PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Sunderland - team news, lineups, predictions

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·18. Dezember 2025

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Sunderland - team news, lineups, predictions

Brighton & Hove Albion host Sunderland this Saturday at the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium) for round 17 of the Premier League.

Brighton & Hove Albion have picked up 23 points and currently lie in 10th position. Last time out, Fabian Hürzeler's team slipped to a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool (Premier League 2025/26).

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Sunderland have won 26 points to date and are placed in 8th position. In their last fixture, Régis Le Bris's team won 1-0 against Newcastle (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Brighton & Hove Albion winning 1-0.

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Stéfanos Tzímas - Injury
Solly March - Injury
Adam Webster - Cruciate Ligament Injury

Sunderland

Luke O´Nien - Suspension
Leo Hjelde - Injury
Habib Diarra - Injury
Aji Alese - Injury

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Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Liverpool 2025-12-13): Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood, Carlos Baleba, Yankuba Minteh, Brajan Gruda, Diego Gómez, Georginio Rutter

Sunderland ( vs Newcastle 2025-12-14): Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Daniel Ballard, Reinildo Mandava, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Bertrand Traoré, Enzo Le Fée, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey

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TEAMS

Away from home, Sunderland comes from five consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Sunderland comes from three consecutive games without a win.
Sunderland currently has three losses in the last 15 games.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one loss in the last eight games.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion comes from eight consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion comes from two consecutive games without a win.
Brighton & Hove Albion comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion comes from three consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Brighton & Hove Albion and Sunderland have faced each other 35 times, with no advantage between Brighton & Hove Albion and Sunderland: 14 wins each in 35 matches.
At the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium), Brighton & Hove Albion has the upper hand in clashes against Sunderland: 12 wins in 18 matches. Sunderland has three victories.
In the English League, six matches were played between the two teams, with Brighton & Hove Albion winning four, one draw, and one victory for Sunderland.