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Match info

Date and time: December 20, 16:00
Tournament: Premier League (England) 25/26
Stadium: The American Express Community Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex, England)
Round: regular season, matchday 17
Referee: Darren England
Missing: Brighton - Carlos Baleba, Lewis Dunk, Diego Gómez, S. March, S. Tzimas, Adam Webster; Sunderland - A. Alese, Habib Diarra, Reinildo Mandava, A. Masuaku, L. O'Nien, N. Sadiki, C. Talbi, B. Traoré.

Match events

Brajan Gruda
19'
Diego Coppola
34'
HT
0 - 0
(Joël Veltman)
Mats Wieffer
46'
(R. Mundle)
Simon Adingra
63'
(Habib Diarra)
C. Rigg
64'
(Kaoru Mitoma)
M. De Cuyper
64'
(J. Milner)
Jack Hinshelwood
71'
(C. Kostoulas)
Yankuba Minteh
71'
(W. Isidor)
B. Brobbey
72'
D. Ballard
79'
E. Le Fée
86'
(T. Watson)
Brajan Gruda
87'

Match statistics

All
1st half
2nd half
4
Shots on Goal
6
7
Shots off Goal
4
16
Total Shots
14
5
Blocked Shots
4
7
Shots insidebox
9
9
Shots outsidebox
5
11
Fouls
15
3
Corner Kicks
4
1
Offsides
1
56%
Ball Possession
44%
2
Yellow Cards
2
6
Goalkeeper Saves
4
412
Total passes
322
337
Passes accurate
246
82%
Passes %
76%
1.29
xG (expected goals)
1.39
0
Goals prevented
0

Lineups

Main
Substitutions
Formation
Missing

Main

BRI
SUN
Bart Verbruggen
1
Bart Verbruggen
9.2
Mats Wieffer
27
Mats Wieffer
46'
Joël Veltman
6.7
Diego Coppola
42
Diego Coppola
7.3
O. Boscagli
21
O. Boscagli
8
F. Kadıoğlu
24
F. Kadıoğlu
7.2
Yasin Ayari
26
Yasin Ayari
6.7
Jack Hinshelwood
13
Jack Hinshelwood
71'
J. Milner
6.3
Yankuba Minteh
11
Yankuba Minteh
71'
C. Kostoulas
6.2
Brajan Gruda
8
Brajan Gruda
87'
T. Watson
6.9
M. De Cuyper
29
M. De Cuyper
64'
Kaoru Mitoma
7.2
G. Rutter
10
G. Rutter
6.9
F. Hürzeler
F. Hürzeler
Manager

Head-to-head matches

Teams stats comparison*

5 matches
10 matches
20 matches
Overall
Home / Away
Average performance
Total goals per game
Brighton
3.20
Sunderland
2.40
Goals scored by team
Brighton
1.60
Sunderland
1.00
Goals conceded by team
Brighton
1.60
Sunderland
1.40
Team corners
Brighton
5.20
Sunderland
4.20
Team cards
Brighton
2.20
Sunderland
2.80
Team fouls
Brighton
11.40
Sunderland
10.40
Team offsides
Brighton
1.00
Sunderland
1.80
Ball possession
Brighton
57.40%
Sunderland
40.60%
Over
Under
Full Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
Brighton
2
3
Sunderland
2
3
Corners
7.5
8.5
9.5
10.5
11.5
Brighton
4
1
Sunderland
3
2
Cards
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
Brighton
1
4
Sunderland
3
2
Fouls
22.5
23.5
24.5
25.5
26.5
Brighton
0
5
Sunderland
1
4
Offsides
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
Brighton
1
4
Sunderland
0
5
Half Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
Brighton
1
4
Sunderland
2
3
Second Half
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
Brighton
3
2
Sunderland
2
3

Goals Scored/Conceded

Scored Per Game
Conceded Per Game
Timeline
Brighton
Sunderland
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
90+
13%
13%
0%
13%
13%
38%
13%
33%
33%
0%
0%
33%
0%
0%

Team cards in matches

Timeline
Brighton
Sunderland
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
90+
10%
10%
10%
40%
10%
10%
10%
0%
8%
8%
15%
0%
23%
46%
* the figures are calculated based on matches in all tournaments for which full statistics are available. You can view the list by clicking on “Analyzed matches”

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Questions about the match

Where will the match take place?

The game will take place at The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex.  The arena’s capacity is 30750.

What time does the match start?

The kickoff is at 16:00 (UTC+1).

Who are the best players of both teams by goal contributions in this tournament?

Brighton: Danny Welbeck (goals – 7, assists – 0).
Sunderland: Granit Xhaka (goals – 1, assists – 3), E. Le Fée (goals – 1, assists – 3).

Who will not be able to play?

Brighton: Carlos Baleba (International duty), Lewis Dunk (Suspended), Diego Gómez (Suspended), S. March (Knee injury), S. Tzimas (Knee injury), Adam Webster (Knee injury).
Sunderland: A. Alese (Shoulder injury), Habib Diarra (International duty), Reinildo Mandava (International duty), A. Masuaku (International duty), L. O'Nien (Red card), N. Sadiki (International duty), C. Talbi (International duty), B. Traoré (International duty).

What was the result of the last head-to-head match?

The last game Brighton - Sunderland ended with a score of 1 - 0.

How did Brighton vs Sunderland end on 20.12.2025?

The match ended in a draw with a 0-0 score.
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