Brighton vs Sunderland

Premier League 20 Dec 2025, 15:00
Brighton
Brighton
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sunderland
Sunderland
🏟 Amex Stadium Round 17

Match report

Brighton played out a goalless draw with Sunderland in the Premier League on 20 December 2025.

Brighton had 16 shots to Sunderland's 14.

The match was played at Amex Stadium.

Possession 50% - 50% Shots 16 - 14 On target 4 - 6 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 11 - 15 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Bart Verbruggen
Brighton · 6 saves
8 Olivier Boscagli 77 passes (91% accurate)
8 Joël Veltman captained the side
8 Robin Roefs 4 saves
8 Daniel Ballard captained the side
First half vs second half
Brighton stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–8 12–6
Shots On Goal 1–4 3–2
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 1–3 2–1
Attacks 42–44 68–40
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
5 Substitution 3
110 Attacks 84
66 Dangerous Attacks 57
4 On Target 6
12 Off Target 8
50% Ball Possession 50%
16 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 6
7 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 4
7 Shots Inside Box 9
9 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 15
3 Corners 4
1 Offsides 1
56% Ball Possession 44%
2 Yellow Cards 2
6 Saves 4
412 Passes Total 322
337 Passes Accurate 246
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Brighton · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Verbruggen
27 M. Wieffer 42 D. Coppola 21 O. Boscagli 24 F. Kadıoğlu
26 Y. Ayari 13 J. Hinshelwood
11 Y. Minteh 8 B. Gruda 29 M. Cuyper
10 G. Rutter
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
22 R. Roefs
20 N. Mukiele 5 D. Ballard 15 O. Alderete 32 T. Hume
34 G. Xhaka 6 L. Geertruida
11 C. Rigg 28 E. Fée 24 S. Adingra
9 B. Brobbey
Brighton
Coach
Fabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
  • 34 Joël Veltman
  • 22 Kaoru Mitoma
  • 19 Charalampos Kostoulas
  • 20 James Milner
  • 14 Tom Watson
  • 23 Jason Steele
  • 54 Freddie Simmonds
  • 49 Joe Knight
  • 58 Nehemiah Oriola
Sunderland
Coach
Regis Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 14 Romaine Mundle
  • 19 Habib Diarra
  • 18 Wilson Isidor
  • 1 Anthony Patterson
  • 3 Dennis Cirkin
  • 33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
  • 4 Dan Neil
  • 50 Harrison Jones
  • 12 Eliezer Mayenda
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Veltman ↓ M. Wieffer Brighton
  • 63' ↑ R. Mundle ↓ S. Adingra Sunderland
  • 64' ↑ K. Mitoma ↓ M. De Cuyper Brighton
  • 64' ↑ H. Diarra ↓ C. Rigg Sunderland
  • 71' ↑ C. Kostoulas ↓ Y. Minteh Brighton
  • 71' ↑ J. Milner ↓ J. Hinshelwood Brighton
  • 72' ↑ W. Isidor ↓ B. Brobbey Sunderland
  • 87' ↑ T. Watson ↓ B. Gruda Brighton
Cards
  • 19' B. Gruda Brighton
  • 34' D. Coppola Brighton
  • 79' D. Ballard Sunderland
  • 86' E. Le Fee Sunderland
Head-to-head
Brighton 1 1 draws 0 Sunderland
2026-03-14 Sunderland vs Brighton 0 - 1
2025-12-20 Brighton vs Sunderland 0 - 0
Recent form
Brighton D D D W L
Sunderland D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Brighton vs Sunderland?
Brighton drew 0-0 against Sunderland on 20 December 2025.
Who won Brighton vs Sunderland?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Brighton vs Sunderland played?
The match was played at Amex Stadium.
Who had more possession in Brighton vs Sunderland?
Brighton had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.