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# Sunderland 0-1 Brighton

- **Status:** FT
- **Date:** 14 Mar 15:00
- **League:** Premier League, Regular Season - 30
- **Venue:** Stadium of Light, Sunderland

## Match Events

| Min | Event | Player | Team |
|-----|-------|--------|------|
| 50' | Goal cancelled | Chris Rigg | Sunderland |
| 51' | Yellow Card | Diego Gómez | Brighton |
| 58' | Normal Goal | Y. Minteh | Brighton |
| 64' | Substitution 1 | D. Ballard (on for L. O'Nien) | Sunderland |
| 74' | Yellow Card | Yankuba Minteh | Brighton |
| 75' | Yellow Card | Granit Xhaka | Sunderland |
| 76' | Substitution 1 | Y. Minteh (on for M. De Cuyper) | Brighton |
| 78' | Substitution 2 | B. Brobbey (on for E. Mayenda) | Sunderland |
| 85' | Substitution 3 | C. Talbi (on for D. Cirkin) | Sunderland |
| 88' | Substitution 2 | J. Hinshelwood (on for Y. Ayari) | Brighton |
| 90+4' | Substitution 3 | D. Gomez (on for J. Veltman) | Brighton |
| 90+5' | Substitution 4 | D. Welbeck (on for M. O'Riley) | Brighton |

## Statistics

| Stat | Sunderland | Brighton |
|------|--------|--------|
| Shots on Goal | 4 | 4 |
| Shots off Goal | 5 | 3 |
| Total Shots | 14 | 12 |
| Blocked Shots | 5 | 5 |
| Shots insidebox | 8 | 9 |
| Shots outsidebox | 6 | 3 |
| Fouls | 7 | 12 |
| Corner Kicks | 7 | 3 |
| Offsides | 3 | 1 |
| Ball Possession | 48% | 52% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red Cards | - | - |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 3 | 3 |
| Total passes | 422 | 471 |
| Passes accurate | 332 | 371 |
| Passes % | 79% | 79% |
| expected_goals | 0.90 | 1.68 |
| goals_prevented | 0 | 0 |

## Sunderland Lineup (4-1-4-1)

**Starting XI:** M. Ellborg (31), L. Geertruida (6), D. Ballard (5), O. Alderete (15), T. Hume (32), G. Xhaka (34), C. Rigg (11), H. Diarra (19), N. Sadiki (27), C. Talbi (7), B. Brobbey (9)

**Substitutes:** S. Moore (21), D. Cirkin (3), H. Jones (50), J. Whittaker (53), J. Jones (52), J. Jones (51), L. O'Nien (13), W. Isidor (18), E. Mayenda (12)


## Brighton Lineup (4-2-3-1)

**Starting XI:** B. Verbruggen (1), M. Wieffer (27), J. P. van Hecke (6), L. Dunk (5), F. Kadioglu (24), J. Milner (20), P. Gross (30), D. Gomez (25), J. Hinshelwood (13), Y. Minteh (11), D. Welbeck (18)

**Substitutes:** J. Steele (23), J. Veltman (34), S. March (7), O. Boscagli (21), M. O'Riley (33), Y. Ayari (26), G. Rutter (10), M. De Cuyper (29), H. Howell (53)