Brighton 0:0 Sunderland

Brighton and Sunderland drew 0:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 17 at American Express Stadium on 20 December 2025, with the half time score at 0:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Brighton

0 : 0

HT 0 : 0

Sunderland

20 December 2025
Kickoff: 15:00 UTC
Venue: American Express Stadium | Falmer, East Sussex
Referee: D. England

Form and Table

Brighton 8th 53 pts LossLossWinLossWin
Sunderland 7th 54 pts WinWinDrawDrawLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Brighton

S. March Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Gomez Questionable | Injury
J. Sarmiento Questionable | Inactive
Y. Minteh Questionable | Thigh Injury
Y. Ayari Questionable | Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
G. Rutter Questionable | Head Injury

Sunderland

D. Ballard Questionable | Ankle Injury
B. Brobbey Questionable | Injury
D. Ballard Questionable | Ankle Injury
L. F. Hjelde Questionable | Achilles Tendon Injury
R. Mundle Questionable | Hamstring Injury
O. Alderete Questionable | Concussion
A. Alese Questionable | Shoulder Injury

Match Events

Brighton: Brajan GrudaYellow Card | Foul
19'
Brighton: Diego CoppolaYellow Card | Foul
34'
Brighton: J. VeltmanSubstitution | Off: M. Wieffer
46'
63'
Sunderland: R. MundleSubstitution | Off: S. Adingra
Brighton: K. MitomaSubstitution | Off: M. De Cuyper
64'
64'
Sunderland: H. DiarraSubstitution | Off: C. Rigg
Brighton: J. MilnerSubstitution | Off: J. Hinshelwood
71'
Brighton: C. KostoulasSubstitution | Off: Y. Minteh
71'
72'
Sunderland: W. IsidorSubstitution | Off: B. Brobbey
79'
Sunderland: Daniel BallardYellow Card | Foul
86'
Sunderland: Enzo Le FéeYellow Card | Foul
Brighton: T. WatsonSubstitution | Off: B. Gruda
87'

Match Stats

Brighton
Sunderland

57% Ball Possession 43%

1.13 Expected Goals 1.38

16 Total Shots 14

4 Shots on Goal 6

7 Shots off Goal 4

5 Blocked Shots 4

7 Shots Inside Box 9

9 Shots Outside Box 5

3 Corner Kicks 4

1 Offsides 1

11 Fouls 15

2 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

6 Goalkeeper Saves 4

441 Total Passes 334

364 Accurate Passes 255

83% Pass Accuracy 76%

0.24 Goals Prevented 0.24

Lineups

Brighton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

B. Verbruggen

F. Kadioglu O. Boscagli D. Coppola M. Wieffer

J. Hinshelwood Y. Ayari

M. De Cuyper B. Gruda Y. Minteh

G. Rutter

Substitutes

23 | J. Steele | G
20 | J. Milner | M
34 | J. Veltman | D
22 | K. Mitoma | M
19 | C. Kostoulas | F
54 | F. Simmonds | D
14 | T. Watson | F
49 | J. Knight | M
58 | N. Oriola | F

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Sunderland

Formation: 4-2-3-1

R. Roefs

T. Hume O. Alderete D. Ballard N. Mukiele

L. Geertruida G. Xhaka

S. Adingra E. Le Fee C. Rigg

B. Brobbey

Substitutes

1 | A. Patterson | G
3 | D. Cirkin | D
14 | R. Mundle | F
50 | H. Jones | M
19 | H. Diarra | M
18 | W. Isidor | F
4 | D. Neil | M
33 | L. F. Hjelde | D
12 | E. Mayenda | F

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Player Ratings: Top 5

Brighton
Player	Minutes	Rating
Bart Verbruggen	90	9.2
Olivier Boscagli	90	8.0
Joël Veltman	45	7.5
Charalampos Kostoulas	19	7.3
Diego Coppola	90	7.3

Sunderland
Player	Minutes	Rating
Daniel Ballard	90	8.0
Trai Hume	90	7.7
Granit Xhaka	90	7.5
Enzo Le Fée	90	7.3
Nordi Mukiele	90	7.2

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC