Sunderland vs Brighton
Ref: Thomas Kirk, EnglandStadium of Light, Sunderland · 49,000 cap
Match recap
Brighton beat Sunderland 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Minteh scored for Brighton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.90 for Sunderland versus 1.68 for Brighton. Sunderland sit 7th in the Premier League table while Brighton are 8th.
Second Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
51'
Gómez
Yellow Card
58'
⚽
Minteh
⇄
Ballard
74'
Minteh
Yellow Card
Xhaka
Yellow Card
76'
⇄
Minteh
⇄
Brobbey
⇄
Talbi
88'
⇄
Hinshelwood
90+4'
⇄
Gómez
90+5'
⇄
Welbeck
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SunderlandBrighton
6Won
Statistical edge
6–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.90VS1.68
Attack4 · 1 won
14
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
9
6
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
48%
Possession
52%
422
Total passes
471
332
Accurate passes
371
79%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
5
0
Goals prevented
0
Sunderland
4-1-4-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Sunderland
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 5D. BallardD
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 7C. TalbiM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 11C. RiggM
- 15O. AldereteD
- 19H. DiarraM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 31M. EllborgG
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
Substitutes
- 3D. CirkinD
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 13L. O'NienM
- 18W. IsidorF
- 21S. MooreG
- 50Harrison JonesM
- 51J. JonesD
- 52Jenson JonesM
- 53J. WhittakerM
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 11Y. MintehM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezM
- 27M. WiefferD
- 30P. GroßM
Substitutes
- 7S. MarchM
- 10G. RutterF
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 26Y. AyariM
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 53H. HowellM
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Sadiki | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Omar Alderete | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Melker Ellborg | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Trai Hume | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Brian Brobbey | F | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Chris Rigg | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Habib Diarra | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jaydon Jones | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Whittaker | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Jones | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Isidor | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Moore | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jenson Jones | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke O'Nien | M | 26 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cirkin | D | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yankuba Minteh | M | 76 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Groß | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| James Milner | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 88 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Diego Gómez | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joël Veltman | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georginio Rutter | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Howell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Solly March | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |