Sunderland rue Brian Brobbey absence as 10-man Brighton held at Stadium of Light

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris will be praying Brian Brobbey's hamstring injury is not too serious after his side drew a blank against the 10 men of Brighton at the Stadium of Light.

The striker, who scored a brilliant hat-trick in the Black Cats' previous outing at Manchester City, picked up the knock while recently on international duty with the Netherlands, meaning a first Premier League start of the season for Wilson Isidor.

The Haiti international nearly gave the hosts an early lead when his sliding opportunity was deflected, while after the break he was involved in Pascal Struijk's dismissal, having been brought down by the Brighton defender while through on goal.