Sunderland 0–1 Brighton
2026-03-14 · Matchweek 30
· Referee: Tom Kirk · VAR: John Brooks
A quiet game for the whistle — 3 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Tom Kirk refereed it
Kirk showed 3 yellow cards against a career average of 3.3, and awarded 19 fouls against an average of 26.0.
Match statistics
| Sunderland | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 7 | 12 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50' | Goal cancelled | Sunderland | Chris Rigg | 0-0 |
| 51' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Diego Gómez | 0-0 |
| 58' | Normal Goal | Brighton | Y. Minteh | 0-1 |
| 74' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Yankuba Minteh | 0-1 |
| 75' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Granit Xhaka | 0-1 |