Sunderland - Home, Falmer Years:
25/26 - Prem season15 . 17/18-24/25 - no Prem meetings . 11/12-16/17 - no C'ship meetings . '11 EFL Cup.
Prem previous encounters home & away: P0 W0 D0 L0 - see Clubs in Archive.
Albion PL/EFL Amex record v Black Cats from 11/12 . . W = 0 D = 0 L = 0

manager: Regis le Bris
ground: Stadium of Light 49k . nickname: Black Cats . shirt: red & white stripes.

Prem/EFL record from 11/12: 13 17 14 16 17 20 P, 24 C, 5 7 4 5 L1, 6 16 4 C @ 4/5/25.
recent rel - '17 P, '18 C . p-os - '23 C, '19 '21 L1 . promo - '25 C, '22 L1.

Albion V Black Cats (H) from 17/18: - < - ?-? . . W = 0 D = 0 L = 0 . F0 A0
scorers: tba

Season15, 9th Premier League (H) - tba
We had not played here against Sunderland before in the Prem or C'ship. In fact it was during opening weeks of the brand-spanking new Amex in August 2011 that we hosted them for an EFL Cup tie - see below. Since then fortunes had gone in opposite directions for both clubs. But now Black Cats were finally returned to the Prem following their win in the C'ship playoff final. Their current away form; w d l = %.

Prem P . W D L . F A . W D L . F A . Pt Po = 1.xxpt/gm . W = % L = %

Season7 (1st) (H) onwards - not Premier League.

Sunderland - Previous Prem
Prem points: - < - ?
previous coach: tba.

Seasn . W D L . . . F A GD . . Pt Po pt/gm . W% L%
25/26 -
17/18-24/25 - not Premier League
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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) - 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.

Sunderland - away, Falmer Years:
25/26 - Prem season15
No visits from 2011-2025.
Prem previous encounters home & away: P0 W0 D0 L0 - see Clubs in Archive.
Albion PL/EFL record @ Black Cats from 11/12 . . W = 0 D = 0 L = 0

Black Cats V Albion (A) from 17/18: - < - ?-? . . W = 0 D = 0 L = 0 . F0 A0
scorers: tba

Season15, 9th Premier League (A) - tba
We had not played here against Sunderland before in the Prem or C'ship. Their current home form; w d l = %.

Prem P . W D L . F A . W D L . F A . Pt Po = 1.xxpt/gm . W = % L = %

Season7 (A) onwards - not Premier League.
Season1 (A) onwards - not C'ship.
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See Withdean Era (1999 - 2011) and Clubs scroll in Archive:
Season6 04/5 - Championship.

Withdean era: Black Cats V Albion 2-0 . . . W = 0 D = 0 L = 1

Noughties last there -
memorable match: Season6 (A) 30/10/04 C'ship.
Our only visit to the Stadium of Light during that extra long decade, with an extra long return mileage to boot.

see: Season6 for club & stadium info. Also Mark McGhee.