Sunderland 0–1 Brighton
Sunderland
0–1HT 0–0
Brighton
Sunderland played Brighton in the Premier League on 14 March 2026 at Stadium of Light. The match finished 0–1.
Goals and cards
- 51'Diego Gómez — Yellow card
- 58'Y. Minteh
- 74'Yankuba Minteh — Yellow card
- 75'Granit Xhaka — Yellow card
Line-ups
Sunderland 4-1-4-1
- M. Ellborg
- L. Geertruida
- D. Ballard
- O. Alderete
- T. Hume
- G. Xhaka
- C. Rigg
- H. Diarra
- N. Sadiki
- C. Talbi
- B. Brobbey
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Moore
- D. Cirkin
- H. Jones
- J. Whittaker
- J. Jones
- J. Jones
- L. O'Nien
- W. Isidor
- E. Mayenda
- COACHES: Regis Le Bris
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- B. Verbruggen
- M. Wieffer
- J. P. van Hecke
- L. Dunk
- F. Kadioglu
- J. Milner
- P. Gross
- D. Gomez
- J. Hinshelwood
- Y. Minteh
- D. Welbeck
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Steele
- J. Veltman
- S. March
- O. Boscagli
- M. O'Riley
- Y. Ayari
- G. Rutter
- M. De Cuyper
- H. Howell
- COACHES: Fabian Hurzeler
Match statistics
| Sunderland | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 14 | Total shots | 12 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Corners | 3 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 48% | Possession | 52% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 422 | Total passes | 471 |
| 332 | Accurate passes | 371 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 79% |
| 0.90 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.68 |
| 0.72 | goals_prevented | 0.72 |