Premier League · Sat, 14 Mar 2026 ·
Sunderland vs Brighton — 0 - 1
Stadium of Light · Referee: T. Kirk
Match report
Brighton win 1-0 at Sunderland
Sunderland were beaten 1-0 by Brighton at Stadium of Light on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in Premier League matchday 30. Y. Minteh scored the only goal of the game for Brighton in the 58th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Sunderland had 48% of the ball and 14 shots (4 on target) against Brighton’s 12 (4 on target). Lewis Dunk (Brighton) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Sunderland 14th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Brighton 3rd on 10.
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
- 50'VAR decisionChris RiggGoal cancelled
- 51'yellow cardDiego GómezYellow Card
- 58'goalY. MintehNormal Goal
- 64'substitutionD. BallardOff: L. O'Nien
- 74'yellow cardYankuba MintehYellow Card
- 75'yellow cardGranit XhakaYellow Card
- 76'substitutionY. MintehOff: M. De Cuyper
- 78'substitutionB. BrobbeyOff: E. Mayenda
- 85'substitutionC. TalbiOff: D. Cirkin
- 88'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: Y. Ayari
- 90+4'substitutionD. GomezOff: J. Veltman
- 90+5'substitutionD. WelbeckOff: M. O'Riley
Lineups
Sunderland
Formation 4-1-4-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 31M. EllborgG
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 5D. BallardD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 11C. RiggM
- 19H. DiarraM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 7C. TalbiM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 21S. MooreG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 50H. JonesM
- 53J. WhittakerM
- 52J. JonesM
- 51J. JonesD
- 13L. O'NienM
- 18W. IsidorF
- 12E. MayendaF
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 5L. DunkD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 20J. MilnerM
- 30P. GrossM
- 25D. GomezM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 18D. WelbeckF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 7S. MarchM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 10G. RutterF
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 53H. HowellM
Match statistics
- 48%Possession52%
- 0.90Expected goals (xG)1.68
- 14Total shots12
- 4Shots on target4
- 5Shots off target3
- 5Blocked shots5
- 8Shots inside the box9
- 6Shots outside the box3
- 7Corners3
- 3Offsides1
- 7Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 422Passes471
- 332Accurate passes371
- 79%Pass accuracy79%
- 0.72Goals prevented0.72
Player statistics
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Melker EllborgG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 64 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Chemsdine TalbiM | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Habib DiarraM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 78 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Simon MooreG | – | – | ||
| 3Dennis CirkinD | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Luke O'NienM | 26 | 7.0 | ||
| 50Harrison JonesM | – | – | ||
| 52Jaydon JonesM | – | – | ||
| 53Jack WhittakerM | – | – | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | – | – |
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkDTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 27Mats WiefferD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehM | 76 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 88 | 6.5 | ||
| 20James MilnerM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Diego GómezM | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 30Pascal GroßM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | – | – | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | 1 | – | ||
| 7Solly MarchM | – | – | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 33Matt O'RileyM | 1 | – | ||
| 53Harry HowellM | – | – | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | – | – |