Sunderland 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and goals
Brighton & Hove Albion beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the Premier League.
Goals: Maxim De Cuyper 53', Jaouen Hadjam 90'+3'.
Sunderland sit 20th on 4 points.
Brighton & Hove Albion sit 3rd on 16 points.
Sunderland have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Sunderland won 1, Brighton & Hove Albion won 3, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- Premier League
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland
- 👥
- 47196
The match in numbers
- Brighton & Hove Albion beat Sunderland 2-0.
- Maxim De Cuyper opened the scoring for Brighton & Hove Albion on 53'.
- Pascal Struijk was sent off on 57'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Match events
SUNBHA34'⇄▲ Malick Fofana ▼ Thomas Meunier
36'Olivier Boscagli
53'⚽Maxim De Cuyper ast. Pascal Groß 0-1
57'Pascal Struijk
60'⇄▲ Lewis Dunk ▼ Charalampos Kostoulas
68'⇄▲ Costinha ▼ Olivier Boscagli
68'⇄▲ Malick Junior Yalcouyé ▼ Maxim De Cuyper
73'⇄▲ Dayann Méthalie ▼ Reinildo
73'⇄▲ Jocelin Ta Bi ▼ Nilson Angulo
81'⇄▲ Juan Riquelme Angulo ▼ Enzo Le Fée
88'⇄▲ Jaouen Hadjam ▼ Diego Gómez
88'⇄▲ Georginio Rutter ▼ Yasin Ayari
90+3'⚽Jaouen Hadjam ast. Georginio Rutter 0-2
Match videos
Live commentary
- Match ends, Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 90'+8'Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 90'+7'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 90'+6'Foul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
- 90'+6'Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Goal! Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter following a fast break.
- 90'+1'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 88'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Yasin Ayari.
- 88'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Diego Gómez.
- 84'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Costinha.
- 81'Substitution, Sunderland. Juan Angulo replaces Enzo Le Fée.
- 80'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Malick Yalcouyé.
- 80'Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
- 79'Malick Fofana (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79'Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 79'Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 78'Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Danso.
- 78'Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 76'Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dunk following a corner.
- 75'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Dayann Méthalie.
- 75'Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross.
- 74'Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
- 73'Substitution, Sunderland. Jocelin Ta Bi replaces Nilson Angulo.
- 73'Substitution, Sunderland. Dayann Méthalie replaces Reinildo Mandava.
- 72'Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Reinildo Mandava.
- 71'Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Gómez following a fast break.
- 68'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Malick Yalcouyé.
- 68'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
- 68'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Olivier Boscagli.
- 67'Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Reinildo Mandava.
- 65'Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
- 63'Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63'Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63'Foul by Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
- 63'Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61'Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left following a fast break.
- 60'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
- 59'Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 57'Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the red card.
- 56'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 55'Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55'Foul by Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 53'Goal! Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 52'Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52'Foul by Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 51'Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
- 51'Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48'Offside, Sunderland. Nilson Angulo is caught offside.
- 47'Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 46'Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
- 45'Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45'+3'Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Olivier Boscagli with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2'Foul by Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
- 45'+2'Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1'Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1'Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 40'Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
- 40'Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39'Attempt saved. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Kevin Danso.
- 38'Offside, Sunderland. Nilson Angulo is caught offside.
- 37'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
- 36'Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36'Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36'Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 34'Substitution, Sunderland. Malick Fofana replaces Thomas Meunier because of an injury.
- 34'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33'Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Meunier (Sunderland).
- 32'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 31'Foul by Kevin Danso (Sunderland).
- 31'Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
- 27'Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
- 22'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
- 22'Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross.
- 21'Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21'Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 20'Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 15'Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Foul by Thomas Meunier (Sunderland).
- 14'Offside, Sunderland. Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
- 13'Offside, Sunderland. Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
- 13'Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13'Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 12'Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.
- 11'Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 10'Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 9'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
- 8'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 8'Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
- 7'Attempt blocked. Kevin Danso (Sunderland) with an attempt from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross.
- 6'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Luka Vuskovic.
