Sunderland v Brighton and Hove Albion, 14 March 2026

Score1-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeTom Kirk
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance45,497

View Sunderland v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Sunderland won: 0 Drawn: 1 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Sunderland scored: 0 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 1 . This was Brighton and Hove Albion's first win at Sunderland in all competitions since a 2-1 victory at Roker Park in League Division One on 25 April 1981.

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Goals:

Yankuba Minteh 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Trai Hume
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Luke O'Nien for Dan Ballard 64
Eliezer Mayenda for Brian Brobbey 78
Dennis Cirkin for Chemsdine Talbi 85

Substitutions:

Maxim De Cuyper for Yankuba Minteh 76
Yasin Ayari for Jack Hinshelwood 88
Matt O'Riley for Danny Welbeck 90+4
Joël Veltman for Diego Gómez 90+4

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 76 Y

Cards:

Diego Gómez 51 Y
Yankuba Minteh 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender Jenson Jones
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Jaydon Jones
Midfielder/Forward Jack Whittaker
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 13th . Sunderland had now lost three consecutive home league games for the first time since May 2025 in the League Championship (three). . The Black Cats had now scored 11 goals in their 11 games in the Premier League so far in 2026. . They had now lost four and won one of their last six games in the Premier League. . Chris Rigg scored in the 49th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 11th . Brighton and Hove Albion now remained unbeaten in their last 12 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won six). . Albion had now won 22 and drawn 13 of their last 50 games in all competitions, including penalty shoot-outs. . They had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 21 games in the Premier League.

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Trai Hume
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey

Substitutions:

Luke O'Nien for Dan Ballard 64
Eliezer Mayenda for Brian Brobbey 78
Dennis Cirkin for Chemsdine Talbi 85

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender Jenson Jones
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Jaydon Jones
Midfielder/Forward Jack Whittaker
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 13th . Sunderland had now lost three consecutive home league games for the first time since May 2025 in the League Championship (three). . The Black Cats had now scored 11 goals in their 11 games in the Premier League so far in 2026. . They had now lost four and won one of their last six games in the Premier League. . Chris Rigg scored in the 49th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Yankuba Minteh 58 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Maxim De Cuyper for Yankuba Minteh 76
Yasin Ayari for Jack Hinshelwood 88
Matt O'Riley for Danny Welbeck 90+4
Joël Veltman for Diego Gómez 90+4

Cards:

Diego Gómez 51 Y
Yankuba Minteh 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 11th . Brighton and Hove Albion now remained unbeaten in their last 12 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won six). . Albion had now won 22 and drawn 13 of their last 50 games in all competitions, including penalty shoot-outs. . They had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 21 games in the Premier League.