Sunderland vs Brighton

14 March 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Yankuba Minteh 58’

Match summary

Brighton won 1-0 away at Sunderland. It was goalless at half-time.

Yankuba Minteh put Brighton ahead from a corner in the 58th minute.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 1.13 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Sunderland's 0.66 from 14.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%
14 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 4
7 Corners 3
116 Attacks 81
60 Dangerous attacks 43
422 Passes 471
79% Pass accuracy 79%
7 Tackles 26
7 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Sunderland Brighton
Kick-off
9’
Jack HinshelwoodShot on target
14’
Danny WelbeckShot on target
Omar AldereteShot on target
16’
25’
Jack HinshelwoodShot on target
Lutsharel GeertruidaShot on target
42’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
VAR review
50’
51’
Diego GómezFoul
58’
Yankuba MintehRight foot shot0-1 (Brighton)
Luke O'NienDan BallardInjury
64’
74’
Yankuba MintehOff the ball foul
Omar AldereteShot on target
74’
Granit XhakaArgument
75’
76’
Maxim De CuyperYankuba Minteh
Eliezer MayendaBrian Brobbey
78’
Dennis CirkinChemsdine Talbi
85’
88’
Yasin AyariJack Hinshelwood
90+4’
Joël VeltmanDiego Gómez
90+5’
Matt O'RileyDanny Welbeck
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.66 1.13 58’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), 0-1 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.66 1.13 58’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), 0-1 Minteh 58’
Sunderland 0.66 xGBrighton 1.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Sunderland attacking 
9’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 68’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 68’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 25’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 26’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 40’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 12’ Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Noah Sadiki (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+8’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 74’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Noah Sadiki (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Dan Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Habib Diarra (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 50’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 68’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 68’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 25’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 26’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 40’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 12’ Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Noah Sadiki (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+8’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Noah Sadiki (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 14’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Dan Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Habib Diarra (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 50’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sunderland 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Ellborg
Geertruida
Ballard 64’
Alderete
Hume
Xhaka
Rigg
Diarra
Sadiki
Talbi 85’
Brobbey 78’
Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Kadıoğlu
Dunk
Hecke
Wieffer
Groß
Milner
Minteh 76’
Hinshelwood 88’
Gómez 90’
Welbeck 90’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Melker Ellborg GK900 0.000.000
Lutsharel Geertruida DEF901 0.040.000
Omar Alderete DEF902 0.060.000
Dan Ballard DEF661 0.030.052
Trai Hume DEF902 0.040.041
Granit Xhaka MID901 0.050.000
Chris Rigg MID901 0.100.021
Noah Sadiki MID902 0.110.000
Habib Diarra MID901 0.020.000
Chemsdine Talbi MID871 0.090.071
Brian Brobbey FWD801 0.060.091
Luke O'Nien Sub240 0.000.000
Eliezer Mayenda Sub100 0.000.000
Dennis Cirkin Sub31 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sunderland win 26% Avg odds 3.64
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Brighton win 47% Avg odds 2.01

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sunderland LLLDW
Brighton LLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 0-0 Sunderland, 20 Dec 25 Next meeting: Sunderland 0-2 Brighton, 10 Oct 26  All Sunderland vs Brighton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.