Sunderland 0-2 Brighton: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 6

Sunderland

0 : 2

Brighton

53'Maxim De Cuyper
90+3'Jaouen Hadjam

Sunderland4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Brighton Brighton crest

Assistant

Andrew Crofts

Substitutions

34'
126.6
T. Meunier
396.6
M. Fofana
73'
177.2
R. Mandava
66.2
D. Methalie
73'
106.0
N. Angulo
376.7
J. Ta Bi
81'
286.6
E. Le Fee
506.2
J. Angulo

Unused

Assistant

Andrew Crofts

Substitutions

60'
196.3
C. Kostoulas
57.2
L. Dunk
68'
217.0
O. Boscagli
206.6
Costinha
68'
297.3
M. De Cuyper
356.9
M. Yalcouye
88'
257.0
D. Gomez
37.6
J. Hadjam
88'
266.5
Y. Ayari
106.6A
G. Rutter

Unused

Home

D. Ballard
Muscle Injury
Out
B. Brobbey
Muscle Injury
Out
H. Diarra
Hamstring Injury
Out
R. Mundle
Knee Injury
Out

Away

F. Azeez
Abdominal strain
Out
E. Ferguson
Ankle Injury
Out
J. Hinshelwood
Injury
Out
Y. Minteh
Injury
Out
K. Mitoma
Hamstring Injury
Out
S. Tzimas
Knee Injury
Out
M. Wieffer
Knee Injury
Out
Z. Yohanna
Lacking Match Fitness
Out

Player of the match

Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu

Defender · Brighton

7.9

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes22

Pass accuracy91%

Defending

Tackles1

Blocks1

Interceptions2

Duels won4 · 100%

Fouls won/made2 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Bart VerbruggenG	3	0	0,44	+0,44	20/44	8/32
Robin RoefsG	2	2	0,98	-1,02	31/43	3/14

Live stats

Possession & Passing

62%Possession38%

495Total passes305

78%Pass accuracy68%

7Corners5

Attack

12Shots13

3On target4

2Off target7

7Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

4Shots in box6

8Shots out box7

0.7xG1.1

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves3

5Offsides0

8Fouls12

0Yellow cards1

0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,41xG0,46

4Shots6

1On target1

1Big chances3

12Touches in box10

51%Possession49%

3Corners3

Second half

0,23xG0,66

8Shots7

2On target3

0Big chances2

8Touches in box6

76%Possession24%

4Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Sunderland

0.65121062%

70% open play30% set piece

Brighton

1.1213638%

37% open play63% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

25 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Sunderland0,65 xG · 0 scored

Brighton1,12 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Sunderland23

Open play 19Set piece 2Dribble 1Foul won 1

Brighton21

Open play 12Set piece 5Dribble 1Foul won 1Defensive 2

Momentum

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Sunderland72% pressure

Brighton28% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-2

0%Draw 0%100%

0.65xG1.12

12Shots13

10On target6

Momentum

90' Goal Jaouen Hadjam 0.19 xG · Fast break · Left foot

Shot map

12 v 13

Sunderland shoot right, Brighton left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SUNSunderlandBRIBrightongoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

SunderlandBrightongoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

SunderlandDefensive line 37%

BrightonDefensive line 33%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

SunderlandUntil 34'

Most-connected pair: Meunier and Hume, 10 passes between them.

BrightonUntil 60'

Most-connected pair: Struijk and Verbruggen, 13 passes between them.

Running

Fastest on the pitch

Dayann Methalie

35.3 km/h

Distance covered and sprints, per player.

Sunderland117.2 km

DistanceSprints

Noah Sadiki11.6 km11×
Trai Hume11.2 km10×
Granit Xhaka11.2 km3×
Nordi Mukiele10.5 km8×
Wilson Isidor10.3 km12×

Brighton104.0 km

DistanceSprints

Chema Andrés12.7 km5×
Ferdi Kadıoğlu11.0 km9×
Yasin Ayari10.7 km9×
Luka Vušković10.2 km3×
Diego Gómez10.1 km19×

Tactical battle

69control31

Charalampos Kostoulas

4 touches in box

In possession

70,7%Field tilt29,3%

9Passes into box9

33Progressive passes18

15Carries into final third6

10Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

9,00Press intensity (PPDA)10,05

11High turnovers15

25Regains within 5s25

12,9sBall recovery time22,7s

13Interceptions19

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

137Carries47

1665mCarry distance705m

23Progressive carries8

968mProgressive carry distance429m

2Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

11Take-ons won3

28Take-ons attempted16

558mProgressive pass distance363m

0Through balls0

3Switches of play0

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,97Expected threat (xT)0,47

0,44Action value (VAEP)2,36

23Shot-creating actions21

0Goal-creating actions4

9Box entries8

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,1Passes per attack2,3

9,3sAttack duration6,6s

2,36 m/sAttack directness3,74 m/s

2Build-up attacks2

8Direct attacks8

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

20Touches in box16

68Final third entries55

1Big chances5

0,44xG on target0,98

1Big chances missed3

Passing

5/27 (19%)Crosses3/13 (23%)

22/63 (35%)Long balls21/60 (35%)

31Throw-ins23

12Free kicks8

6Goal kicks7

Duels

49Total50

37/68 (54%)Ground31/69 (45%)

14/36 (39%)Aerial22/36 (61%)

11/27 (41%)Dribbles3/13 (23%)

4Dispossessed6

Defending

51Recoveries50

7Interceptions7

15Tackles20

87%Tackles won55%

18Clearances43

0Big chances scored2

0Big saves1

2Fouled in final third0

114.3 kmDistance covered113.9 km

108Sprints88

6,60Average rating7,96

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

SunderlandThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 46-60

BrightonThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

67%1+ goal100%

17%2+ goals83%

17%3+ goals67%

They concede

83%1+ goal33%

67%2+ goals17%

17%3+ goals17%

17%4+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 1-0 (H)·worst 0-2 (H)

best 5-0 (A)·worst 3-4 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

SunderlandshootallowBrighton

6.8%-1.6Six-yard box8.1%

64.8%+4.4Penalty area+3.063.4%

22.9%-1.8Edge of the box-2.821.9%

5.5%Long range6.5%

398 shots taken · 443 faced

BrightonshootallowSunderland

9.4%Six-yard box7.9%

58.9%-1.5Penalty area-2.557.9%

24.2%Edge of the box25.9%

7.4%Long range+1.88.3%

499 shots taken · 544 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Brighton beat Sunderland 2-0 at Stadium of Light in the Premier League. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: Maxim De Cuyper (53'), Jaouen Hadjam (90+3') for Brighton. Brighton finished with ten men after Pascal Struijk was sent off. In their last 4 meetings, Sunderland have won 0, Brighton 3, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.