Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Sunderland 4-5-1

M Ellborg

L Geertruida

T Hume

G Xhaka

D Ballard

O Alderete

C Rigg

M Diarra

B Brobbey

N Sadiki

C Talbi

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3-3

B Verbruggen

M Wieffer

F Kadioglu

P Groß

J van Hecke

L Dunk

D Gómez

B. DeVito

D Welbeck

J Hinshelwood

Y Minteh

Match Timeline

Sunderland Brighton

KOHTFT

Goal Card Sub

SUN

Key Stats

BHA

47%

SUN

53%

BHA

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Corners

Saves

Commentary

Full Commentary

90'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Danny Welbeck.

90'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Diego Gómez.

88'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

SUN

Match Statistics

BHA

47%

Possession

53%

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

407

Passes

466

80%

Pass Accuracy

80%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Saves

Sunderland 4-5-1

Starting XI

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3-3

31 M Ellborg G

6 L Geertruida RB

32 T Hume LB

34 G Xhaka DM

5 D Ballard CD-R

15 O Alderete CD-L

11 C Rigg RM

19 M Diarra CM-R

9 B Brobbey F

27 N Sadiki CM-L

7 C Talbi LM

1 B Verbruggen G

27 M Wieffer RB

24 F Kadioglu LB

30 P Groß LM

6 J van Hecke CD-R

5 L Dunk CD-L

25 D Gómez AM-R

20 B. DeVito RM

18 D Welbeck F

13 J Hinshelwood AM

11 Y Minteh AM-L

Substitutes

3 D Cirkin SUB

51 J Jones SUB

52 J Jones SUB

50 H Jones SUB

18 W Isidor SUB

21 S Moore SUB

53 J Whittaker SUB

12 E Mayenda SUB

13 L O'Nien SUB

23 J. Steele SUB

33 M O'Riley SUB

53 H Howell SUB

26 Y Ayari SUB

10 G Rutter SUB

34 J Veltman SUB

7 S March SUB

21 O Boscagli SUB

29 M De Cuyper SUB

Full Commentary

90+5'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Danny Welbeck.

90+4'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Diego Gómez.

88'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

85'

Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Chemsdine Talbi.

78'

Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Brian Brobbey.

76'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Yankuba Minteh.

76'

Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.

74'

Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

64'

Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Dan Ballard because of an injury.

58'

Goal! Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal following a corner.

51'

Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Head to Head

Sunderland 0 wins

1 draws 2 matches

Brighton 1 wins

14 Mar 2026 Sunderland 0 - 1 Brighton Premier League 20 Dec 2025 Brighton 0 - 0 Sunderland Premier League

Match Info

Stadium Stadium of Light

Date Sat, 14 Mar 2026

Kickoff 15:00

Location Sunderland

Attendance 45,497

Coverage USA Net

Premier League Standings

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1	Arsenal	30	+37	67
1	Grambling	30	+37	67
2	Man City	29	+32	60
2	Loyola MD	29	+32	60
3	Man United	29	+11	51
3	Grand Canyon	29	+11	51
4	Aston Villa	29	+5	51
4	Hampton	29	+5	51
5	Chelsea	29	+19	48
5	Harvard	29	+19	48
6	Liverpool	29	+9	48
6	High Point	29	+9	48
7	Brentford	29	+4	44
7	Davidson	29	+4	44
8	Everton	29	+1	43
8	Howard	29	+1	43
9	Bournemouth	29	-2	40
9	E Michigan	30	-2	41
10	Fulham	29	-3	40
10	Chicago St	30	+3	40

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