The 22-year-old provided three assists in addition to one goal.

The 22-year-old provided three assists in addition to one goal.

Sunderland is one of Leeds United’s primary rivals for a Premier League promotion.

Similar to Leeds, Sunderland is a huge team with a passionate following. Additionally, the Black Cats have previous Premier League experience, just like the West Yorkshire team.

Leeds has 31 points from 16 games, good for third place in the Championship standings. Sunderland, with 26 points from 16 games, is in sixth place.

Jack Clarke’s early difficulties following his transfer from Leeds United
Jack Clarke, who Leeds originally sold for £8.5 million, has been one of Sunderland’s top players this season (Sky Sports).

In the summer of 2019, Clarke made the permanent move from Leeds to Tottenham Hotspur. He returned to Elland Road for the 2019–20 season on loan.

Under former head coach Marcelo Bielsa, the winger was unable to establish himself in the Leeds starting lineup, and he ended his loan early.

Clarke had unsuccessful loan stints at Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers before joining Sunderland in January 2022.

Sunderland’s Jack Clarke is performing well.
Since then, he has been the Black Cats’ main player, thriving at the Stadium of Light and developing into a goal machine.

During his loan stint at Sunderland, the 22-year-old recorded one goal and three assists in 11 League One games. Promotion to the Championship was obtained by the Black Cats.

The forward made 46 Championship starts last season, scoring nine goals and dishing out twelve assists. Sunderland made it to the postseason.

Clarke has tallied nine goals and provided one assist in 16 Championship games for Tony Mowbray’s team thus far this season.

The fact that Clarke is scoring so many goals while starting games as a left winger is impressive.

This season, Adam Armstrong of Southampton has scored nine goals in the Championship, while Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers has scored ten.

Even at the age of 22, Clarke has more to offer. It is encouraging to see a previous club academy graduate beginning to excel, even though he is currently playing for Sunderland, Leeds’s rivals.