{"id":5431,"date":"2025-12-26T11:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/?p=5431"},"modified":"2025-12-26T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:04:11","slug":"jack-kayes-albion-gazette-xx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/?p=5431","title":{"rendered":"Jack Kaye's Albion Gazette XX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

20 \u00a0 DECEMBER \u00a0 2025 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRIGHTON \u00a0 & \u00a0 HOVE \u00a0 ALBION \u00a0 0 \u00a0 SUNDERLAND \u00a0 0 \u00a0 -<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PREMIER \u00a0 LEAGUE \u00a0 - \u00a0 at \u00a0 the \u00a0 AMERICAN \u00a0 EXPRESS \u00a0 STADIUM, \u00a0 FALMER.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matchday 17 saw the Albion entertain Sunderland in the Premier, the match being broadcast by BBC Radio Sussex Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last time out the Albion had lost 0-2 at Liverpool in the Premier on the 13 December and for the Black Cats visit the Albion made four changes to their starting line-up from the Liverpool game, with Diego Coppola, Olivier Boscagli, Yasin Ayari and Maxim De Cuyper coming in for Jan Paul Van Hecke (unwell), Lewis Dunk (suspended), Carlos Baleba (at the AFCON) and Diego Gomez (suspended). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0It was Coppola's first start for Albion in the Premier. \u00a0Former Sunderland winger Tommy Watson was on the\u00a0substitutes bench for the Seagulls. Sunderland had gained promotion to the Premier in May 2025 in the Sky Bet\u00a0Championship Play-Off Final at Wembley, beating Sheffield United 2-1, with Tommy\u00a0Watson scoring the winning goal. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunderland have made an excellent start to their Premier League campaign under Head Coach Regis Le Bris, last time out beating Newcastle United in the Tyne-Wear derby at the Stadium of Light on the 14 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For their visit to the Amex, Sunderland made four changes to their starting \u00a0line-up from the Newcastle game, with Trai Hume, Lutsharel Geertruida, Chris Rigg and\u00a0former Seagull Simon Adingra replacing Reinildo Mandava, Noah Sadiki, Bertrand Traore and Chemsdine Taibi (all four players at the AFCON).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First action in a drab first-half saw Sunderland keeper Robin Roefs called into action\u00a0on three minutes when he saved Mats Wieffer's header. \u00a0For Brighton, Yasin Ayari showed his rustiness as he missed two good opportunities to put his team ahead by\u00a0blasting the ball way over the Sunderland crossbar. \u00a0Albion keeper Bart Verbruggen\u00a0then saved Daniel Ballard's close-range shot after Jack Hinshelwood's sloppy back-pass had fallen short and then Diego Coppola made a fine defensive block to deny Brian Brobbey. \u00a0A poor first-half showing by the Albion. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half-time 0-0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Cats started the second-half brightly and Verbruggen made a superb\u00a0save when tipping Omar Alderete's goal-bound header on to the post to keep his\u00a0team in the game. \u00a0Ayari continued to waste chances, twice blazing over the bar when well placed nd at the other end substitute Romaine Mundle fired a shot\u00a0straight at Verbruggen. \u00a0Ayari then fired a shot straight at keeper Roefs after being set-up by substitute Charalampos Kostoulas, his fifth attempt at goal and his first on target. \u00a0Tommy Watson substituted for Brajan Gruda on 86 minutes against his former club and in time added on Georginio Rutter's volley was straight at keeper Roefs. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final-score 0-0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match stats:<\/strong>
Albion had 16 attempts at goal, with 4 on target and won 3 corners, free-kicks conceded - 11. \u00a0
Sunderland had 14 attempts at goal, with 6 on target and won 4 corners, free-kicks conceded - 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VERDICT <\/strong>\u00a0- \u00a0A forgettable game, with Albion's inability to convert the chances\u00a0they created sticking out like a sore thumb. \u00a0A fit, quality and experienced striker should be high on Albion's shopping list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albion line-up (4-2-3-1):<\/strong>- \u00a0Bart VERBRUGGEN; \u00a0Mats WIEFFER (Joel VELTMAN 46), Diego COPPOLA, Olivier BOSCAGLI, Ferdi KADIOGLU; \u00a0Yasin AYARI, Jack HINSHELWOOD (James MILNER 71); \u00a0Yankuba MINTEH (Charalampos KOSTOULAS 71), Brajan GRUDA (Tommy WATSON 86), Maxim DE CUYPER (Kaoru MITOMA 64); Georginio RUTTER (Capt). \u00a0
Subs not used: \u00a0Jason STEELE (G\/K), Joe KNIGHT,\u00a0Nehemiah ORIOLA, Freddie SIMMONDS.

Sunderland line-up (4-2-3-1):-<\/strong> \u00a0Robin ROEFS; \u00a0Nordi MUKIELE, Daniel BALLARD, Omar ALDERETE, Trai HUME; \u00a0Granit XHAKA (Capt), Lutsharel GEERTRUIDA; \u00a0Chris RIGG (Habib DIARRA 64), Enzo LE FEE, Simon ADINGRA (Romaine MUNDLE 63); \u00a0Brian BROBBEY (Wilson ISIDOR 72).
\u00a0Subs not used: \u00a0Anthony PATTERSON\u00a0(G\/K), Dennis CIRKIN, Leo Fuhr HJELDE, Harrison JONES, Eliezer MAYENDA,\u00a0Dan NEIL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Referee<\/strong>: \u00a0Darren England (Doncaster).
Fourth Official:<\/strong> \u00a0Tim Robinson.
\u00a0VAR Official<\/strong>: James Bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellow Cards<\/strong>: \u00a0Albion: \u00a02 \u00a0- \u00a0Diego Coppola, Brajan Gruda. \u00a0Sunderland: \u00a02 \u00a0- \u00a0Daniel Ballard, Enzo Le Fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possession: <\/strong>\u00a0Albion \u00a0- \u00a057%. \u00a0Sunderland \u00a0- \u00a043%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC Sport Player of the Match:  Robin Roefs (Sunderland).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendance:<\/strong> \u00a031426.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOIRTHCOMING \u00a0FIXTURES:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 \u00a0DECEMBER \u00a02025 \u00a0- \u00a0ARSENAL \u00a0- \u00a0AWAY<\/strong> \u00a0- \u00a0PREMIER \u00a0LEAGUE \u00a0- \u00a0KICK-OFF \u00a015.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 \u00a0DECEMBER \u00a02025 \u00a0- \u00a0WEST HAM UNITED <\/strong>\u00a0- \u00a0AWAY \u00a0- \u00a0PREMIER \u00a0LEAGUE \u00a0- KICK-OFF \u00a020.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack   Kaye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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