Brentford vs Sunderland
Ref: Matt Donohue, EnglandGtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex · 17,250 cap
Match recap
Brentford beat Sunderland 3–0 in their Premier League fixture. Thiago, Thiago, and Yarmolyuk scored for Brentford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.24 for Brentford versus 1.72 for Sunderland. Brentford sit 9th in the Premier League table while Sunderland are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Thiago
Assist: Janelt
Thiago
Yellow Card
45'
Hume
Yellow Card
Second Half
52'
⇄
Rigg
52'
⇄
Adingra
⇄
Lewis-Potter
Janelt
Yellow Card
⚽
Thiago
Assist: Schade
⚽
Yarmolyuk
Assist: Collins
⇄
Jensen
79'
⇄
Geertruida
79'
⇄
Ballard
⇄
Thiago
⇄
Kayode
83'
⇄
Alderete
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrentfordSunderland
10Won
Statistical edge
10–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.24VS1.72
Attack5 · 0 won
18
Shots
11
6
Shots on target
3
14
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
392
Total passes
389
328
Accurate passes
314
84%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline0 · 1 won
13
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Sunderland
4-2-3-1
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 3R. HenryD
- 7K. SchadeM
- 8M. JensenM
- 9ThiagoF
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 23K. Lewis-PotterM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 2A. HickeyD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 11R. NelsonF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 25M. Peart-HarrisM
- 45R. DonovanM
Sunderland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5D. BallardD
- 6L. GeertruidaM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 11C. RiggM
- 15O. AldereteD
- 20N. MukieleD
- 22R. RoefsG
- 24S. AdingraM
- 28E. Le FéeM
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 4D. NeilM
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 13L. O'NienM
- 14R. MundleF
- 33L. HjeldeD
- 50Harrison JonesM
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Thiago | F | 82 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kevin Schade | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Rico Henry | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Michael Kayode | D | 82 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Mathias Jensen | M | 76 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | M | 61 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sepp van den Berg | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romelle Donovan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Peart-Harris | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 29 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reiss Nelson | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Robin Roefs | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Brobbey | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 79 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | M | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Adingra | M | 52 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Chris Rigg | M | 52 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enzo Le Fée | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Nordi Mukiele | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trai Hume | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | 83 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Timur Tutierov | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Jones | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Fuhr Hjelde | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Patterson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romaine Mundle | F | 38 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Dan Neil | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke O'Nien | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cirkin | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | 38 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |