Premier League · Matchweek 17
HT 0:0
Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 15:00 (UK) · Amex Stadium, Brighton
Brighton 10th → 9th · 24 pts|Sunderland 8th → 5th · 27 pts

0-0 draw, with xG at 1.13–1.38.

Player of the matchBart Verbruggen8.1

Brighton 0-0 Sunderland

Key numbers

  • Possession 57% – 43%
  • Shots 16 (4 on target) – 14 (6)
Player of the match
Bart Verbruggen 8.1Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)

Game state

Brighton ahead 0 min · level 90 min · Sunderland ahead 0 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

No goals, red cards or missed penalties, so no FN xPts moments in this match.

Brighton Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.7→ League points won 1
Sunderland Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 1

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

BrightonSunderland
57%Possession43%
1.13Expected goals (xG)1.38
0.07xG per shot0.1
16Shots14
4Shots on target6
25%Shots on target %43%
7Shots in box9
441Passes334
83%Pass accuracy76%
3Corners4
6Saves4
11Fouls15
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides1

Compared with usual

Brighton

19 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.9
Conceded01.3
xG1.131.4
xG against1.381.2
Shots1614.2
On target45.3
Shots faced1412.3
xG per shot0.070.11
Possession57%52.5%
Passes441465.7
Pass accuracy83%84.4%
Corners35
Fouls1112.5

Sunderland

17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.2
Conceded01.1
xG1.380.78
xG against1.131.3
Shots149.8
On target62.9
Shots faced1614.5
xG per shot0.10.08
Possession43%43.9%
Passes334385.8
Pass accuracy76%78.8%
Corners44
Fouls159.8high

Timeline

  • 19' Yellow Brajan Gruda
  • 34' Yellow Diego Coppola
  • 46' Sub Mats Wieffer → Joël Veltman
  • 63' Sub Simon Adingra → Romaine Mundle
  • 64' Sub Maxim De Cuyper → Kaoru Mitoma
  • 64' Sub Chris Rigg → Habib Diarra
  • 71' Sub Jack Hinshelwood → James Milner
  • 71' Sub Yankuba Minteh → Charalampos Kostoulas
  • 72' Sub Brian Brobbey → Wilson Isidor
  • 79' Yellow Daniel Ballard
  • 86' Yellow Enzo Le Fée
  • 87' Sub Brajan Gruda → Tom Watson

Category leaders

  • Key passesEnzo Le Fée5
  • Duels wonDaniel Ballard12/17
  • DribblesBrajan Gruda3/8
  • Defensive actionsTrai Hume8
  • ShotsYasin Ayari5 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonBrajan Gruda3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.