Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2026-27 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Sunderland

FT
0 - 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

53': Maxim De Cuyper
57': Pascal Struijk
90'+3': Jaouen Hadjam

Brighton keep pressure on Man City, Arsenal with 2-0 Sunderland win

Maxim De Cuyper and Jaouen Hadjam were both on the scoresheet as 10-man Brighton clinched a 2-0 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Handball by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
5': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
6': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Luka Vuskovic.
7': Attempt blocked. Kevin Danso (Sunderland) with an attempt from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross.
8': Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
8': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
9': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
10': Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
11': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
12': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.
13': Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
13': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Offside, Sunderland. Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
14': Offside, Sunderland. Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
15': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Sunderland).
15': Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
21': Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
21': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross.
22': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
27': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
27': Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
31': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Kevin Danso (Sunderland).
32': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Meunier (Sunderland).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Substitution, Sunderland. Malick Fofana replaces Thomas Meunier because of an injury.
36': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
36': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
38': Offside, Sunderland. Nilson Angulo is caught offside.
39': Attempt saved. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Kevin Danso.
40': Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45'+1': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Foul by Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
45'+3': Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Olivier Boscagli with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
46': Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
47': Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
47': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Offside, Sunderland. Nilson Angulo is caught offside.
51': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
52': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
52': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Goal! Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
55': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
55': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
57': Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the red card.
59': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
61': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left following a fast break.
63': Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
63': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
63': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
67': Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Reinildo Mandava.
68': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Olivier Boscagli.
68': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
68': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Malick Yalcouyé.
71': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Gómez following a fast break.
72': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Reinildo Mandava.
73': Substitution, Sunderland. Dayann Méthalie replaces Reinildo Mandava.
73': Substitution, Sunderland. Jocelin Ta Bi replaces Nilson Angulo.
74': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
75': Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross.
75': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Dayann Méthalie.
76': Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dunk following a corner.
78': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
78': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Danso.
79': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
79': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).
79': Malick Fofana (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
80': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Malick Yalcouyé.
81': Substitution, Sunderland. Juan Angulo replaces Enzo Le Fée.
84': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Costinha.
88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Diego Gómez.
88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Yasin Ayari.
90': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.
90'+3': Goal! Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter following a fast break.
90'+6': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
90'+7': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

Statistics

BHA		SUN
12	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
5	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
37.7	Possession	62.3
13	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
206	Accurate Passes	385
305	Passes	495
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	27
0.2	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	64
21	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	7
9	Effective Tackles	14
19	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.9
7	Interceptions	9
43	Effective Clearances	18
43	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,196

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	7	+12	21
2	Arsenal	6	+5	15
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	+13	13
4	Chelsea	7	+4	13

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Robin Roefs (GK)
4	Kevin Danso
20	Nordi Mukiele
17	Reinildo Mandava
32	Trai Hume
28	Enzo Le Fée
27	Noah Sadiki
34	Granit Xhaka
18	Wilson Isidor
10	Nilson Angulo
12	Thomas Meunier

Sunderland Substitutes:

Omar Alderete, Juan Angulo, Chemsdine Talbi, Chris Rigg, Malick Fofana, Melker Ellborg, Jocelin Ta Bi, Luke O'Nien, Dayann Methalie.

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bart Verbruggen (GK)
4	Pascal Struijk
44	Luka Vuskovic
21	Olivier Boscagli
24	Ferdi Kadioglu
26	Yasin Ayari
14	Chema Andrés
13	Pascal Gross
19	Charalambos Kostoulas
29	Maxim De Cuyper
25	Diego Gómez

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Jason Steele, Ibrahim Osman, Promise David, Jaouen Hadjam, Matt O'Riley, Lewis Dunk, Georginio Rutter, Malick Yalcouyé, Costinha.

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