Sunderland are internet hosting Brighton in a league match for the primary time since October 2004 (a 2-0 win within the Championship), and for the primary time within the top-flight since a 1-1 attract April 1983.
Brighton have received simply one in all their final eight league video games towards Sunderland (D2 L5), a 2-1 dwelling win within the Championship in February 2005.
Sunderland have received their final 5 dwelling league video games towards Brighton, and are unbeaten in 9 towards them (W7 D2) since a 2-1 loss in April 1981.
Brighton are unbeaten of their final 11 Premier League video games towards promoted sides (W5 D6), maintaining a clear sheet in 5 of their final six.
Sunderland received 1-0 at Leeds final day trip, final profitable consecutive league video games in October. However, solely Aston Villa (9) have netted fewer Premier League targets than the Black Cats to this point in 2026 (10), whereas solely Burnley (-9) and Tottenham (-11) have a worse objective distinction this yr (-6).
Sunderland have misplaced their final two Premier League dwelling video games, having been unbeaten of their first 12 this season (W7 D5). They final misplaced three in a row at dwelling within the competitors in August/September 2016.
Since shedding 4-3 to Aston Villa firstly of December, Brighton have neither scored nor conceded greater than twice in any of their 15 Premier League video games. Indeed, the Seagulls’ video games have seen fewer targets than some other aspect on this time (30 – F14 A16).
Sunderland have stored 9 clear sheets within the Premier League this season, with solely 4 sides maintaining extra. The final promoted crew to report extra in a marketing campaign have been Leeds United in 2020-21 (12).
Centre again Dan Ballard has had extra touches within the opposition field than some other Sunderland participant within the Premier League this season (64). Across the entire division, the one defender with extra this time period is Jurriën Timber (90).
Only Jérémy Doku (63) has made extra ball carries into the penalty space than Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh within the Premier League this season (61).
