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Sunderland - Home, Falmer Years:
No C'ship meetings . '11 LC, season1 . 17/18 - 22/23 Prem, no meetings.
Ground: Stadium of Light 49k . Nickname: Black Cats . Shirt: red & white stripes.
C'ship record from 11/12 to 23/24: (13, 17, 14, 16, 17, 20 Prem), 24, (5, 7, 4, 5 L1), 6 @ 8/5/23.
recent rel - '17 P, '18 C . p-os - '23 C, '19, '21 L1, promo - '22 L1.
Season7 (H) onwards - not Premier League.
Season1 23/8/11 (H) League Cup round2 - 1-0 aet ~ Mackail-Smith.
Brighton had drawn a Premiership side at the Amex a couple of weeks after hosting Gillingham in LCr1 there for the very first evening match. Seventeen thousand attended on an average August night weatherwise following a day of rain. This was our fourth home game in a month since start of the season and Albion were also unbeaten H&A in kicking off a Championship campaign. It was two competitive matches a week and our feet hadn't touched bottom yet, in a whirlwind opening to life at higher level in a super stadium of near sell outs. Gus Poyet gave Ryan Harley a debut but only tinkered with midfield by selecting Navarro.
*** match report: Albion started smartly, although the Prem outfit were content to hold off early doors. They soon bossed most of the first half, with BHA defending and relying on breaks up-field from Noone. Vincelot replaced Greer at beginning of the second period but he was later injured and Taricco came on - Calderon going to c-d (76min). Harley got cramp and LuaLua took to the field with Albion now going for broke (88m). Visitors had become less of a threat, while Seagulls were flying with Noone, Barnes and CM-S getting chances to scare Black Cats rigid. CM-S hit a post and the ball went right across the goalmouth and out of play. In extra time, CM-S notched the winner from a cross by Navarro. Sunderland finished with four strikers looking to equalise but they had come a very long way to get nowt. Brighton fans were in seventh heaven, having witnessed a thoroughly deserved victory from a pulsating cup tie.
Ankergren, Calderon, Greer (Vincelot, Taricco), Dunk, Painter, Noone, Bridcutt, Navarro, Harley (LuaLua), Barnes, Mackail-Smith.
Season1 (H) onwards - not C'ship.
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Withdean era: Season6 04/5 - C'ship.
Withdean era: Albion V Black Cats 2-1 . . . W = 1 D = 0 L = 0
memorable match: Season6 (H) - at the time of the Alive & Kicking fund, when the big north-east outfit came to town.
see: Season6 for club & stadium info. Also Mark McGhee & Dick Knight.
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