Sunderland vs Brentford
England • League Cup - 1/8-finals • 2026/2027 • 1/8-finals
Sunderland3 : 2FTHalf-time: 3 : 1
Brentford
Match events
- 26' Goal - C. Talbi1 : 0
- 29' Goal - T. TuterovAssist - J. Ta Bi • 2 : 0
- 39' Goal - M. FofanaAssist - J. Ta Bi • 3 : 0
- 42' Goal - C. WilsonAssist - V. Janelt • 3 : 1
- 46' SubstitutionH. Diarra off - C. Rigg on
- 59' SubstitutionM. Kayode off - A. Hickey on
- 59' SubstitutionM. Sangare off - M. Jensen on
- 59' SubstitutionC. Wilson off - D. Ouattara on
- 60' SubstitutionT. Tuterov off - T. Meunier on
- 60' SubstitutionO. Alderete off - L. O'Nien on
- 71' SubstitutionN. Collins off - K. Ajer on
- 71' SubstitutionJ. Anthony off - K. Schade on
- 74' Yellow card - K. Schade
- 80' SubstitutionC. Talbi off - T. Proctor on
- 83' Yellow card - V. Janelt
- 85' Yellow card - J. Schuster
- 89' Yellow card - C. Rigg
- 90+4' Goal - I. ThiagoAssist - M. Jensen • 3 : 2
- 90+4' SubstitutionJ. Ta Bi off - F. Scott on
Match statistics
33%Ball Possession67%
7Shots Total16
4Shots On Goal7
21Dangerous Attacks80
64Attacks129
0Corners5
Match information
- Country
- England
- Competition
- League Cup - 1/8-finals
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Stage
- 1/8-finals
- Date
- 28 October 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stadium of Light
- Referee
- G. Ward
Recent form
SunderlandLWLDD
BrentfordWWDLD
Head-to-head
- 5 September 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 1 : 1 Sunderland (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 7 January 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 3 : 0 Sunderland (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 30 August 2025 • Premier League • Sunderland 2 : 1 Brentford (Half-time 0 : 0)
Clubs
Sunderland
- Founded
- 1879
- Country
- England
- Stadium
- Stadium of Light
- City
- Sunderland
- Capacity
- 49 000
- Surface
- grass
Brentford
- Founded
- 1889
- Country
- England
- Stadium
- Brentford Community Stadium
- City
- Brentford, Middlesex
- Capacity
- 17 250
- Surface
- grass
Match commentary
- It is all over: Sunderland 3 : 2 Brentford.
- 90+4'Sunderland make a change: J. Ta Bi off, F. Scott on.
- 90+4'Brentford score! M. Jensen sets it up and I. Thiago finishes. 3 : 2.
- 89'Yellow card for C. Rigg (Sunderland).
- 85'Yellow card for J. Schuster (Brentford).
- 83'Yellow card for V. Janelt (Brentford).
- 80'Sunderland make a change: C. Talbi off, T. Proctor on.
- 74'Yellow card for K. Schade (Brentford).
- 71'Brentford make a change: J. Anthony off, K. Schade on.
- 71'Brentford make a change: N. Collins off, K. Ajer on.
- 60'Sunderland make a change: O. Alderete off, L. O'Nien on.
- 60'Sunderland make a change: T. Tuterov off, T. Meunier on.
- 59'Brentford make a change: C. Wilson off, D. Ouattara on.
- 59'Brentford make a change: M. Sangare off, M. Jensen on.
- 59'Brentford make a change: M. Kayode off, A. Hickey on.
- 46'Sunderland make a change: H. Diarra off, C. Rigg on.
- We are back for the second half.
- Half-time. 3 : 1.
- 42'Brentford score! V. Janelt sets it up and C. Wilson finishes. 3 : 1.
- 39'Sunderland score! J. Ta Bi sets it up and M. Fofana finishes. 3 : 0.