- 5'Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
- 4'Handball by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
SUNBHA
General
62%Possession38%
1Big chances5
1Big chances missed3
7Corners5
Shots
12Total shots13
2Shots off target7
3Shots on target4
7Blocked shots2
1Hit woodwork1
4Shots inside box6
8Shots outside box7
Expected goals (xG)
0.72xG1.41
0.47xG open play0.67
0.26xG set play0.75
0.72Non-penalty xG1.41
0.51xG on target (xGOT)1.39
Passes
501Passes309
388 (77%)Accurate passes208 (67%)
189Own half107
199Opposition half101
22 (33%)Accurate long balls21 (34%)
5 (19%)Accurate crosses3 (23%)
31Throw-ins23
21Touches in opposition box15
5Offsides0
Defence
16Tackles19
9Interceptions7
2Shot blocks7
19Clearances44
2Keeper saves3
Duels
52Duels won52
38 (56%)Ground duels won30 (44%)
14 (39%)Aerial duels won22 (61%)
11 (42%)Successful dribbles3 (25%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
8Fouls committed12
General
50%Possession50%
1Big chances3
1Big chances missed3
3Corners3
Shots
4Total shots6
0Shots off target3
1Shots on target1
3Blocked shots2
1Hit woodwork1
3Shots inside box3
1Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
0.48xG0.61
0.28xG open play0.18
0.19xG set play0.42
0.48Non-penalty xG0.61
0.04xG on target (xGOT)0.25
Passes
220Passes212
158 (72%)Accurate passes154 (73%)
108Own half78
50Opposition half76
16 (43%)Accurate long balls17 (44%)
3 (50%)Accurate crosses2 (17%)
15Throw-ins16
12Touches in opposition box9
4Offsides0
Defence
8Tackles9
4Interceptions5
2Shot blocks3
17Clearances17
1Keeper saves1
Duels
26Duels won20
15 (50%)Ground duels won15 (50%)
11 (69%)Aerial duels won5 (31%)
3 (30%)Successful dribbles1 (20%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
5Fouls committed5
General
76%Possession24%
0Big chances2
0Big chances missed0
4Corners2
Shots
8Total shots7
2Shots off target4
2Shots on target3
4Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
1Shots inside box3
7Shots outside box4
Expected goals (xG)
0.25xG0.81
0.18xG open play0.48
0.07xG set play0.32
0.25Non-penalty xG0.81
0.47xG on target (xGOT)1.14
Passes
281Passes97
230 (82%)Accurate passes54 (56%)
81Own half29
149Opposition half25
6 (21%)Accurate long balls4 (18%)
2 (10%)Accurate crosses1 (100%)
16Throw-ins7
9Touches in opposition box6
1Offsides0
Defence
8Tackles10
5Interceptions2
0Shot blocks4
2Clearances27
1Keeper saves2
Duels
26Duels won32
23 (61%)Ground duels won15 (39%)
3 (15%)Aerial duels won17 (85%)
8 (50%)Successful dribbles2 (29%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards1
3Fouls committed7
SunderlandBrighton & Hove Albion
Expected goals (xG)
0.72–1.41
xG on target (xGOT)
0.51–1.39
Shots
12–13
Big chances
1–5
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Brighton (13)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedSunderland (12) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Diego Gómez
Brighton & Hove Albion
Ratings
Sunderland6.6
- 7.620Nordi Mukiele
- 7.627Noah Sadiki
- 7.517Reinildo
- 7.034Granit Xhaka
- 6.839Malick Fofana▲34'
- 6.76Dayann Méthalie▲73'
- 6.628Enzo Le Fée
- 6.432Trai Hume
- 6.237Jocelin Ta Bi▲73'
- 6.012Thomas Meunier
- 5.94Kevin Danso
- 5.910Nilson Angulo
- 5.822Robin Roefs
- 5.818Wilson Isidor
Brighton & Hove Albion7.1
- 7.913Pascal GroßA
- 7.925Diego Gómez
- 7.71Bart Verbruggen
- 7.724Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 7.744Luka Vušković
- 7.629Maxim De Cuyper⚽
- 7.121Olivier Boscagli
- 6.95Lewis Dunk▲60'
- 6.814Chema Andrés
- 6.819Charalampos Kostoulas
- 6.626Yasin Ayari
- 6.435Malick Junior Yalcouyé▲68'
- 6.120Costinha▲68'
- 6.04Pascal Struijk
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Sunderland · Substitutes
- 39Malick Fofana▲34'6.8
- 6Dayann Méthalie▲73'6.7
- 37Jocelin Ta Bi▲73'6.2
- 50Juan Riquelme Angulo▲81'
- 31Melker Ellborg
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 15Omar Alderete
- 7Chemsdine Talbi
- 11Chris Rigg
Manager: Régis Le Bris
Brighton · Substitutes
- 5Lewis Dunk▲60'6.9
- 20Costinha▲68'6.1
- 35Malick Junior Yalcouyé▲68'6.4
- 3Jaouen Hadjam▲88'
- 10Georginio Rutter▲88'
- 23Jason Steele
- 33Matthew O'Riley
- 15Ibrahim Osman
- 12Promise David
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Last 5 matches
Sunderland
D@ Brentford1-15 Sept 2026
WHull City1-08 Sept 2026
LArsenal2-012 Sept 2026
WAZ Alkmaar1-016 Sept 2026
L@ Manchester City5-320 Sept 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion
L@ Chelsea4-330 Aug 2026
DLeeds United1-15 Sept 2026
W@ Coventry City5-013 Sept 2026
W@ Manchester United3-216 Sept 2026
WArsenal3-019 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Sunderland
1
Draws
3
Brighton
Last meetings
14 Mar 2026Sunderland0 – 1Brighton & Hove Albion
20 Dec 2025Brighton & Hove Albion0 – 0Sunderland
23 Aug 2011Brighton & Hove Albion1 – 0Sunderland
19 Feb 2005Brighton & Hove Albion2 – 1Sunderland
30 Oct 2004Sunderland2 – 0Brighton & Hove Albion
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Man City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 21 | WWWWL |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 21 | WLWWW |
| 3 |  Brighton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +18 | 16 | LDWWW |
| 4 |  Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 13 | DLWWL |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 12 | WDWLW |
| 6 |  Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 11 | LWDWW |
| 7 |  Brentford | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +5 | 10 | DDWDL |
| 8 |  Leeds | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | DWDLD |
| 9 |  Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 | DWDLL |
| 10 |  Ipswich | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 | WLWLD |
| 11 |  Hull | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 | DDLDL |
| 12 |  Spurs | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | DLDWW |
| 13 |  Fulham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 | DDLWW |
| 14 |  Newcastle | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 | DLWLL |
| 15 |  Man United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | DLDDD |
| 16 |  C Palace | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 | WLDWL |
| 17 |  Bournemouth | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 | DDLLW |
| 18 |  Nottm Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 | WLLLD |
| 19 |  Coventry | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 | LWWLL |
| 20 |  Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 | DWLWL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion?
Brighton & Hove Albion beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday 10 October (Premier League).
Who scored in Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion?
Goals: Maxim De Cuyper 53' and Jaouen Hadjam 90'+3'.
When do Sunderland play next?
Sunderland play Leeds United on Sunday 25 October at 16:30 (UK time).
When do Brighton & Hove Albion play next?
Brighton & Hove Albion play Liverpool on Sunday 25 October at 14:00 (UK time).
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