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# Big absences for Sunderland and Brighton ahead of Matchday 6 clash in the Premier League

Sunderland host Brighton in Matchday 6 of the Premier League, with the match kicking off at 17:00 Damascus time, amid numerous absences due to injuries in both squads.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 10 October 2026، 03:31 ، updated 22:15 Saudi time

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Big absences for Sunderland and Brighton ahead of Matchday 6 clash in the Premier League

[Brighton](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/brighton-201) travel to face [Sunderland](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/sunderland-204) in a meeting between the two sides in Matchday 6 of the [Premier League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/premier-league-15) for the 2026/27 season, with the match kicking off at 17:00 Damascus time.

beIN SPORTS will broadcast the match live to viewers.

Sunderland go into the match without four players due to injury: [Mouhamadou Habib Diarra](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mouhamadou-habib-diarra-5816), [Romaine Lee Mundle](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/romaine-lee-mundle-5831), [Daniel George Ballard](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/daniel-george-ballard-5803), and [Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/brian-ebenezer-adjei-brobbey-5827).

Brighton, meanwhile, are suffering wider absences, with [E. Ferguson](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/e-ferguson-13969), [Yankuba Minteh Moat](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/yankuba-minteh-moat-5725), [S. Tzimas](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/s-tzimas-13970), [O. Azeez](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/o-azeez-5713), [Lewis Carl Dunk](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/lewis-carl-dunk-5705), [Jack Luca Hinshelwood](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jack-luca-hinshelwood-5716), [K. Mitoma](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/k-mitoma-5726), [Pascal Augustus Struijk](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/pascal-augustus-struijk-5708), and [Mats Wieffer](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mats-wieffer-5721) all set to miss the match due to injury.

Brighton's list of absentees also includes [Zadok Yohanna](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/zadok-yohanna-5730), for reasons other than injury.

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