Premier League·Regular Season - 30Full time
VenueStadium of Light
RefereeThomas Kirk, England
Kickoff
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
Sunderland0′—95′Match timelineBrighton
58'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 90+5'
- 90+4'
- 88'
- 85'
- 78'
- 76'
- 75'Granit XhakaYellow
- 74'Yankuba MintehYellow
- 64'
- 58'Y. MintehGoal · Normal Goal
- 51'Diego GómezYellow
- 50'Chris RiggVAR · Goal cancelled
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats48%
Possession
Sunderland48|52Brighton
Shots on goal
4goals
Sunderland
4goals
Brighton
Total shots
14shots
Sunderland
12shots
Brighton
- 14Total shots12
- 4Shots on goal4
- 5Shots off goal3
- 8Shots inside box9
- 422Total passes471
- 79%Pass accuracy79%
- 7Corners3
- 7Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 3Offsides1
- 5Blocked shots5
- 6Shots outside box3
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 332Passes accurate371
- 0.90Expected goals (xG)1.68
- 0.72Goals prevented0.72
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Double chance : draw or Brighton
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
Sunderland10%
Draw45%
Brighton45%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
40%
60%
Attack
43%
57%
Defense
33%
67%
Goals model
64%
36%
Head-to-head
20%
80%
Sunderland · league form
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Brighton · league form
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Lineups
4-1-4-1 vs 4-2-3-1
Sunderland4-1-4-1Regis Le Bris
vs
Brighton4-2-3-1Fabian Hurzeler
Sunderland bench
9
S. MooreGoalkeeper21
D. CirkinDefender3
H. JonesMidfielder50
J. WhittakerMidfielder53
J. JonesMidfielder52
J. JonesDefender51
L. O'NienMidfielder13
W. IsidorForward18
E. MayendaForward12
Brighton bench
9
J. SteeleGoalkeeper23
J. VeltmanDefender34
S. MarchMidfielder7
O. BoscagliDefender21
M. O'RileyMidfielder33
Y. AyariMidfielder26
G. RutterForward10
M. De CuyperDefender29
H. HowellMidfielder53
Recent form
Last 5 matches
SunderlandL0-1
W2-1
W1-0
L3-4
L0-5
BrightonW3-0
D2-2
W2-0
W2-1
W1-0
Head-to-head
3 previous meetings3 previous meetingsBrighton leads 2-0
Sunderland0wins
Drawn
1draws
Brighton2wins
0%33%67%
Aggregate goals3 matches
0
2
Recent meetings
3- 14 Mar 26Sunderland0–1BrightonPremier League
- 20 Dec 25Brighton0–0SunderlandPremier League
- 23 Aug 11Brighton1–0SunderlandLeague Cup
Injuries & suspensions
9 reportedSunderland
6
J. T. BiAnkle InjuryOut
R. MandavaKnee InjuryOut
N. MukieleCalf InjuryOut
R. MundleHamstring InjuryOut
R. RoefsMuscle InjuryOut
B. TraoreKnee InjuryOut
Brighton
3
K. MitomaAnkle InjuryOut
S. TzimasKnee InjuryOut
A. WebsterKnee InjuryOut
Standings
Premier League 2025Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueRelegation
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | 17-7-10 | +13 | 58 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 17-7-10 | +5 | 58 |
| 6 | Brighton | 34 | 13-11-10 | +9 | 50 |
| 7 |  Bournemouth | 34 | 11-16-7 | 0 | 49 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 34 | 13-9-12 | +8 | 48 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 34 | 13-9-12 | +3 | 48 |
| 10 |  Fulham | 34 | 14-6-14 | -2 | 48 |
| 11 |  Everton | 34 | 13-8-13 | 0 | 47 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 34 | 12-10-12 | -9 | 46 |
| 13 |  Crystal Palace | 33 | 11-10-12 | -3 | 43 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 34 | 12-6-16 | -4 | 42 |