**Pre Match report for the Sunderland game - Saturday, 10th October 2026**
PREMIER LEAGUE 26/27: Sunderland V Brighton - 10/10/26 P6 Sunderland manager: Regi le Bris (1/7/24) . P93 W = 40.8 @ July 26 RlB did well last term ending just outside the top six and qualifying for the Europa League. Sunderland 26/27: W1 D1 L3 . F6 A10 GD-4 . Pt4 Po14 = 0.80pt/gm . W = 20% L = 60% start - last five: lwd ll EFL Cup: Brentford (H) R4 . Hull 1-0 (H) R3 . bye R2 Europa League: H - AZ Alkmaar 1-0 GNK Dinamo Jagiellonia L Sofia A - AC Milan Anderlecht L Poznan Torreense start: Ipswich 2-1 (A) Fulham 1-0 (H) Brentford 1-1 (A) Arsenal 0-2 (H) Man C 5-3 (A) Brighton (H) Bournemouth (A) Leeds (H) Coventry (A) Chelsea (H) Sunderland fans expectations: achieve another top half & some fun in Europe. odds at start: top six 12/1, ten 4/1 . . stay up 4-9 . . sack RlB 20/1 prospects: pundits considered the northeast outfit would finish 16th next May. INS: T Meunier (Lille) D Methalie (Toulouse 24m) J Ahoka (Antwerp 8m) M Fofana (Lyon 25m) JR Angulo (Ind del Valle 5m) friendlies: Liverpool l 2-4 (Nashville), Leeds l 0-1 (N Jersey), Wrexham w 1-0 (Pennsylvania), York 1-5 (A), Lens 4-1 0-2 (A), Rennes 2-1 (H). \* \* \* \* \* Sunderland home versus Albion - 0-1 . . . W = 0 D = 0 L = 1 Sunderland 26/27 home: W1 D0 L1 . F1 A2 GD-1 = 1.50pt/gm or 75% of total points next six: Leeds Chelsea Spurs Forest Palace Hull reverse sequence: lw - points gained = 50% points lost = 50% Arnal 0-2: (0-0) 0-58,97 43%-57% on 3-5, off 9-6, c 4-3, f 18-11, y 5-2, r 1-0, s 2-5 4231-4231 Fham 1-0: (0-0) 75-0 41%-59% on 4-0, off 8-11, c 3-4, f 10-15, y 0-2, s 3-4 4231-4231 \* \* \* \* \* Sunderland from 17/18: 24 C, 5 7 4 5 L1, 6 16 4 C, 7 14 @ 9/10/26 top ten: 26 Prem points: - x - 54 4 recent managers: Mike Dodds (2024) Michael Beal (23-24) Tony Mobray (22-23) Alex Neil (2022) Lee Johnson (20-22) Phil Parkinson (19-20) James Fowler (2019) FS brightonfans refs: via Stats page tabs History & Travel previous encounters . Archive for Clubs records.