EPL: Brighton Beat Sunderland 1-0, Extend Unbeaten Run

Seagulls sink Black Cats, move into top half

Brighton beats Sunderland 1-0 at Stadium of Light, Yankuba Minteh scores decisive goal.

Minteh's corner leads to Brighton's win, moves them into top half of Premier League...

Minteh's magic moved Brighton into the top half of the Premier League as the Seagulls sunk Sunderland 1-0 at the Stadium of Light.

Brighton thought they had got their away win streak going, just nine minutes in, when Yankuba Minteh's low cross found Jack Hinshelwood wide open, but Melker Ellborg made an incredible save to keep Sunderland in the game.

After Pascal Gross went close following the resulting corner, Brighton had to scramble to stay alive as Sunderland pushed for an equalizer.

The Seagulls managed to conjure up some last-ditch defending, with Lewis Dunk backtracking to clear Chemsdine Talbi's shot off the line. Hinshelwood had a chance to redeem himself midway through the half, but his strike lacked conviction and Ellborg was able to claim it easily.

Sunderland wasn't punishing Brighton's mistakes, with Bart Verbruggen making easy saves from Omar Alderete and Lutsharel Geertruida.

The game shifted three minutes into the second half, when Chris Rigg thought he'd given Sunderland the lead, but VAR ruled it offside against Alderete.

The collective sigh of relief from the Seagulls seemed to cause a lapse in concentration, as they then gave the ball away cheaply when playing out from the back, but Brian Brobbey was wasteful with the resulting effort.

Having not threatened all half, Brighton took the lead just before the hour, when Minteh’s corner was cleared back to him, and after getting to the byline, he attempted a cross which somehow evaded Ellborg and swerved in at the near post.

Neither Trai Hume nor Diego Gomez could find the target as the match entered its final quarter, before Alderete headed a mishit clearance goalwards, but Verbruggen got down to deny him.

Régis Le Bris’ side peppered the visitors’ box with excellent deliveries, but they failed to generate the late chance they needed to equalise.

Yankuba Minteh's second-half strike lifts @OfficialBHAFC into the top half pic.twitter.com/BCu1WFS7e4

— Premier League (@premierleague) March 14, 2026

The win takes Brighton above Sunderland on goal difference, with both sides winning 10, drawing 10 and losing 10 of their 30 matches this season.

 The win takes Brighton above Sunderland on goal difference, with both sides winning 10, drawing 10 and losing 10 of their 30 matches this season.