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VILSunderland - Brighton & Hove Albion
Sunderland host Brighton looking to close six-point gap
Brighton arrive at the Stadium of Light third in the table, ten points from five matches and six clear of fourteenth-placed Sunderland. The visitors have won three of their last five recent matches; the hosts have won two, drawn one and lost two.
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Form and table position
Brighton's ten points leave them level on games with Manchester City at the top and three points behind Arsenal in second, though the leaders have played the same number. Their goal difference of plus-eleven is the best outside the top two. Sunderland have four points from five matches. A win would take them to seven from six; a draw to five.
The market implies a 41.3 per cent chance of a Brighton win, 31.6 per cent for Sunderland and 27.1 per cent for a draw. Brighton won three of their last five recent matches, drew one and lost one. Sunderland won two, drew one and lost two. One of those defeats came against Arsenal, Arsenal survive Sunderland to stay perfect, in a match that kept the Gunners' record intact.
Recent meetings
The five head-to-head meetings on record produced seven goals in total. Sunderland have won one, drawn one and lost three. The most recent meeting ended 1–0 to Brighton. Before that the sides drew 0–0, then Brighton won 1–0, then Sunderland lost 1–2 and won 2–0 in the earliest match listed.
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Will Sunderland close the gap on Brighton today or fall further behind?
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