Sunderland 0–2 Brighton Hove
Sunderland0–2
Brighton Hove10 Oct 2026 · 8:30 PM · Matchday 6 · HT 0–0
Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Att. 47,196 · 13°C Partly Cloudy/Wind · Thomas Bramall (referee)
Lineups
Sunderland
4-2-3-1 · Régis Le Bris
Goalkeeper
- 22Robin Roefs
Defenders
- 4Kevin Danso
- 12Thomas Meunier↓ 35’
- 17Reinildo↓ 73’
- 20Nordi Mukiele
- 32Trai Hume
Midfielders
- 27Noah Sadiki
- 28Enzo Le Fée↓ 82’
- 34Granit Xhaka
Forwards
- 10Nilson Angulo↓ 73’
- 18Wilson Isidor
Bench
- 39Malick Fofana↑ 35’
- 6Dayann Méthalie↑ 73’
- 37Jocelin Ta Bi↑ 73’
- 50Juan Riquelme Angulo↑ 82’
- 7Chemsdine Talbi
- 11Chris Rigg
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 15Omar Alderete
- 31Melker Ellborg
Brighton Hove
4-2-3-1 · Fabian Hürzeler
Goalkeeper
- 1Bart Verbruggen
Defenders
- 4Pascal Struijk
- 21Olivier Boscagli↓ 68’
- 24Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 29Maxim De Cuyper↓ 68’
- 44Luka Vušković
Midfielders
- 13Pascal Groß
- 14Chema Andrés
- 26Yasin Ayari↓ 88’
Forwards
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas↓ 60’
- 25Diego Gómez↓ 88’
Bench
- 5Lewis Dunk↑ 60’
- 20Costinha↑ 68’
- 35Malick Junior Yalcouyé↑ 68’
- 3Jaouen Hadjam↑ 88’
- 10Georginio Rutter↑ 88’
- 12Promise David
- 15Ibrahim Osman
- 23Jason Steele
- 33Matthew O'Riley
Match stats
SunderlandBrighton Hove
62Ball possession38
0.64Expected goals (xG)1.12
12Total shots13
3Shots on target4
20Touches in opposition box16
1Big chances5
1Big chances missed3
387 (78%)Accurate passes206 (68%)
0Yellow cards1
7Corners5
12Total shots13
2Shots off target7
3Shots on target4
7Blocked shots2
1Hit woodwork1
4Shots inside box6
8Shots outside box7
0.64Expected goals (xG)1.12
0.45xG open play0.41
0.19xG set play0.71
0.64xG non-penalty1.12
0.44xG on target (xGOT)0.98
117212Distance covered116870
22277Running distance24911
2597Sprinting distance2149
112Number of sprints94
496Passes305
387 (78%)Accurate passes206 (68%)
188Own half105
199Opposition half101
22 (34%)Accurate long balls21 (35%)
5 (19%)Accurate crosses3 (23%)
31Throws23
20Touches in opposition box16
5Offsides0
16Tackles20
8Interceptions7
2Blocks7
18Clearances43
2Keeper saves3
52Duels won53
38 (55%)Ground duels won31 (45%)
14 (39%)Aerial duels won22 (61%)
11 (41%)Successful dribbles3 (23%)
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
8Fouls committed12
Events
| 35’ | 🔁 Malick Fofana on for Thomas Meunier | Sunderland AFC |
| 36’ | 🟨 Olivier Boscagli · Yellow | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 53’ | ⚽ Maxim De Cuyper · Pascal Groß | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 57’ | 🟨 Pascal Struijk · Red | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 60’ | 🔁 Lewis Dunk on for Charalampos Kostoulas | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 68’ | 🔁 Costinha on for Olivier Boscagli | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 68’ | 🔁 Malick Junior Yalcouyé on for Maxim De Cuyper | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 73’ | 🔁 Dayann Méthalie on for Reinildo | Sunderland AFC |
| 73’ | 🔁 Jocelin Ta Bi on for Nilson Angulo | Sunderland AFC |
| 82’ | 🔁 Juan Riquelme Angulo on for Enzo Le Fée | Sunderland AFC |
| 88’ | 🔁 Jaouen Hadjam on for Diego Gómez | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 88’ | 🔁 Georginio Rutter on for Yasin Ayari | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 90+3’ | ⚽ Jaouen Hadjam · Georginio Rutter | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
Head to head
Sunderland 0 · သရေ 1 · Brighton Hove 1 (2 of 5 meetings on record)