- 29'Sunderland score! J. Ta Bi sets it up and T. Tuterov finishes. 2 : 0.
- 26'Goal! C. Talbi scores for Sunderland. 1 : 0.
- Kick-off! The match is under way.
Line-up - Sunderland • 4-4-2
7Talbi57Tuterov
39Fofana29Ahoka19Diarra37Bi
6Methalie15Alderete4Danso (C)8Browne
31Ellborg
- 6Dayann Methalie
- 57Timur Tuterov
- 7Chemsdine Talbi
- 39Malick Fofana
- 19Habib Diarra
- 31Melker Ellborg
- 4Kevin Danso C
- 15Omar Alderete
- 8Alan Browne
- 29Jules Ahoka
- 37Jocelin Ta Bi
Substitutes
- 11Chris Rigg
- 40Jack Whittaker
- 47Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi
- 21Simon Moore
- 12Thomas Meunier
- 48Jenson Jones
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 77Tom Proctor
- 49Felix Scott
Line-up - Brentford • 4-4-2
13Wilson9Thiago
24Damsgaard27Janelt18Sangare19Anthony
25Diouf22Collins (C)44Schuster33Kayode
12Valdimarsson
- 44Jannik Schuster
- 9Igor Thiago
- 19Jaidon Anthony
- 24Mikkel Damsgaard
- 12Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson
- 22Nathan Collins C
- 27Vitaly Janelt
- 18Mamadou Sangare
- 13Callum Wilson
- 25El Hadji Malick Diouf
- 33Michael Kayode
Substitutes
- 2Aaron Hickey
- 7Kevin Schade
- 4Sepp van den Berg
- 23Keane Lewis-Potter
- 8Mathias Jensen
- 1Caoimhin Kelleher
- 20Kristoffer Ajer
- 11Dango Ouattara
- 39Gustavo Nunes
Coaches
- Sunderland
- Regis Le Bris
- Brentford
- Keith Andrews
Team statistics
SunderlandBrentford
0Corners5
13Throw In29
21Free Kick9
10Goal Kick5
0Penalty0
5Substitution5
64Attacks129
21Dangerous Attacks80
33%Ball Possession67%
7Shots Total16
4Shots On Goal7
2Shots Off Goal6
1Shots Blocked3
7Shots Inside Box13
1Shots Outside Box3
8Fouls18
0Offsides3
1Yellow Cards3
4Saves0
303Passes Total589
197Passes Accurate491
0Corners3
11Throw In7
9Free Kick4
4Goal Kick4
0Penalty0
1Substitution0
35Attacks70
13Dangerous Attacks41
42%Ball Possession58%
5Shots Total9
4Shots On Goal4
1Shots Off Goal3
1Shots Blocked2
5Shots Inside Box9
3Fouls8
0Offsides1
3Saves0
202Passes Total271
160Passes Accurate224
0Corners2
2Throw In22
12Free Kick5
6Goal Kick1
0Penalty0
4Substitution5
29Attacks59
8Dangerous Attacks39
2Shots Total7
0Shots On Goal3
1Shots Off Goal3
0Shots Blocked1
2Shots Inside Box4
5Fouls10
0Offsides2
1Saves0
101Passes Total318
37Passes Accurate267
Player statistics - Sunderland
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | On target | Dribbles | Offsides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Melker Ellborg | 5.9 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 8Alan Browne | 6.3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 6Dayann Methalie | 6.3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4Kevin Danso C | 7.2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 15Omar Alderete | 6.7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 19Habib Diarra | 6.6 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 37Jocelin Ta Bi | 7.9 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 0 |
| 29Jules Ahoka | 6.3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 39Malick Fofana | 7.9 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 | 0 |
| 7Chemsdine Talbi | 6.7 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 57Timur Tuterov | 7.2 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 |
| 11Chris Rigg sub | 6.9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 13Luke O'Nien sub | 7.9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 12Thomas Meunier sub | 6.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 77Tom Proctor sub | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 49Felix Scott sub | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Player | Rating | Passes | Accurate | Accuracy | Key passes | Crosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Melker Ellborg | 5.9 | 40 | 12 | 30% | 0 | - |
| 8Alan Browne | 6.3 | 36 | 25 | 69% | 0 | 0/2 |
| 6Dayann Methalie | 6.3 | 29 | 21 | 72% | 0 | - |
| 4Kevin Danso C | 7.2 | 31 | 24 | 77% | 0 | 0/1 |
| 15Omar Alderete | 6.7 | 30 | 24 | 80% | 1 | - |
| 19Habib Diarra | 6.6 | 26 | 23 | 88% | 0 | - |
| 37Jocelin Ta Bi | 7.9 | 10 | 8 | 80% | 3 | 1/1 |
| 29Jules Ahoka | 6.3 | 23 | 13 | 57% | 1 | - |
| 39Malick Fofana | 7.9 | 17 | 14 | 82% | 0 | - |
| 7Chemsdine Talbi | 6.7 | 22 | 13 | 59% | 0 | 0/1 |
| 57Timur Tuterov | 7.2 | 11 | 9 | 82% | 0 | - |
| 11Chris Rigg sub | 6.9 | 12 | 3 | 25% | 0 | 0/1 |
| 13Luke O'Nien sub | 7.9 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 0 | - |
| 12Thomas Meunier sub | 6.3 | 8 | 5 | 63% | 0 | - |
