Leeds were beaten by Manchester City at the weekend but after a valiant display, there was hope they would bounce back agaisnt Sunderland.
Their record under the Elland Road lights is impressive, but a turgid performance was delivered and the Black Cats emerged as 1-0 victors.
It was made worse for the Whites by the securing of points for some of their rivals in the relegation battle.
West Ham battled their way to a 1-0 win away at Fulham, while rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers toppled Liverpool and Nottingham Forest held Manchester City to a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium.
Elsewhere, Chelsea completed a 4-1 rout of Aston Villa and Everton swept Burnley aside. It ended goalless between AFC Bournemouth and Brentford, Arsenal edged past Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United saw off Manchester United.
Following a series of twists in England’s top flight, Opta have rebooted their supercomputer to predict how the final table will look.
