Ten-player Brighton win at Sunderland to stay third

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High-flying Brighton and Hove Albion won 2-0 at Sunderland to make it three straight Premier League wins without conceding despite having to play more than half an hour with ten men.

High-flying Brighton and Hove Albion won 2-0 at Sunderland to make it three straight Premier League wins without conceding despite having to play more than half an hour with ten men.

Fabian Hurzeler's side backed up their dominant 3-0 home victory over champions Arsenal before the international break with an equally impressive display on Wearside thanks to second-half goals from Maxim De Cuyper and substitute Jaouen Hadjam.

Captain Pascal Gross once again controlled the game from midfield, creating the key opener eight minutes into the second period to become the oldest player to provide an assist in three successive top-flight games - at age of 35 years and 117 days - since Ryan Giggs in February 2012.

Team news headlines

- Sunderland brought in Trai Hume, Reinildo and Wilson Isidor - Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler named the same XI who destroyed Arsenal last time out

Despite Pascal Struijk being shown a straight red card just before the hour mark - after the Video Assistant Referee Neil Davies decided the centre back had hauled down Wilson Isidor as the Sunderland striker broke clear on goal - the visitors were rarely troubled thereafter, before sealing the win in stoppage time.

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