Is Leeds United vs Sunderland tonight & what time is kick-off? TV & stream details ahead of pre-season clash
Leeds United’s second pre-season friendly on their US tour is against Premier League opposition.
Leeds United’s pre-season tour of the USA continues tonight with a friendly against Sunderland in New Jersey.
Daniel Farke’s side kickstarted their summer preparations with a 3-2 defeat against Championship side Wrexham in Tampa last weekend. Joel Piroe and Sean Longstaff were on target for a Whites side missing several key players.
Leeds will receive another stern test tonight, this time against one of next season’s Premier League rivals. Below is all the key information you need to know ahead of the game.
When is Leeds United vs Sunderland?
Game number two of this pre-season tour is due to take place at 7.30pm Eastern US time today, Thursday July 30, at the Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey. With the UK five hours ahead, kick-off back home will be at 12.30am on Friday July 31.
It’s set to be another late one for any Leeds fans watching back in West Yorkshire or anywhere across Europe. For what it’s worth, this is the last pre-season game to kick-off in the early morning hours UK time.
How to watch Leeds United vs Sunderland
Those looking to stay up and watch the action live have multiple routes to watch tonight’s game. The easiest option for Leeds fans is to purchase a match pass via LUTV, which can be bought for £5 HERE.
Leeds have confirmed you cannot live stream tonight’s match with just a monthly or yearly LUTV subscription, with the pay-per-view pass needed for each individual friendly. You don’t need to be an LUTV subscriber already to buy the one-off pass.
The pre-season meeting in New Jersey will also be shown live on Premier Sports 2, although subscribing costs £12.99 per month with a minimum 12-month term or £17.99 per month without the fixed contract. Premier Sports 2 is channel number 529 on Virgin and 435 on Sky.
Sunderland are also streaming the match live via their in-house service. They have set the match pass price at £8, however, with full details available HERE.