Premier League Gameweek 6 Sat, Oct 10 2026 · 15:00 Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Sunderland
0–2 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.68 – 1.14
Brighton
  • 53’ M. De Cuyper
  • 90+3’ J. Hadjam
  • 57’ P. Struijk
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Brighton beat Sunderland

Brighton entered as narrow favourites and won 2–0 through goals from De Cuyper and Hadjam. Brighton played with ten men from the 57th minute after Struijk was sent off. Brighton finished with the higher xG (1.14 vs 0.68). On the chances created, Sunderland deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Sunderland30%
Draw23%
Brighton ✓47%

Model vs reality

Sunderland goals
0
Model 1.43 · xG 0.68
Brighton goals
2
Model 1.82 · xG 1.14
Total goals
2
Model 3.25 · xG 1.82
Score 0–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 63%
Both scored
No
Model 64%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. De CuyperBrighton · 1 goal
8.0
  • RefereeThomas Bramall
  • CoachesRegis Le Bris · Fabian Hurzeler
  • VenueStadium of Light
  • Table before kick-offSunderland 14th · Brighton 3rd
  • Weather at kick-off13°C · Mainly clear · wind 30 km/h Strong wind

Timeline

  1. ⇄ M. FofanaFor T. Meunier
    34’
  2. O. BoscagliYellow card · Foul
    36’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. M. De Cuyper 0–1Assist P. Groß
    53’
  5. VAR P. StruijkCard upgrade confirmed
    56’
  6. P. StruijkRed card
    57’
  7. ⇄ L. DunkFor C. Kostoulas
    60’
  8. ⇄ CostinhaFor O. Boscagli
    68’
  9. ⇄ M. YalcouyéFor M. De Cuyper
    68’
  10. ⇄ D. MethalieFor Reinildo
    73’
  11. ⇄ J. Ta BiFor N. Angulo
    73’
  12. ⇄ J. AnguloFor E. Le Fée
    81’
  13. ⇄ J. HadjamFor D. Gómez
    88’
  14. ⇄ G. RutterFor Y. Ayari
    88’
  15. J. Hadjam 0–2Assist G. Rutter
    90+3’
  16. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Sunderland12 shots · 4 in box, 8 outside
Brighton13 shots · 6 in box, 7 outside
SunderlandBrighton
62% Possession 38%
0.68 Expected goals (xG) 1.14
0.97 Expected points (xPts) 1.71
12 Shots 13
3 Shots on target 4
2 Shots off target 7
7 Blocked shots 2
4 Shots inside the box 6
8 Shots outside the box 7
495 Passes 304
78% Pass accuracy 67%
7 Corners 5
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
8 Fouls 12
5 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
6.46 Team rating 6.90

Line-ups

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

225.8 R. Roefs(G)
176.5 Reinildo ↓73’ 46.7 K. Danso 207.6 N. Mukiele 326.3 T. Hume
276.6 N. Sadiki 346.6 G. Xhaka
106.0 N. Angulo ↓73’ 286.9 E. Le Fée ↓81’ 125.8 T. Meunier ↓34’
186.0 W. Isidor
  • 22R. Roefs (G)5.8
  • 17Reinildo↓73’6.5
  • 4K. Danso6.7
  • 20N. Mukiele7.6
  • 32T. Hume6.3
  • 27N. Sadiki6.6
  • 34G. Xhaka6.6
  • 10N. Angulo↓73’6.0
  • 28E. Le Fée↓81’6.9
  • 12T. Meunier↓34’5.8
  • 18W. Isidor6.0

Substitutes used

  • 50J. Angulo↑81’6.2
  • 37J. Ta Bi↑73’6.3
  • 39M. Fofana↑34’6.6
  • 6D. Methalie↑73’6.4

Unused: O. Alderete, M. Ellborg, L. O'Nien, C. Rigg, C. Talbi

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Brighton 4-2-3-1

16.7 B. Verbruggen(G)
216.9 O. Boscagli ↓68’ 46.0 P. Struijk 447.0 L. Vušković 247.4 F. Kadıoğlu
137.7 P. Groß A 146.3 Chema Andrés
298.0★ M. De Cuyper ↓68’ 266.5 Y. Ayari ↓88’ 256.4 D. Gómez ↓88’
196.7 C. Kostoulas ↓60’
  • 1B. Verbruggen (G)6.7
  • 21O. Boscagli↓68’6.9
  • 4P. Struijk6.0
  • 44L. Vušković7.0
  • 24F. Kadıoğlu7.4
  • 13P. GroßA7.7
  • 14Chema Andrés6.3
  • 29M. De Cuyper ★↓68’8.0
  • 26Y. Ayari↓88’6.5
  • 25D. Gómez↓88’6.4
  • 19C. Kostoulas↓60’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 10G. RutterA↑88’6.8
  • 20Costinha↑68’7.0
  • 3J. Hadjam↑88’7.9
  • 5L. Dunk↑60’7.3
  • 35M. Yalcouyé↑68’6.8

Unused: J. Steele, I. Osman, M. O'Riley, P. David

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Player stats

Top rated
M. De CuyperBrighton8.0
2nd
P. GroßBrighton7.7
3rd
N. MukieleSunderland7.6

Sunderland

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
R. Roefs G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 74% 42 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
Reinildo D 73 0 0 0 (0) 2 73% 48 2 0 1/2 0/1 6.5
K. Danso D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 79% 57 1 2 0/0 1/0 6.7
N. Mukiele D 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 83% 58 3 3 1/1 1/1 7.6
T. Hume D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 46 3 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
N. Sadiki M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 89% 54 1 1 2/4 1/2 6.6
G. Xhaka M 90 0 0 3 (1) 0 80% 71 2 0 1/2 0/2 6.6
N. Angulo F 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 2 0 1/7 2/0 6.0
E. Le Fée M 81 0 0 1 (0) 3 70% 37 0 0 0/3 1/1 6.9
T. Meunier D 34 0 0 1 (0) 0 76% 17 0 0 1/1 1/0 5.8
W. Isidor F 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 50% 8 0 0 0/1 1/2 6.0
J. Angulo 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Ta Bi 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 1/3 0/0 6.3
M. Fofana F 56 0 0 1 (1) 0 81% 26 1 1 1/1 0/1 6.6
D. Methalie D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 15 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.4

Brighton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Verbruggen G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 45% 44 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
O. Boscagli D 68 0 0 0 (0) 1 74% 23 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
P. Struijk D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 29 1 0 0/0 2/1 6.0
L. Vušković D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 71% 24 1 0 0/1 0/1 7.0
F. Kadıoğlu M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 22 1 2 0/0 0/2 7.4
P. Groß M 90 0 1 1 (0) 3 62% 34 5 0 0/1 4/0 7.7
Chema Andrés M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 37 1 1 0/1 2/2 6.3
M. De Cuyper D 68 1 0 1 (1) 0 88% 16 1 1 0/2 0/0 8.0
Y. Ayari M 88 0 0 2 (0) 0 46% 13 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
D. Gómez M 88 0 0 4 (2) 1 52% 31 6 1 1/2 0/0 6.4
C. Kostoulas F 60 0 0 1 (0) 1 75% 12 2 0 1/3 1/0 6.7
G. Rutter F 2 0 1 0 (0) 1 100% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.8
Costinha D 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
J. Hadjam D 2 1 0 1 (1) 0 100% 3 1 0 0/1 0/0 7.9
L. Dunk D 30 0 0 0 (0) 1 63% 8 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.3
M. Yalcouyé M 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.8

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.