Premier League 25/26 · 14 Mar 2026

Sunderland 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Picked for matchday: Standout: Joël Veltman scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Mats Wieffer

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sunderland favourites at 40%.

Brighton & Hove Albion won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Joël Veltman, 100.0 in 1′.

Player	Min	xG	Score
Daniel Ballard Defender	64	0.05	62.5
Melker Ellborg Goalkeeper	90	–	53.9
Omar Alderete Defender	90	0.14	51.0
Noah Sadiki Midfielder	90	0.09	48.4
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder	85	0.14	47.9
Brian Brobbey Forward	78	0.13	44.6
Chris Rigg Midfielder	90	0.12	44.0
Eliezer Mayenda Forward	12	–	43.7
Granit Xhaka Midfielder	90	0.05	41.9
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender	90	0.06	37.7
Dennis Cirkin Defender	14	0.12	32.9
Trai Hume Defender	90	0.06	32.1
Habib Diarra Midfielder	90	0.02	31.5
Luke O'Nien Defender	26	–	24.9

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Joël Veltman Defender	1	0	–	100.0
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder	76	1	0.03	88.6
Pascal Groß Midfielder	90	0	0.06	63.1
Lewis Dunk Defender	90	0	0.05	62.3
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper	90	0	–	59.6
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender	90	0	0.14	59.4
Mats Wieffer Defender	90	0	0.13	57.9
Diego Gómez Midfielder	89	0	0.28	57.1
Jack Hinshelwood Midfielder	88	0	0.67	51.8
Danny Welbeck Forward	89	0	0.11	50.9
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	90	0	0.09	48.9
James Milner Midfielder	90	0	–	48.6
Maxim De Cuyper Defender	14	0	–	44.9
Matt O'Riley Midfielder	1	0	–	36.0
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	11	0	–	35.2