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  • Brighton & Hove Albion welcome Sunderland on 2025-12-20 at 15:00 GMT in week 17 of the 2025-2026 Premier League at American Express Stadium.
  • There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between F. Hürzeler and R. Le Bris.
  • In the table Brighton & Hove Albion are 10th (23 pts) and Sunderland sit 8th with 26 pts.
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have 6 players out: C. Baleba (International duty), L. Dunk (Yellow Cards), D. Gomez (Yellow Cards), S. March (Knee Injury), S. Tzimas (Knee Injury), A. Webster (Knee Injury) and Sunderland have 6 players missing: H. Diarra (International duty), R. Mandava (International duty), A. Masuaku (International duty), N. Sadiki (International duty), C. Talbi (International duty), B. Traore (International duty).
  • We're predicting Brighton & Hove Albion to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Sunderland are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
  • Both teams are coming from different results: Brighton & Hove Albion fell 0-2 against Liverpool, while Sunderland prevailed 1-0 over Newcastle United.
  • Struggling form all round: Brighton & Hove Albion are 2-1-2 and Sunderland are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
  • Dominance for Brighton & Hove Albion: across 3 clashes, they've won 2 games and only lost 1 game to Sunderland, with 0 stalemates.
  • Our model forecasts 2-1 for Brighton & Hove Albion, bolstered by their 4-3-1 home record and an average of 2.00 goals per game.

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Brighton is going head to head with Sunderland on 20/12/2025 15:00 GMT at American Express Stadium for the England Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Brighton v Sunderland H2H statistics!