{"id":613052,"date":"2025-12-05T04:06:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/613052\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T04:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:06:25","slug":"simon-jordan-had-no-doubt-when-asked-whether-leeds-united-are-a-bigger-club-than-sunderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/613052\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Jordan had no doubt when asked whether Leeds United are a bigger club than Sunderland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has given his definitive verdict on whether Leeds United are a bigger club than Sunderland. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Leeds United<\/a> finished ahead of Sunderland in the Championship last season, winning automatic promotion, while the Black Cats were forced to take part in the play-offs. <\/p>\n

However, the Wearsiders have enjoyed a stronger start to the Premier League<\/a> season by storm, currently sitting sixth in the table, nine points ahead of Leeds after 14 games. <\/p>\n

The two sides still have some time to wait before they meet for the first time this season, and Daniel Farke<\/a> will be hoping his side will have closed the gap slightly on their former Championship<\/a> rivals as he looks to guide his side away from relegation trouble. <\/p>\n

Despite Sunderland\u2019s strong start to the season, Jordan has explained why he believes Leeds remain the bigger club of the two Premier League rivals. <\/p>\n

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Simon Jordan believes Leeds United are a bigger club than Sunderland<\/p>\n

Speaking on TalkSport<\/a> on 4th December, Jordan explained why he believes Leeds still have the upper hand over their fellow newly-promoted side. <\/p>\n

According to Jordan, Leeds offer more to the Premier League when they are operating at full tilt than the Black Cats do. <\/p>\n

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Jordan said: \u201cLeeds are a big club. with big expectations. They\u2019ve been up. They were a side under Bielsa that challenged people\u2019s thinking about how bold they were going to be. Then they lost their way when Jesse Marsh came in. They\u2019ve gone down, they\u2019ve come back up again. They\u2019re just a bigger club in scale. <\/p>\n

\u201cSunderland are a big club, but it\u2019s a club that\u2019s been in the doldrums. Like when Leeds went up after about 17 years of being out of the Premier League, they came up as a revelation, and they really challenged the Premier League with Bielsa\u2019s style of football. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThen they got found out in the second season. I just had an anticipation that maybe Leeds would be bigger and better and bolder than Sunderland.\u201d <\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIs Leeds a bigger club than Sunderland? In my view, yes. Does it occupy an opportunity to have real scale? If Leeds United were really operating at full tilt, then the Premier League is better for having Leeds United in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leeds United should be outperforming Sunderland in the Premier League<\/p>\n

Sunderland have been the undoubted surprise package in the top flight this season, as they continue to punch above their weight in the table. <\/p>\n

However, according to the data from Opta<\/a>, Leeds should be significantly outperforming their rivals, based on the stats providers\u2019 expected league table. <\/p>\n

What the pundits said about Leeds and Daniel Farke after the win over Chelsea \ud83d\udc4f <\/p>\n

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Stephen Warnock: \u201cThe last game and a half could change Leeds\u2019 season, with the new system and the belief. They look a completely different team now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Conor Coady: \u201cLeeds were fantastic. You talk about bogey teams and I think they are Maresca\u2019s bogey team, he always seems to struggle against them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Gary Neville: \u201cThe way in which they played tonight will see them pick up more points.There\u2019s a lot to like about what we saw.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Stuart Dallas: \u201cLeeds were bang on it. The manager deserves credit, he could\u2019ve have easily gone back to what he believes in, but he stuck with it and deserves credit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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According to Opta\u2019s data, Sunderland should be languishing in 18th place based on the underlying data from their games, with a points total of 14.6 and a goal difference of -6.3.<\/p>\n

By contrast, Leeds should be closer to Sunderland\u2019s current position, with the win over Chelsea lifting them up to ninth in the expected table, with 20.3 points, and an expected goal difference of -1.3.<\/p>\n

While expected data is never a perfect measure, it shows the full extent of Sunderland\u2019s overperformance to date. It also suggests that Leeds could close the gap as the season progresses.<\/p>\n

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