Sunderland 0:1 Brighton

Brighton beat Sunderland 1:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 30 at Stadium of Light on 14 March 2026, 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.

Sunderland

0 : 1

HT 0 : 0

Brighton

14 March 2026
Kickoff: 15:00 UTC
Venue: Stadium of Light | Sunderland
Referee: T. Kirk

Form and Table

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

Full table: Premier League

Team News

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

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

Match Events

Sunderland: Chris RiggVAR | Goal cancelled
50'
51'
Brighton: Diego GómezYellow Card | Foul
58'
Brighton: Y. MintehGoal
Sunderland: L. O'NienSubstitution | Off: D. Ballard
64'
74'
Brighton: Yankuba MintehYellow Card | Off the ball foul
Sunderland: Granit XhakaYellow Card | Argument
75'
76'
Brighton: M. De CuyperSubstitution | Off: Y. Minteh
Sunderland: E. MayendaSubstitution | Off: B. Brobbey
78'
Sunderland: D. CirkinSubstitution | Off: C. Talbi
85'
88'
Brighton: Y. AyariSubstitution | Off: J. Hinshelwood
90+4'
Brighton: J. VeltmanSubstitution | Off: D. Gomez
90+5'
Brighton: M. O'RileySubstitution | Off: D. Welbeck

Match Stats

Sunderland
Brighton

48% Ball Possession 52%

0.90 Expected Goals 1.68

14 Total Shots 12

4 Shots on Goal 4

5 Shots off Goal 3

5 Blocked Shots 5

8 Shots Inside Box 9

6 Shots Outside Box 3

7 Corner Kicks 3

3 Offsides 1

7 Fouls 12

1 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 3

422 Total Passes 471

332 Accurate Passes 371

79% Pass Accuracy 79%

0.72 Goals Prevented 0.72

Lineups

Sunderland

Formation: 4-1-4-1

M. Ellborg

T. Hume O. Alderete D. Ballard L. Geertruida

G. Xhaka

C. Talbi N. Sadiki H. Diarra C. Rigg

B. Brobbey

Substitutes

21 | S. Moore | G
3 | D. Cirkin | D
50 | H. Jones | M
53 | J. Whittaker | M
52 | J. Jones | M
51 | J. Jones | D
13 | L. O'Nien | M
18 | W. Isidor | F
12 | E. Mayenda | F

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Brighton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

B. Verbruggen

F. Kadioglu L. Dunk J. P. van Hecke M. Wieffer

P. Gross J. Milner

Y. Minteh J. Hinshelwood D. Gomez

D. Welbeck

Substitutes

23 | J. Steele | G
34 | J. Veltman | D
7 | S. March | M
21 | O. Boscagli | D
33 | M. O'Riley | M
26 | Y. Ayari | M
10 | G. Rutter | F
29 | M. De Cuyper | D
53 | H. Howell | M

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Player Ratings: Top 5

Sunderland
Player	Minutes	Rating
Noah Sadiki	90	7.3
Omar Alderete	90	7.2
Melker Ellborg	90	7.2
Granit Xhaka	90	7.2
Luke O'Nien	26	7.0

Brighton
Player	Minutes	Rating
Lewis Dunk	90	8.0
Yankuba Minteh	76	8.0
Jan Paul van Hecke	90	7.5
Ferdi Kadıoğlu	90	7.5
Pascal Groß	90	7.3

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC