Sunderland 0–1 Brighton: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Brighton beat Sunderland 0–1 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 14 Mar 2026

Brighton edged Sunderland 0–1 in the Premier League. Brighton: Y. Minteh (58'). Brighton kept a clean sheet.

Premier League · Regular Season - 30

0 – 1

FT

(HT 0-0)

Y. Minteh 58'

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

4-1-4-1·R. Le Bris

F. Hürzeler·4-2-3-1

Substitutes

21S. MooreGK
3D. CirkinDEF
50H. JonesMID
53J. WhittakerMID
52J. JonesMID
51J. JonesDEF
13L. O'NienMID
18W. IsidorFWD
12E. MayendaFWD

23J. SteeleGK
34J. VeltmanDEF
7S. MarchMID
21O. BoscagliDEF
33M. O'RileyMID
26Y. AyariMID
10G. RutterFWD
29M. De CuyperDEF
53H. HowellMID

Events

VAR — Goal cancelled

50'

51'

D. Gómez

58'

Y. Minteh (—)

Dan Ballard Out: L. O'Nien

64'

74'

Y. Minteh

G. Xhaka

75'

76'

Y. Minteh Out: M. De Cuyper

B. Brobbey Out: Eliezer Mayenda

78'

C. Talbi Out: Dennis Cirkin

85'

88'

J. Hinshelwood Out: Y. Ayari

90+4'

D. Gómez Out: J. Veltman

90+5'

D. Welbeck Out: M. O'Riley

Statistics

7Fouls12

3Offsides1

79%Passes %79%

14Total Shots12

7Corner Kicks3

422Total passes471

1Yellow Cards2

5Blocked Shots5

4Shots on Goal4

5Shots off Goal3

0.90expected_goals1.68

48%Ball Possession52%

332Passes accurate371

8Shots insidebox9

0.72goals_prevented0.72

3Goalkeeper Saves3

6Shots outsidebox3

Ratings

Sunderland

N. Sadiki

MID90'

7.3

O. Alderete

DEF90'

7.2

M. Ellborg

GK90'

7.2

G. Xhaka(C)

MID90'

7.2

L. O'Nien

MID26'

7.0

C. Talbi

MID85'

6.9

L. Geertruida

DEF90'

6.7

Dan Ballard

DEF64'

6.7

T. Hume

DEF90'

6.3

Dennis Cirkin

DEF14'

6.3

Brighton

L. Dunk(C)

DEF90'

8.0

Y. Minteh

MID76'

8.0

F. Kadioglu

DEF90'

7.5

J. van Hecke

DEF90'

7.5

B. Verbruggen

GK90'

7.3

P. Groß

MID90'

7.3

J. Milner

MID90'

7.2

M. Wieffer

DEF90'

7.0

Y. Ayari

MID11'

6.7

D. Welbeck

FWD89'

6.6

Head-to-head

Over the last 1 meetings, Sunderland lead 0–0 (1 draws) against Brighton.

20 Dec 2025Brighton 0–0 Sunderland

FAQ

What was the score of Sunderland vs Brighton?: Sunderland 0–1 Brighton.
Who scored?: Brighton : Y. Minteh (58')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Capacity

49,000

Referee

T. Kirk

Round

Regular Season - 30

Standings — top 5

1Arsenal85

2Manchester City78

3Manchester United71

4Aston Villa65

5Liverpool60

Sunderland 0–1 Brighton: recap, goals & stats