Sunderland 0-1 Brighton — Premier League, 14 Mar 2026
Brighton beat Sunderland 1-0 in the Premier League on 14 March 2026 at Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Yankuba Minteh scored for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. Sunderland and Brighton have drawn all 1 meeting on record.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 50'VARGoal cancelled
- 51'Foul
- 0-158'
- 64'
- 74'Off the ball foul
- 75'Argument
- 76'
- 78'
- 85'
- 88'
- 90+4'
- 90+5'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Sunderland
- 7.3Noah SadikiM
- 7.2Granit XhakaM
- 7.2Omar AldereteD
- 7.2Melker EllborgG
- 7.0Luke O'NienM
- 6.9Chemsdine TalbiM
- 6.7Lutsharel GeertruidaD
- 6.7Daniel BallardD
- 6.3Eliezer MayendaF
- 6.3Trai HumeD
- 6.3Dennis CirkinD
- 6.2Brian BrobbeyF
- 6.2Habib DiarraM
- 6.2Chris RiggM
Brighton
- 8.0Yankuba MintehM
- 8.0Lewis DunkD
- 7.5Jan van HeckeD
- 7.5Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 7.3Pascal GroßM
- 7.3Bart VerbruggenG
- 7.2James MilnerM
- 7.0Mats WiefferD
- 6.7Yasin AyariM
- 6.6Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.5Jack HinshelwoodM
- 6.5Maxim De CuyperD
- 6.2Diego GómezM
Line-ups
Brighton4-2-3-1
Sunderland4-1-4-1
Substitutes
SunderlandRegis Le Bris
Substitutes
- 21S. MooreG
- 13L. O'Nien64'M7.0
- 18Wilson IsidorF
- 3D. Cirkin85'D6.3
- 50H. JonesM
- 12E. Mayenda78'F6.3
- 53J. WhittakerM
- 52J. JonesM
- 51J. JonesD
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 34Joël Veltman90+4'D
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 7S. MarchM
- 33Matthew O'Riley90+5'M
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 10G. RutterF
- 29Maxim De Cuyper76'D6.5
- 26Yasin Ayari88'M6.7
- 53H. HowellM
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
0.90Expected goals (xG)1.68
14Total shots12
4Shots on target4
5Shots off target3
5Blocked shots5
7Corners3
3Offsides1
7Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves3
0.72Goals prevented0.72
422Total passes471
332Accurate passes371
79%Pass accuracy79%
Sunderland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Sadiki | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Omar Alderete | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Melker Ellborg | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Luke O'Nien | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | 85 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Daniel Ballard | 64 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Trai Hume | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Dennis Cirkin | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Brian Brobbey | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Habib Diarra | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Chris Rigg | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.2 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankuba Minteh | 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| James Milner | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Mats Wieffer | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Yasin Ayari | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 88 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Diego Gómez | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
SunderlandLWDLW
- L08 Mar 26APort Vale0-1
- W03 Mar 26ALeeds1-0
- D28 Feb 26ABournemouth1-1
- L22 Feb 26HFulham1-3
- W15 Feb 26AOxford United1-0
Head-to-head
- 20 Dec 25Brighton0-0Sunderland
Most recent meetings
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | +6 | 52 |
Before and after
Sunderland
- Previous: Port Vale 1-0 Sunderland, 8 Mar 2026 · FA Cup
- Next: Newcastle 1-2 Sunderland, 22 Mar 2026 · Premier League
Brighton
- Previous: Brighton 0-1 Arsenal, 4 Mar 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Brighton 2-1 Liverpool, 21 Mar 2026 · Premier League
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