Ham United, who lost 1-0 at home against Fulham on Saturday.
Key to their recent uptick in form has been summer signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin, with the centre-forward bagging seven goals in his last six Premier League games, and he equalised just after half-time at the Stadium of Light, after a brilliant team move.
However, Calvert-Lewin has not been the only player to have impressed as of late, with TalkSport journalist Tom Clayton taking to X to praise Anton Stach after the draw against the Black Cats, claiming he’s in with a shout of being “signing of the season”.
Stach impresses as Leeds make it five unbeaten
The 27-year-old has been a very important player for Leeds this season, making 15 Premier League appearances since arriving from Hoffenheim, during which time he’s displayed a keen eye for goal, chipping in with three goals and two assists.
Although the central midfielder was unable to get on the scoresheet against Regis Le Bris’ side, he made a number of key contributions in both attack and defence, which earned him a SofaScore match rating of 7.9, the joint-highest of any player, alongside Simon Adingra.
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Anton Stach’s key statistics vs Sunderland |
Number completed |
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Key passes |
3 |
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Big chances created |
1 |
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Duels (won) |
15 (10) |
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Tackles |
5 |
Leeds will be frustrated they were unable to score the crucial second goal, but they remain in a strong position to avoid the drop, with West Ham struggling, and Stach could be key to their chances of retaining their Premier League status.
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