Daniel Farke will have cold sweats after official Premier League announcement for Leeds clash vs Sunderland

Daniel Farke won't have forgotten what happened the last time Leeds United played Sunderland.

The Whites travel to the Stadium of Light this Sunday for a 4:30pm kick-off in the Premier League.

Farke's side have been in strong form to start the season, as they currently sit seventh ahead of this weekend's round of fixtures.

Meanwhile, Regis Le Bris' Black Cats are perhaps falling victim to their successes of yesteryear.

Sunderland sit rock-bottom of the table with one win from seven, but have claimed two wins from two in the Europa League.

It's the Wearsiders who emerged victorious over Leeds in their most recent league meeting, but they did so on a highly controversial evening at Elland Road.

Why was Daniel Farke furious the last time Leeds played Sunderland?

Rewind back to 3 March of this year, and Leeds welcomed Sunderland to LS11 in the Premier League.

At the time, Farke's side were scrapping away for every point they could muster, as they attempted to pull clear of the relegation battle.

Points were at a premium, and so every single one of them mattered to Leeds during this period.

Sunderland, however, ran out 1-0 winners on the night, but Leeds and Farke were adamant they should've been awarded a penalty.

During the first half of the match, Sunderland defender Luke O'Nien got hold of Pascal Struijk by the neck and pulled him down inside the box.

Stuart Attwell was the referee that night, as he will again be on Sunday, but didn't spot the incident before VAR deduced no clear and obvious error took place.

Speaking to TNT Sports via Sky Sports post-match, a furious Farke said: "It is not even a question. What was VAR doing? It can't be a clearer penalty.

"It is tough to understand how this is not checked and not re-watched. I am pretty sure that Stuart (Attwell), such a quality ref, so experienced and so calm, if he had the chance to watch this back he would have said 'all day long this is a penalty'.

"I am not sure what the VAR is doing in this moment. No (I haven't spoken to the ref). It is a scene for the VAR, for the referee it is difficult to see.

"It depends on his position. If you watch the scene back it can't be clearer."

Farke may not have blamed Attwell entirely for that decision, but many of those connected to Leeds did for the one he gave for Sunderland in the second half.

Attwell's Sunderland penalty decision remains baffling

After not awarding a stonewall penalty for the O'Nien foul on Struijk in the first half, Leeds fans will've been hoping Attwell evened it up in the second.

Instead, the exact opposite happened, as he, with the aid of VAR, overturned his on-field decision to award Sunderland a penalty of their own.

Wilson Isidor scuffed a shot that was blocked by Ethan Ampadu from point-blank range, with the ball rolling up his leg before brushing the Welshman's arm.

Ampadu did make a second move with his arm towards the ball, but it remained a highly contentious decision.

In isolation, Attwell and his officiating team may not have taken much flak for awarding this penalty to Sunderland, as it could've gone either way.

However, with the context of the one they didn't give for Leeds in the first half, how this could be deemed a clear and obvious error and not the Struijk incident remains strange.

Needless to say then, Farke will hope for no similar antics this weekend, as his side look to pile the Premier League misery on the Black Cats.