| 77Tom Proctor sub | 6.3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 0 | - |
| 49Felix Scott sub | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Player | Rating | Tackles | Interceptions | Clearances | Blocks | Duels won | Aerials | Fouls | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Melker Ellborg | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Alan Browne | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8/12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6Dayann Methalie | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4Kevin Danso C | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Omar Alderete | 6.7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6/9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19Habib Diarra | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37Jocelin Ta Bi | 7.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8/15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29Jules Ahoka | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39Malick Fofana | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9/14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Chemsdine Talbi | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57Timur Tuterov | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Chris Rigg sub | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13Luke O'Nien sub | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12Thomas Meunier sub | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77Tom Proctor sub | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49Felix Scott sub | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rating | Min | Saves | In the box | Punches | Conceded | Pens saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Melker Ellborg | 5.9 | 90 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Player statistics - Brentford
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | On target | Dribbles | Offsides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | 5.9 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 25El Hadji Malick Diouf | 7.0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 1 |
| 44Jannik Schuster | 6.5 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 1 |
| 33Michael Kayode | 5.7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 22Nathan Collins C | 6.5 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 |
| 19Jaidon Anthony | 6.7 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 18Mamadou Sangare | 7.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 |
| 24Mikkel Damsgaard | 7.3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 0 |
| 27Vitaly Janelt | 6.9 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 |
| 13Callum Wilson | 6.6 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 0 |
| 9Igor Thiago | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 2Aaron Hickey sub | 6.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 11Dango Ouattara sub | 6.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 8Mathias Jensen sub | 7.0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7Kevin Schade sub | 7.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 20Kristoffer Ajer sub | 6.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Player | Rating | Passes | Accurate | Accuracy | Key passes | Crosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | 5.9 | 41 | 29 | 71% | 0 | - |
| 25El Hadji Malick Diouf | 7.0 | 38 | 30 | 79% | 2 | 1/9 |
| 44Jannik Schuster | 6.5 | 85 | 75 | 88% | 0 | - |
| 33Michael Kayode | 5.7 | 29 | 23 | 79% | 0 | - |
| 22Nathan Collins C | 6.5 | 56 | 46 | 82% | 1 | - |
| 19Jaidon Anthony | 6.7 | 18 | 17 | 94% | 1 | 1/5 |
| 18Mamadou Sangare | 7.0 | 30 | 27 | 90% | 0 | - |
| 24Mikkel Damsgaard | 7.3 | 72 | 62 | 86% | 2 | - |
| 27Vitaly Janelt | 6.9 | 85 | 77 | 91% | 2 | 1/10 |
| 13Callum Wilson | 6.6 | 7 | 4 | 57% | 0 | 0/1 |
| 9Igor Thiago | 7.2 | 24 | 12 | 50% | 0 | - |
| 2Aaron Hickey sub | 6.7 | 26 | 21 | 81% | 0 | 0/2 |
| 11Dango Ouattara sub | 6.7 | 7 | 6 | 86% | 1 | - |
| 8Mathias Jensen sub | 7.0 | 37 | 31 | 84% | 2 | 1/2 |
| 7Kevin Schade sub | 7.3 | 10 | 9 | 90% | 2 | - |
| 20Kristoffer Ajer sub | 6.6 | 24 | 22 | 92% | 0 | - |
