⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Sunderland above the line
Brighton Hove belowGoals and cards
- 34'InjuryThomas Meunier went off injured, Malick Fofana on
Half-time 0-0
53'GoalMaxim De Cuyper, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Set up by Pascal Groß0-1- 57'Red cardPascal Struijk sent off
- 90+3'GoalJaouen Hadjam, left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Set up by Georginio Rutter0-2
The score, against the pace we expected
Brighton Hove got ahead of the pace we expected in the second half.
Where it moved
▲ SUN better than we expected
▼ BHA better than we expected
The second half was where it moved most, about 2 goals worse than we expected for Sunderland.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Sunderland
Good plays
- SAVE
Robin Roefs kept out Diego Gómez from the left side of the box
8' · SUN 0-0 BHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Brighton Hove
Good plays
- GOAL
Maxim De Cuyper, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner, set up by Pascal Groß
53' · SUN 0-1 BHA
- SAVE
Bart Verbruggen kept out Malick Fofana from the left side of the box
67' · SUN 0-1 BHA
- GOAL
Jaouen Hadjam, left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner, set up by Georginio Rutter
90+3' · SUN 0-2 BHA
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Luka Vuskovic missed with a header from the left side of the six yard box
10' · SUN 0-0 BHA
- WOODWORK
Pascal Struijk hit the woodwork with a header from the centre of the box
45+3' · SUN 0-0 BHA
- RED CARD
Pascal Struijk sent off, a straight red
57' · SUN 0-1 BHA
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Sunderland
- ★
Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
2 saves
- ★
Granit Xhaka Right Midfielder
3 shots, 1 on target
Brighton Hove
- ★
Maxim De Cuyper Attacking Midfielder Left
Goal 53'
- ★
Jaouen Hadjam Substitute, off the bench
Goal 90+3'
- ★
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
3 saves
- ✗
Pascal Struijk Center Left Defender
Sent off 57', 1 shot, 0 on target
- ✗
Luka Vuskovic Center Right Defender
Big chance missed 10', 2 shots, 0 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Brighton Hove won, and why Sunderland did not.
From the game
- Sunderland were without Brian Brobbey and Daniel Ballard
- Won it with 38% of the ball
- Down to ten men from the 57th minute after Pascal Struijk's red card
Key battles
📊The numbers
| SUN | BHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Possession | 38% |
| 12 | Shots | 13 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 7 | Corners | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 385 | Passes completed | 206 |
| 78% | Pass accuracy | 68% |
| 14 | Tackles won | 9 |
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 35% | Share of the chances | 65% |
| 4 | Passes completed near goal | 2 |
| 8 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 12 |
