Premier League · Matchweek 6
Sunderland
SUN
0–2Full time
Brighton & Hove Albion
BHA
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
47%Possession53%
34%Territory35%
51%From set plays40%
0.06Chance quality0.11
5.1%Directness7.2%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Sunderland, 3 for Brighton. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Sunderland
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 89 matches, not the full season.