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Sunderland given immediate VAR response against Leeds after controversial call
VAR interventions disallow a Leeds goal and award Sunderland a penalty, securing the visitors' narrow 1-0 victory.
- On Tuesday, Sunderland AFC earned a 1-0 victory at Elland Road after VAR intervened twice, with Habib Diarra converting a penalty awarded for an Ethan Ampadu handball.
- An offside review by VAR led to Referee Stuart Attwell going to the monitor after Joe Rodon's goal was disallowed for offside.
- Referee Stuart Attwell added 12 minutes of stoppage time plus 50 seconds, with Leeds fans furious and Sunderland supporters celebrating amid disputes over Luke O'Nien's grappling on Pascal Struijk.
- Sunderland AFC's victory moved them to 40 points, while Leeds United lost a chance to move nine points clear of the Premier League dropzone and suffered a second consecutive home defeat.
- Pundit Steve McManaman called on the Premier League to 'get a grip' on grappling, while Beckford said: 'O'Nien had his arms around Pascal Struijk's neck,' highlighting inconsistency.
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Leeds United were seen as a solid team at home, where they dominated the match with their possession of the ball, but did not manage to be positive in front of goal, while Sunderland managed to make the difference and win the match 0-1.
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The Ecuadorian Nilson Angulo was named in the important victory of the Sunderland AFC by 0-1 over the Leeds United on Elland Road, a result that allows the group led by Régis Le Bris to look optimistically at the European Premier League area.
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- 45% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources are Center
45% Left
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