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Regular Season - 6• 10 Oct 2026

Sunderland 0–2 Brighton

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Match Recap

Brighton continued their climb up the Premier League table with a routine but professional away day at Sunderland, grinding out a goalless opening hour before Maxim De Cuyper broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute. Jaouen Hadjam added gloss in the third minute of stoppage time, turning a single-goal win into a comfortable 2-0 scoreline that reflects the gap between these two sides right now. Brighton sit third with 10 points from five games and a WWDLW run that shows no signs of stalling, while Sunderland remain stuck in 14th on four points after a stretch of LLDWL form. History was already pointing this way: Sunderland have never beaten Brighton in their last two meetings, managing just a draw and a loss. De Cuyper's opener did the damage, but it's Hadjam's stoppage-time finish, the kind that arrives after the away end has already started celebrating, that's worth replaying first.

Match Statistics

Sunderland
VS
Brighton
62% Ball Possession 38%
0.68 Expected goals (xG) 1.14
12 Total Shots 13
3 Shots on target 4
2 Shots off target 7
7 Blocked Shots 2
4 Shots inside box 6
8 Shots outside box 7
7 Corner Kicks 5
5 Offsides 0
8 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Goalkeeper Saves 3
495 Total passes 305
386 Accurate passes 206
11 Free Kicks 8

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