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Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion

FA Cup
Sunderland
1-1-4
0-2
Final
Brighton
4-1-1
Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBHA
62%Possession38%
12Shots13
3On target4
7Corners5
2Saves3
8Fouls12
36'Olivier BoscagliBHA57'Pascal StruijkBHA
Team1H2HT
SUN000
BHA022

Who won: Brighton 2-0

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Brighton: Maxim De Cuyper (53') and Jaouen Hadjam (90'+3').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 27.3Maxim De CuyperAM-L
  3. 36.9Luka VuskovicCD-R
  4. 46.8Ferdi KadiogluRB
  5. 56.8Diego GómezAM-R
  6. 66.6Pascal GrossRM
  7. 76.5Yasin AyariAM
  8. 86.5Jaouen HadjamSUB
  9. 96.3Olivier BoscagliLB
  10. 106.3Charalambos KostoulasF
  11. 116.3Georginio RutterSUB
  12. 126.2Granit XhakaRM

Team stats

SUNBHA
8Fouls12
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards1
5Offsides0
7Corner Kicks5
2Saves3
62.3Possession37.7
12SHOTS13
3ON GOAL4
0.3On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
385Accurate Passes206
495Passes305
0.8Pass Completion %0.7
5Accurate Crosses3
27Crosses13
0.2Cross %0.2
64Long Balls60
22Accurate Long Balls21
0.3Long Balls %0.4
7Blocked Shots2
14Effective Tackles9
16Tackles19
0.9Tackle %0.5
9Interceptions7
18Effective Clearances43
18Clearances43

Player of the game

Bart Verbruggen

BHA · 3 saves, clean sheet

8.0

Deserved to win

44%
SUN · 1.17 xG
31%
Draw
26%
BHA · 0.90 xG

Sunderland deserved better: 44% on chances, lost 0-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
  3. 90'+7'BHA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kevin Danso.

  4. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).

  5. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. GOAL90'+3'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    J. Hadjam · ast G. Rutter

    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.

    SUN 0 - 2 BHA
  7. 90'+1'SUN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'

    Free kick won

    Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  11. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Ayari

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Yasin Ayari.

    G. Rutter

  12. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Gómez

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Diego Gómez.

    J. Hadjam

  13. 84'SUN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Costinha.

  14. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Le Fée

    Substitution, Sunderland. Juan Angulo replaces Enzo Le Fée.

    J. Angulo

  15. 80'SUN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Malick Yalcouyé.

  16. 80'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.

  17. 79'

    Free kick won

    Malick Fofana (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  18. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  19. 79'

    Free kick won

    Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 79'BHA

    Foul

    Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  21. 78'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Danso.

  22. 78'BHA

    Shot off target

    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.

  23. 76'

    Shot off target

    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.

  24. 75'BHA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Dayann Méthalie.

  25. 75'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross.

Leaders

SUNBHA
Total Shots
Nordi Mukiele
3
Diego Gómez
4
Accurate Passes
Granit Xhaka
56
Chema Andrés
27
Defensive Interventions
Nordi Mukiele
15
Luka Vuskovic
16
Saves
Robin Roefs
2
Bart Verbruggen
3

Season seriesBHA leads series 3-1-1