Leeds' defensive record is one of the best in the Premier League this season, helped by James Trafford making an assured start to his career at Elland Road after joining from Manchester City in August.

Only champions Arsenal (five) have conceded fewer goals than Daniel Farke's side (six) after eight games.

By the same stage of last season, when Leeds were a newly promoted club, they had let in 13 goals.

Until a late Leeds flurry, Trafford was the busier of the two goalkeepers as he registered his third league clean sheet of the campaign.

While solid in the defensive half of the field, Leeds did not do enough to breach Sunderland's backline and their tally of nine Premier League goals is the joint-lowest among clubs in the top half of the table.