sports
March 14, 2026
Yankuba Minteh’s lucky strike earns Brighton first win at Sunderland for 45 years
Wearside will always be a special place for James Milner. On Boxing Day 2002 he scored his first Premier League goal for Leeds here at the age of 16 years and 356 days. Who, back then, could possibly have imagined that the 40-year-old Milner would have been at the Stadium of Light on Saturday as an extremely impressive, deep-sitting part of Brighton’s midfield?
TL;DR
- Brighton beat Sunderland 1-0, with Yankuba Minteh scoring the winning goal.
- James Milner played the full game in midfield for Brighton, contributing to their control.
- Sunderland were hampered by numerous injuries, affecting their performance.
- A goal for Sunderland's Chris Rigg was disallowed after a VAR review for offside.
- Brighton's win was their first at the Stadium of Light since 1981.
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