Premier League · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 ·
Brighton vs Sunderland — 0 - 0
Amex Stadium · Referee: D. England
Match report
Brighton and Sunderland play out goalless draw
Honours were even between Brighton and Sunderland at Amex Stadium on Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Premier League matchday 17 game finishing 0-0. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Brighton had 57% of the ball and 16 shots (4 on target) against Sunderland’s 14 (6 on target). Bart Verbruggen (Brighton) was the top-rated player with 9.2. The result leaves Brighton 3rd in the Premier League table on 10 points and Sunderland 14th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Match events
- 19'yellow cardBrajan GrudaYellow Card
- 34'yellow cardDiego CoppolaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionM. WiefferOff: J. Veltman
- 63'substitutionS. AdingraOff: R. Mundle
- 64'substitutionM. De CuyperOff: K. Mitoma
- 64'substitutionC. RiggOff: H. Diarra
- 71'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: J. Milner
- 71'substitutionY. MintehOff: C. Kostoulas
- 72'substitutionB. BrobbeyOff: W. Isidor
- 79'yellow cardDaniel BallardYellow Card
- 86'yellow cardEnzo Le FéeYellow Card
- 87'substitutionB. GrudaOff: T. Watson
Lineups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 42D. CoppolaD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 26Y. AyariM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 8B. GrudaM
- 29M. De CuyperM
- 10G. RutterF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 20J. MilnerM
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 22K. MitomaM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 54F. SimmondsD
- 14T. WatsonF
- 49J. KnightM
- 58N. OriolaF
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 5D. BallardD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 6L. GeertruidaM
- 11C. RiggM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 24S. AdingraM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 14R. MundleF
- 50H. JonesM
- 19H. DiarraM
- 18W. IsidorF
- 4D. NeilM
- 33L. F. HjeldeD
- 12E. MayendaF
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 1.13Expected goals (xG)1.38
- 16Total shots14
- 4Shots on target6
- 7Shots off target4
- 5Blocked shots4
- 7Shots inside the box9
- 9Shots outside the box5
- 3Corners4
- 1Offsides1
- 11Fouls15
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves4
- 441Passes334
- 364Accurate passes255
- 83%Pass accuracy76%
- 0.24Goals prevented0.24
Player statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenGTop rated | 90 | 9.2 | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 27Mats WiefferD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 42Diego CoppolaD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Brajan GrudaM | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehM | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperM | 64 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | 45 | 7.5 | ||
| 54Freddie SimmondsD | – | – | ||
| 20James MilnerM | 19 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Kaoru MitomaM | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| 49Joe KnightM | – | – | ||
| 14Tom WatsonF | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 19 | 7.3 | ||
| 58Nehemiah OriolaF | – | – |
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| 24Simon AdingraM | 63 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 72 | 6.5 | ||
| 1Anthony PattersonG | – | – | ||
| 3Dennis CirkinD | – | – | ||
| 33Leo Fuhr HjeldeD | – | – | ||
| 4Dan NeilM | – | – | ||
| 19Habib DiarraM | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| 50Harrison JonesM | – | – | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | – | – | ||
| 14Romaine MundleF | 27 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 18 | 6.2 |