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Brighton vs Sunderland lineups

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Brighton host Sunderland at Amex Stadium on 8 May 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 35 of the Premier League. They last met on 14 March 2026, when Brighton won 1-0.

Brighton vs Sunderland match facts

Kick-off
Sat 8 May 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Amex Stadium, Brighton
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 35

Brighton vs Sunderland lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Brighton vs Sunderland head to head

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Brighton wins
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Draws
0
Sunderland wins

2–0 on goals in 3 meetings since 23 August 2011

Recent Brighton vs Sunderland results

  1. Sunderland0–1BrightonPremier LeagueStadium of Light
  2. Brighton0–0SunderlandPremier LeagueAmex Stadium
  3. Brighton1–0SunderlandLeague CupThe American Express Community Stadium (Brighton, East Sussex)

Brighton vs Sunderland history

Brighton have won two of the last three, with one drawn. Sunderland have not won any of their one visits to Amex Stadium. Two of the last three were decided by a single goal. Brighton are unbeaten in the last three meetings. The widest margin was 1-0 to Brighton on 14 March 2026.

Last meeting: Sunderland 0-1 Brighton, March 2026

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Sunderland, 4-1-4-1
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Brighton, 4-2-3-1
Sunderland crest
SunderlandFormation 4-1-4-1
  1. 31Melker EllborgG
  2. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
  3. 5Daniel BallardD
  4. 15Omar AldereteD
  5. 32Trai HumeD
  6. 34Granit XhakaM
  7. 11Christopher RiggM
  8. 19Mouhamadou DiarraM
  9. 27Noah SadikiM
  10. 7Chemsdine TalbiM
  11. 9Brian BrobbeyF

Bench

  1. 21Simon MooreG
  2. 3Dennis CirkinD
  3. 50Harrison JonesM
  4. 53Jack WhittakerM
  5. 52Jenson JonesM
  6. 51JonesD
  7. 13Luke O'NienM
  8. 18Wilson IsidorF
  9. 12Eliezer MayendaF

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Brighton crest
BrightonFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 27Mats WiefferD
  3. 6Jan van HeckeD
  4. 5Lewis DunkD
  5. 24Ferdi KadıoğluD
  6. 20James MilnerM
  7. 30Pascal GroßM
  8. 25Diego GómezM
  9. 13Jack HinshelwoodM
  10. 11Yankuba MintehM
  11. 18Daniel WelbeckF

Bench

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 34Joël VeltmanD
  3. 7Solomon MarchM
  4. 21Olivier BoscagliD
  5. 33Matthew O'RileyM
  6. 26Yasin AyariM
  7. 10Georginio RutterF
  8. 29Maxim De CuyperD
  9. 53Harry HowellM

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Sunderland lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Brighton in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 14 March 2026 in the Premier League. Brighton won 1-0. Yankuba Minteh scored. Melker Ellborg and Bart Verbruggen started in goal. Regis Le Bris and Fabian Hurzeler picked the sides.

Brighton vs Sunderland lineups — common questions

When is Brighton vs Sunderland?
Brighton vs Sunderland kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 8 May 2027 at Amex Stadium in Brighton. The match is Matchweek 35 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 14 March 2026.
What was the score in the last Brighton vs Sunderland match?
In the meeting before this one, Brighton won 1-0 on 14 March 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Brighton and Sunderland drew 0-0 on 20 December 2025 in the Premier League. Brighton have won 2 of the 3 meetings between the clubs and Sunderland have won 0.

Sunderland vs Brighton at Stadium of Light

Updated 9 August 2026