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Sunderland vs Brighton: match report

Sunderland hosted Brighton & Hove Albion at Stadium of Light on Saturday 10 October 2026, in the Premier League (round 6). Thomas Bramall is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Sunderland 0-2 Brighton. Goals: Maxim De Cuyper 53' for Brighton; Jaouen Hadjam 90'+3' for Brighton. Attendance: 47,196.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 36' Yellow card: Olivier Boscagli (Brighton)
  • 53' Goal: Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) 0-1
  • 57' Red card: Pascal Struijk (Brighton)
  • 90'+3' Goal: Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton) 0-2
Match stats (contains the result)
62.3%Possession37.7%
12Shots13
3Shots on target4
7Corners5
8Fouls12
5Offsides0
2Saves3
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

Coach: Régis Le Bris

  1. 22 Robin Roefs GK
  2. 32 Trai Hume DEF
  3. 20 Nordi Mukiele DEF
  4. 4 Kevin Danso DEF
  5. 17 Reinildo DEF
  6. 34 Granit Xhaka MID
  7. 27 Noah Sadiki MID
  8. 12 Thomas Meunier DEF
  9. 28 Enzo Le Fée MID
  10. 10 Nilson Angulo FWD
  11. 18 Wilson Isidor FWD

Bench

  • 39 Malick Fofana FWD
  • 6 Dayann Méthalie MID
  • 37 Jocelin Ta Bi FWD
  • 50 Juan Riquelme Angulo FWD
  • 31 Melker Ellborg GK
  • 13 Luke O'Nien DEF
  • 15 Omar Alderete DEF
  • 11 Chris Rigg MID
  • 7 Chemsdine Talbi FWD

Brighton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Fabian Hürzeler

  1. 1 Bart Verbruggen GK
  2. 24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu DEF
  3. 44 Luka Vušković DEF
  4. 4 Pascal Struijk DEF
  5. 21 Olivier Boscagli DEF
  6. 13 Pascal Groß MID
  7. 14 Chema Andrés MID
  8. 25 Diego Gómez FWD
  9. 26 Yasin Ayari MID
  10. 29 Maxim De Cuyper DEF
  11. 19 Charalampos Kostoulas FWD

Bench

  • 5 Lewis Dunk DEF
  • 20 Costinha DEF
  • 35 Malick Junior Yalcouyé MID
  • 3 Jaouen Hadjam DEF
  • 10 Georginio Rutter FWD
  • 23 Jason Steele GK
  • 33 Matthew O'Riley MID
  • 15 Ibrahim Osman FWD
  • 12 Promise David FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 14 March 2026: Sunderland 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Saturday 20 December 2025: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Sunderland
  • Tuesday 23 August 2011: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Sunderland
  • Saturday 19 February 2005: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Sunderland
  • Saturday 30 October 2004: Sunderland 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion