Sunderland vs Brighton 2025-26 English Premier League
Yankuba Minteh strikes as Brighton defeat Sunderland
Brighton edged Sunderland 1-0 on Saturday after a winning goal from Yankuba Minteh.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 51': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Dan Ballard because of an injury.
- 74': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Yankuba Minteh.
- 78': Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Brian Brobbey.
- 85': Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
- 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Diego Gómez.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 45,497
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 45,497
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 29 | 60 | 5 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 29 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
 BHA |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.7 | Possession | 47.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 366 | Accurate Passes | 318 |
| 466 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 13 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 26 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 43 | Clearances | 22 |
Sunderland (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Melker Ellborg (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka  |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
| 6 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 27 | Noah Sadiki |
| 19 | Habib Diarra |
| 7 | Chemsdine Talbi |
| 11 | Chris Rigg |
| 9 | Brian Brobbey |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 27 | Mats Wieffer |
| 13 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 30 | Pascal Groß |
| 20 | James Milner |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 11 | Yankuba Minteh |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
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