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Sunderland vs Brighton – Lineups & Match Details

Brighton beat Sunderland 1-0. Goals: Y. Minteh (58'). Sunderland had 48% possession against Brighton's 52%. Shots on target: 4-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 30

Saturday, 14 March 2026

SunderlandSunderland

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

BrightonBrighton

Referee: Thomas Kirk, England

Lineups

SunderlandSunderland4-1-4-1
M. Ellborg31M. EllborgG
L. Geertruida6L. GeertruidaD
D. Ballard5D. BallardD
O. Alderete15O. AldereteD
T. Hume32T. HumeD
G. Xhaka34G. XhakaM
C. Rigg11C. RiggM
H. Diarra19H. DiarraM
N. Sadiki27N. SadikiM
C. Talbi7C. TalbiM
B. Brobbey9B. BrobbeyF

Substitutes

21S. MooreG
3D. CirkinD
50H. JonesM
53J. WhittakerM
52J. JonesM
51J. JonesD
13L. O'NienM
18W. IsidorF
12E. MayendaF
BrightonBrighton4-2-3-1
B. Verbruggen1B. VerbruggenG
M. Wieffer27M. WiefferD
J. P. van Hecke6J. P. van HeckeD
L. Dunk5L. DunkD
F. Kadioglu24F. KadiogluD
J. Milner20J. MilnerM
P. Gross30P. GrossM
D. Gomez25D. GomezM
J. Hinshelwood13J. HinshelwoodM
Y. Minteh11Y. MintehM
D. Welbeck18D. WelbeckF

Substitutes

23J. SteeleG
34J. VeltmanD
7S. MarchM
21O. BoscagliD
33M. O'RileyM
26Y. AyariM
10G. RutterF
29M. De CuyperD
53H. HowellM

Match Events

51'Y

D. Gómez

58'G

Y. Minteh

64'S

D. Ballard

Substitution 1

74'Y

Y. Minteh

75'Y

G. Xhaka

76'S

Y. Minteh

Substitution 1

78'S

B. Brobbey

Substitution 2

85'S

C. Talbi

Substitution 3

88'S

J. Hinshelwood

Substitution 2

90'+4S

D. Gómez

Substitution 3

90'+5S

D. Welbeck

Substitution 4

Statistics

Sunderland
48%52%
Brighton
0.9Expected Goals (xG)1.68
14Total Shots12
4Shots on Target4
7Corners3
7Fouls12
3Offsides1
79Pass Accuracy (%)79
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Sunderland host Brighton on Saturday, 14 March 2026 at Stadium of Light. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Sunderland go into the match 12th in the table; Brighton sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sunderland have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Brighton have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 20 Dec 2025: Sunderland 0-0 Brighton. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Brighton beat Sunderland 1-0. Brighton replied with Y. Minteh 58'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 58 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sunderland held 48% of the ball against 52% for Brighton. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 0.90 for Sunderland, 1.68 for Brighton.

Verdict

Brighton take the three points; Sunderland look at a thin night for the home crowd. Sunderland sat 12th and Brighton 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.