Leeds 1-0 Brighton result, stats and report

A goalless draw at the Stadium of Light left Sunderland without a home win and Leeds without the three points their superior creativity suggested they deserved. Both teams created chances. Neither had the conviction to take them.

Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday, with an early Pascal Groß own goal and a clinical Alexander Isak finish settling the match before half-time. Brighton competed hard but were punished for their sloppiness at the back.

Hull City have not won in five Premier League matches and face a Brighton side that has conceded just one goal in that same window. Something has to give, and the evidence says it will not be Brighton.

Chelsea have been all over the place in recent weeks and Leeds will fancy their chances of nicking something on Saturday. This is a fixture that could go several ways, and that alone tells you everything about where Chelsea are right now.

Manchester City host Brighton on Saturday carrying five straight Premier League wins, but their visitors arrive in the kind of form that demands serious respect. This is not a gimme.

Bournemouth welcome Leeds to the Vitality on Saturday with both sides leaking goals and carrying injuries. The head-to-head record tells you everything you need to know: these two cannot keep a clean sheet against each other.

Liverpool have scored nine Premier League goals in seven games against 15 in four cup and European fixtures, and Andoni Iraola says he 'doesn't really know the reason'. With Brighton's high-scoring attack visiting Anfield, the stark split exposes a low-block problem that outlasted Arne Slot's tenure.

Chelsea's reported pursuit of Brighton's Yasin Ayari fits a well-worn pattern of raids on the Seagulls' recruitment pipeline, but the standout line in Thursday's gossip column is Arsenal's apparent willingness to sell Viktor Gyokeres just months after a £55m outlay.