| Player | Rating | Tackles | Interceptions | Clearances | Blocks | Duels won | Aerials | Fouls | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25El Hadji Malick Diouf | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6/13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 44Jannik Schuster | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5/9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33Michael Kayode | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Nathan Collins C | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19Jaidon Anthony | 6.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6/11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18Mamadou Sangare | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24Mikkel Damsgaard | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27Vitaly Janelt | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1/5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 13Callum Wilson | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Igor Thiago | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6/16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Aaron Hickey sub | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Dango Ouattara sub | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Mathias Jensen sub | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Kevin Schade sub | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20Kristoffer Ajer sub | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rating | Min | Saves | In the box | Punches | Conceded | Pens saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | 5.9 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-head
Last 3 meetings
Sunderland wins1
Draws1
Brentford wins1
- Goals: Sunderland
- 3 (1.0)
- Goals: Brentford
- 5 (1.7)
- Goals per match
- 2.7
- Both teams scored
- 2 / 3
- Over 2.5 goals
- 2 / 3
Results
- 5 September 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 1 : 1 Sunderland (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 7 January 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 3 : 0 Sunderland (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 30 August 2025 • Premier League • Sunderland 2 : 1 Brentford (Half-time 0 : 0)
Form: last 9 matches
| Sunderland | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 3-2-4 | 3-5-1 |
| Scored (per match) | 8 (0.9) | 19 (2.1) |
| Conceded (per match) | 13 (1.4) | 11 (1.2) |
| Clean sheets | 3 / 9 | 1 / 9 |
| Both teams scored | 3 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 2 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
Recent form - Sunderland
- D25 October 2026 • Premier League • Sunderland 0 : 0 Leeds (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D22 October 2026 • UEFA Europa League • Lech Poznan 1 : 1 Sunderland (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L18 October 2026 • Premier League • Bournemouth 2 : 0 Sunderland (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W15 October 2026 • UEFA Europa League • Torreense 1 : 2 Sunderland (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L10 October 2026 • Premier League • Sunderland 0 : 2 Brighton (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L20 September 2026 • Premier League • Manchester City 5 : 3 Sunderland (Half-time 3 : 2)
- W16 September 2026 • UEFA Europa League • Sunderland 1 : 0 AZ Alkmaar (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L12 September 2026 • Premier League • Sunderland 0 : 2 Arsenal (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W8 September 2026 • League Cup • Sunderland 1 : 0 Hull (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - Brentford
- D25 October 2026 • Premier League • Hull 1 : 1 Brentford (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L17 October 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 1 : 2 Liverpool (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D10 October 2026 • Premier League • Aston Villa 2 : 2 Brentford (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W18 September 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 3 : 0 Chelsea (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W15 September 2026 • League Cup • Reading 1 : 2 Brentford (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D12 September 2026 • Premier League • Bournemouth 2 : 2 Brentford (Half-time 1 : 1)
- D5 September 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 1 : 1 Sunderland (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D30 August 2026 • Premier League • Leeds 1 : 1 Brentford (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W25 August 2026 • League Cup • Birmingham 1 : 6 Brentford (Half-time 1 : 3)