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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Sunderland match centre

Match centre

Premier League Matchweek 17
Full timeFinished

Score

00Premier League Matchweek 17

Kick-off

20 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTC

Venue

American Express Stadium, Falmer

Attendance

31,426 official

Referee

Darren England

Last verified

24 Apr 2026, 07:33 UTC

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished

Performance is a derived form score built from official current-season totals, recent starts and recent match events.

Home • Official lineup

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1
7.117 nations23.7 y181 cm26.2 apps

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Away • Official lineup

Sunderland

4-2-3-1
7.196 nations25.1 y183 cm27.2 apps

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. Steele
    6.2035188 cm0 apps
  2. P. 2265
    6.18
    • 86'Player 2265 on 86'
  3. 19C. Kostoulas
    6.52🇬🇷18185 cm17 apps
    • 71'Charalampos Kostoulas on 71'
  4. 20J. Milner
    7.0039175 cm19 apps
    • 71'James Milner on 71'
  5. 22K. Mitoma
    7.1828178 cm23 apps
    • 64'Kaoru Mitoma on 64'
  6. 34J. Veltman
    6.5933184 cm21 apps
    • 45'Joël Veltman on 45'
  7. P. 2272
    6.20
  8. 71F. Simmonds
    6.2017189 cm0 apps
  9. 58N. Oriola
    6.25181 app

Sunderland

Bench

9
  1. P. 2219
    6.20
  2. 3D. Cirkin
    6.60🇱🇻23182 cm7 apps
  3. P. 2220
    6.21
  4. 12E. Mayenda
    6.8020180 cm19 apps
  5. 14R. Mundle
    6.6222180 cm14 apps
    • 63'Romaine Mundle on 63'
  6. 18W. Isidor
    6.83🇭🇹25186 cm28 apps
    • 72'Wilson Isidor on 72'
  7. 19H. Diarra
    7.5821179 cm16 apps
    • 64'Habib Diarra on 64'
  8. P. 2277
    6.20
  9. 50H. Jones
    6.2020178 cm0 apps

Events

Timeline

Finished timeline
  1. 19'
    Home
    Player 2214 booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  2. 34'
    Home
    Player 2215 booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  3. 45'
    Home
    Joël Veltman on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer off.

  4. 63'
    Away
    Romaine Mundle on

    Sunderland. Player 2218 off.

  5. 64'
    Home
    Kaoru Mitoma on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper off.

  6. 64'
    Away
    Habib Diarra on

    Sunderland. Chris Rigg off.

  7. 71'
    Home
    James Milner on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood off.

  8. 71'
    Home
    Charalampos Kostoulas on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh off.

  9. 72'
    Away
    Wilson Isidor on

    Sunderland. Brian Brobbey off.

  10. 79'
    Away
    Dan Ballard booked

    Sunderland.

  11. 86'
    Away
    Enzo Le Fée booked

    Sunderland.

  12. 86'
    Home
    Player 2265 on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Player 2214 off.

  13. FT
    Final 0-0

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 1.13
    AttackxG
    1.38
  2. 16
    AttackTotal Shots
    14
  3. 441
    PassingTotal Passes
    334
  4. 8
    DefendingTackles Won
    15
  5. 31
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    8

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 191 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:58 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 24 Apr 2026, 07:33 UTC