Sunderland vs Brighton player ratings: Six earn 7.5 as ten-man visitors win

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Nordi Mukiele and Granit Xhaka share Sunderland’s highest mark in the Sunderland vs Brighton player ratings after a 2-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light.

Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Luka Vušković, Pascal Groß and Diego Gómez also received 7.5 as Brighton won despite Pascal Struijk’s 57th-minute dismissal.

Maxim De Cuyper opened the scoring before substitute Jaouen Hadjam sealed victory in stoppage time.

How we rate: Ratings are out of 10. The notes below use the supplied match statistics.

Sunderland vs Brighton player ratings: Sunderland’s leading pair

Nordi Mukiele — 7.5

Made three tackles and contributed one key pass, sharing Sunderland’s highest rating despite the defeat.

Granit Xhaka — 7.5

Completed 80% of his passes as Sunderland finished with 62% possession. That territorial advantage did not translate into enough clear opportunities: the hosts created one big chance to Brighton’s five.

Four Brighton players share top mark

Ferdi Kadıoğlu — 7.5

Shared Brighton’s highest rating as the visitors kept a clean sheet despite playing more than half an hour with ten men.

Luka Vušković — 7.5

Also earned 7.5 in Brighton’s defence. Sunderland managed three shots on target, all saved by Bart Verbruggen.

Pascal Groß — 7.5

Provided the assist for De Cuyper’s 53rd-minute opener, giving Brighton the lead four minutes before Struijk was dismissed for denying a goalscoring opportunity.

Diego Gómez — 7.5

Completed Brighton’s quartet on 7.5. The visitors remained an attacking threat despite their numerical disadvantage, finishing with 13 shots to Sunderland’s 12.

Georginio Rutter supplied the assist for Hadjam’s goal in the third minute of stoppage time.

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