Sunderland
Brighton
Match summary
Brighton won 2-0 away at Sunderland. It was goalless at half-time.
Maxim De Cuyper put Brighton ahead in the 53rd minute, set up by Pascal Groß and Jaouen Hadjam made it 0-2 in stoppage time, set up by Georginio Rutter.
The chances backed that up: Brighton created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sunderland's 0.87 from 12. Brighton had a player sent off.
Sunderland hosted Brighton in the Premier League on Matchday 6, registering 62 percent possession and dominating territory with 127 attacks compared to the visitors 95. Sunderland created 76 dangerous attacks and won 7 corners, restricting Brighton to 28 dangerous attacks and 5 corners. Despite controlling the match and recording 12 shots to Brighton's 13, Sunderland had 7 shots blocked and managed only 3 shots on target, failing to convert their territorial advantage. Brighton recorded 4 shots on target from their 13 attempts, committing 12 fouls and receiving 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Sunderland committed 8 fouls with 0 cards.
The first half ended goalless after Sunderland made an early tactical change in the 34th minute with Malick Fofana replacing the injured Thomas Meunier. Brighton's Olivier Boscagli received a yellow card in the 36th minute. The deadlock was broken in the 53rd minute when Maxim De Cuyper scored with a left-footed shot to give Brighton a 0-1 lead. Following a VAR review in the 56th minute, Pascal Struijk was shown a red card in the 57th minute for a professional foul as the last man. Brighton later sealed the victory in the 90th minute when Jaouen Hadjam scored with a left foot shot.
