Sunderland vs Brighton

ResultPremier League0-1

Premier League
Full Time
Sunderland
Sunderland
0
Brighton
Brighton
1
HT: 0 - 0
📍 Stadium of Light

Sunderland 0-1 Brighton — Match Report

Brighton claimed an away victory with a 0-1 scoreline against Sunderland in the Premier League. The match was played at Stadium of Light on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

The only goal was scored by Y. Minteh (58').

Sunderland controlled 47% of possession compared to Brighton's 53%. The hosts had 13 shots (4 on target) while the visitors managed 12 shots (4 on target). Corner kicks were 7-3 in favour of Sunderland.

Prediction accuracy: Betora's AI predicted a Brighton win with probabilities of 26% home, 29% draw, 45% away and a most likely score of 1-2. The prediction was correct ✓ — the actual result was 0-1.

Match Events

49'
📺 VARC. Rigg
51'
🟨 Yellow CardD. Gomez
58'
⚽ GoalY. Minteh
64'
🔄 SubstitutionD. BallardAssist: L. O'NienOut: L. O'Nien
74'
🟨 Yellow CardY. Minteh
76'
🟨 Yellow CardG. Xhaka
76'
🔄 SubstitutionY. MintehAssist: M. De CuyperOut: M. De Cuyper
78'
🔄 SubstitutionB. BrobbeyAssist: E. MayendaOut: E. Mayenda
85'
🔄 SubstitutionC. TalbiAssist: D. CirkinOut: D. Cirkin
88'
🔄 SubstitutionJ. HinshelwoodAssist: Y. AyariOut: Y. Ayari
90'+4
🔄 SubstitutionD. GomezAssist: J. VeltmanOut: J. Veltman
90'+5
🔄 SubstitutionD. WelbeckAssist: M. O'RileyOut: M. O'Riley

Lineups

Sunderland4-1-4-1

31Melker EllborgG
6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
5Daniel BallardD
15Omar AldereteD
32Trai HumeD
34Granit XhakaM
11Chris RiggM
19Habib DiarraM
27Noah SadikiM
7Chemsdine TalbiM
9Brian BrobbeyF

Brighton4-2-3-1

1Bart VerbruggenG
27Mats WiefferD
6Jan Paul van HeckeD
5Lewis DunkD
24Ferdi KadıoğluD
20James MilnerM
30Pascal GroßM
25Diego GómezM
13Jack HinshelwoodM
11Yankuba MintehM
18Danny WelbeckF

Match Statistics

Sunderland
Brighton
Possession
47%53%
🎯Total Shots
1312
🥅Shots on Goal
44
📦Shots Inside Box
79
🚩Corners
73
⚠️Fouls
710
🟨Yellow Cards
12
🏳️Offsides
31
🧤GK Saves
33
📊Pass Accuracy
79%79%
🛡️Blocked Shots
55

Top Performers

Sunderland

Melker Ellborg
7.3
Omar Alderete
7.2
Granit Xhaka
7.2
Noah Sadiki
7.2
Chemsdine Talbi
🔑 1 key passes
6.9

Brighton

Yankuba Minteh
⚽ 1 🔑 2 key passes
7.9
Lewis Dunk
🔑 1 key passes
7.6
Bart Verbruggen
7.5
Jan Paul van Hecke
7.3
James Milner
7.3