Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Sunderland
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Sunderland 2–0 on 10 October 2026 at Stadium of Light in Premier League.
Lineups
Sunderland: (4-2-3-1) Kevin Danso, Nilson Angulo, Thomas Meunier, Reinildo Mandava, Wilson Isidor, Nordi Mukiele, Robin Roefs, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka.
Brighton & Hove Albion: (4-2-3-1) Bart Verbruggen, Pascal Struijk, Pascal Groß, Chema Andrés, Charalampos Kostoulas, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Diego Gómez, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Luka Vuskovic.
Substitutions
Sunderland: Malick Fofana for Thomas Meunier, Jocelin Ta Bi for Nilson Angulo, Dayann Methalie for Reinildo Mandava, Juan Riquelme Angulo Caiced for Enzo Le Fée.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Lewis Dunk for Charalampos Kostoulas, Costinha for Olivier Boscagli, Malick Yalcouyé for Maxim De Cuyper, Jaouen Hadjam for Diego Gómez, Georginio Rutter for Yasin Ayari.
Sidelined players
Sunderland: Habib Diarra, Romaine Mundle, Brian Brobbey.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Stefanos Tzimas, E. Ferguson, Yankuba Minteh.
Match statistics
Sunderland had 62% of the possession, compared with 38% for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Sunderland registered 12 shots, with 3 on target. Brighton & Hove Albion had 13 shots, with 4 on target.
Sunderland won 7 corners, while Brighton & Hove Albion won 5.
Top players
Sunderland: Nordi Mukiele was the highest-rated player (7.7) and had 1 shot on target, Noah Sadiki created 3 chances, and Robin Roefs made 2 saves.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Jaouen Hadjam scored 1 goal, Pascal Groß provided 1 assist, and Ferdi Kadıoğlu was the highest-rated player (7.5).