Premier League
·Matchday 6
Featured match
- Maxim De Cuyper 53'
- Jaouen Hadjam 90+3'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Brighton beat Sunderland 2-0. Scorers for Brighton: Maxim De Cuyper 53', Jaouen Hadjam 90+3'. P. Struijk of Brighton was sent off in minute 57'. Sunderland had 62% of possession.
Sunderland
Brighton
- Full-time 0 - 2
Added time: 8 minutes
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90+3'
Jaouen Hadjam 0-2 Goal · Assist: G. Rutter · Brighton Goal! Jaouen Hadjam scores for Brighton, set up by G. Rutter. It is 0-2
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88'
G. Rutter Out: Yasin Ayari · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: G. Rutter comes on for Yasin Ayari
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88'
Jaouen Hadjam Out: Diego Gómez · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: Jaouen Hadjam comes on for Diego Gómez
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81'
J. Angulo Out: E. Le Fée · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: J. Angulo comes on for E. Le Fée
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73'
J. Bi Out: Nilson Angulo · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: J. Bi comes on for Nilson Angulo
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73'
D. Methalie Out: Reinildo · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: D. Methalie comes on for Reinildo
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68'
M. Yalcouyé Out: Maxim De Cuyper · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: M. Yalcouyé comes on for Maxim De Cuyper
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68'
Costinha Out: O. Boscagli · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: Costinha comes on for O. Boscagli
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60'
Lewis Dunk Out: C. Kostoulas · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: Lewis Dunk comes on for C. Kostoulas
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57'
P. Struijk Red card · Brighton Straight red card for P. Struijk. Brighton are down a man
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56'
P. Struijk VAR · Card upgraded · Brighton VAR review: Card upgraded
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53'
Maxim De Cuyper 0-1 Goal · Assist: Pascal Groß · Brighton Goal for Brighton! Maxim De Cuyper turns in the pass from Pascal Groß (0-1)
- Half-time 0 - 0
Added time: 5 minutes
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36'
O. Boscagli Yellow card · Brighton Yellow card for O. Boscagli (Brighton)
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34'
Malick Fofana Out: Thomas Meunier · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: Malick Fofana comes on for Thomas Meunier
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Sunderland
Brighton
DWLWL
Last 5 matches LDWWW
1.7Goals scored per match2.7
1.2Goals conceded per match0.7
4Clean sheets7
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Sunderland4-2-3-1
Brighton4-2-3-1
21
6.3
Boscagli
36'68'
O. Boscagli
- 36'Yellow card
- 68'Out
- 57'Red card
10
5.9
Angulo
73'
Nilson Angulo
- 73'Out
- 81'Out
- 34'Out
Sunderland4-2-3-1
Coach: R. Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22GK Robin Roefs 5.8
- 32DF T. Hume 6.0
- 20DF N. Mukiele 7.4
- 4DF Kevin Danso 6.1
- 17DF Reinildo73' 6.3
- 34MF Granit Xhaka 6.5
- 27MF Noah Sadiki 6.6
- 12MF Thomas Meunier34' 5.7
- 28MF E. Le Fée81' 6.4
- 10MF Nilson Angulo73' 5.9
- 18FW Wilson Isidor 6.1
Substitutes
- 15DF Omar Alderete
- 50FW J. Angulo81' 6.2
- 37FW J. Bi73' 6.3
- 31GK Melker Ellborg
- 39FW Malick Fofana34' 6.5
- 6DF D. Methalie73' 6.2
- 13MF L. O'Nien
- 11MF C. Rigg
- 7FW Chemsdine Talbi
Brighton4-2-3-1
Coach: F. Hürzeler
Starting XI
- 1GK Bart Verbruggen 7.0
- 24DF Ferdi Kadıoğlu 7.1
- 44DF Luka Vušković 6.1
- 4DF P. Struijk57' 5.5
- 21DF O. Boscagli36'68' 6.3
- 14MF José María Andrés Baixauli 6.3
- 13MF Pascal Groß 7.6
- 25MF Diego Gómez88' 6.4
- 26MF Yasin Ayari88' 6.2
- 29MF Maxim De Cuyper53'68' 7.7
- 19FW C. Kostoulas60' 6.7
Substitutes
- 23GK Jason Steele
- 10FW G. Rutter88' 6.8
- 15FW Ibrahim Osman
- 33MF Matthew O'Riley
- 20DF Costinha68' 6.5
- 3DF Jaouen Hadjam88'90+3' 7.4
- 5DF Lewis Dunk60' 6.8
- 12FW Promise David
- 35MF M. Yalcouyé68' 6.6
Sunderland
Brighton
62%
38%
12
Shots
13
3
On target
4
2
Off target
7
7
Corners
5
8
Fouls
12
5
Offsides
0
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
2
Saves
3
495
Passes
305
0.68
Expected goals
1.14
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manchester City
|
6 | 16 | 5 | 16:5 | +11 | 18 |
| 2 |
Arsenal
|
6 | 10 | 5 | 10:5 | +5 | 15 |
| 3 |
Brighton
|
6 | 18 | 5 | 18:5 | +13 | 13 |
| 4 |
Brentford
|
6 | 12 | 6 | 12:6 | +6 | 10 |
| 5 |
Everton
|
6 | 8 | 5 | 8:5 | +3 | 10 |
| 6 |
Chelsea
|
6 | 15 | 13 | 15:13 | +2 | 10 |
| 7 |
Leeds
|
6 | 8 | 5 | 8:5 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 |
Hull City
|
6 | 8 | 6 | 8:6 | +2 | 9 |
| 9 |
Liverpool
|
6 | 7 | 7 | 7:7 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 |
Ipswich
|
6 | 9 | 12 | 9:12 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 |
Newcastle
|
6 | 10 | 13 | 10:13 | -3 | 8 |
| 12 |
Crystal Palace
|
6 | 9 | 12 | 9:12 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 |
Manchester United
|
6 | 9 | 9 | 9:9 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 |
Coventry
|
6 | 5 | 11 | 5:11 | -6 | 6 |
| 15 |
Nottingham Forest
|
6 | 5 | 8 | 5:8 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 |
Aston Villa
|
6 | 6 | 11 | 6:11 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 |
Sunderland
|
6 | 6 | 12 | 6:12 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 |
Bournemouth
|
6 | 7 | 13 | 7:13 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 |
Tottenham
|
6 | 3 | 9 | 3:9 | -6 | 3 |
| 20 |
Fulham
|
6 | 6 | 10 | 6:10 | -4 | 2 |
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueRelegation
Sunderland wins0Draws1
Brighton wins1Last meetings
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14 March 2026 · Premier League
Sunderland
0-1
Brighton
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20 December 2025 · Premier League
Brighton
0-0
Sunderland