Sunderland vs Brighton

Premier League 14 Mar 2026, 15:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Brighton
Brighton
🏟 Stadium of Light 👤 T. Kirk Round 30

Match report

Brighton edged past Sunderland 1-0 in the Premier League on 14 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Sunderland had 14 shots to Brighton's 12.

The match was played at Stadium of Light, with T. Kirk in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 14 - 12 On target 4 - 4 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 7 - 11 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Yankuba Minteh
Brighton · 1 goal
8 Bart Verbruggen 3 saves
8 Jan Paul van Hecke captained the side
8 Lewis Dunk 62 passes (90% accurate)
8 Ferdi Kadıoğlu captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–7 7–5
Shots On Goal 3–3 1–1
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 5–2 2–1
Attacks 55–49 61–32
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
3 Substitution 4
116 Attacks 81
60 Dangerous Attacks 43
4 On Target 4
10 Off Target 8
14 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 9
6 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 11
7 Corners 3
3 Offsides 1
47% Ball Possession 53%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 3
407 Passes Total 466
319 Passes Accurate 366
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-1-4-1
31 M. Ellborg
6 L. Geertruida 5 D. Ballard 15 O. Alderete 32 T. Hume
34 G. Xhaka
11 C. Rigg 19 H. Diarra 27 N. Sadiki 7 C. Talbi
9 B. Brobbey
Brighton · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Verbruggen
27 M. Wieffer 6 J. Hecke 5 L. Dunk 24 F. Kadıoğlu
20 J. Milner 30 P. Groß
25 D. Gómez 13 J. Hinshelwood 11 Y. Minteh
18 D. Welbeck
Sunderland
Coach
Regis Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 13 Luke O'Nien
  • 12 Eliezer Mayenda
  • 21 Simon Moore
  • 3 Dennis Cirkin
  • 51 Jenson Jones
  • 52 Jaydon Jones
  • 50 Harrison Jones
  • 53 Jack Whittaker
  • 18 Wilson Isidor
Brighton
Coach
Fabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
  • 29 Maxim De Cuyper
  • 23 Jason Steele
  • 21 Olivier Boscagli
  • 34 Joël Veltman
  • 7 Solly March
  • 10 Georginio Rutter
  • 26 Yasin Ayari
  • 33 Matt O'Riley
  • 53 Harry Howell
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ L. O'Nien ↓ D. Ballard Sunderland
  • 76' ↑ M. De Cuyper ↓ Y. Minteh Brighton
  • 78' ↑ E. Mayenda ↓ B. Brobbey Sunderland
  • 85' ↑ D. Cirkin ↓ C. Talbi Sunderland
  • 88' ↑ Y. Ayari ↓ J. Hinshelwood Brighton
  • 90+4' ↑ J. Veltman ↓ D. Gomez Brighton
  • 90+5' ↑ M. O'Riley ↓ D. Welbeck Brighton
Cards
  • 51' D. Gomez Brighton
  • 74' Y. Minteh Brighton
  • 76' G. Xhaka Sunderland
Head-to-head
Sunderland 0 1 draws 1 Brighton
2026-03-14 Sunderland vs Brighton 0 - 1
2025-12-20 Brighton vs Sunderland 0 - 0
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Brighton D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Brighton?
Sunderland lost 0-1 against Brighton on 14 March 2026.
Who won Sunderland vs Brighton?
Brighton won the match 1-0.
Where was Sunderland vs Brighton played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light.