Sunderland vs Brentford
Ref: Anthony Taylor, EnglandStadium of Light, Sunderland · 49,000 cap
Match recap
Sunderland beat Brentford 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Le Fée and Isidor scored for Sunderland; Thiago replied for Brentford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.54 for Sunderland versus 1.20 for Brentford. Sunderland sit 7th in the Premier League table while Brentford are 9th.
First Half
23'
VAR
Goal cancelled
Second Half
Reinildo
Yellow Card
Diarra
Yellow Card
61'
Thiago
Yellow Card
⇄
Mayenda
⇄
Talbi
71'
⇄
Henderson
72'
⇄
Lewis-Potter
77'
⚽
Thiago
Assist: Onyeka
80'
Henry
Yellow Card
⚽
Le Fée
Penalty
⇄
Diarra
Xhaka
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Schade
⚽
Isidor
Assist: Xhaka
| # | 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
SunderlandBrentford
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.54VS1.20
Attack4 · 2 won
12
Shots
7
3
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
2
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
419
Total passes
354
340
Accurate passes
283
81%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
12
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Sunderland
4-3-3
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Sunderland
4-3-3Starting XI
- 7C. TalbiF
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 15O. AldereteD
- 17ReinildoD
- 19H. DiarraM
- 20N. MukieleD
- 22R. RoefsG
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FéeF
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 4D. NeilM
- 9Marc GuiuF
- 10P. RobertsM
- 11C. RiggM
- 18W. IsidorF
- 23J. SeeltD
- 24S. AdingraF
- 26A. MasuakuD
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 4S. van den BergD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9ThiagoF
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 19D. OuattaraM
- 22N. CollinsD
- 23K. Lewis-PotterD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 2A. HickeyD
- 3R. HenryD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 8M. JensenM
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 14Fábio CarvalhoM
- 15F. OnyekaM
- 17A. MilamboM
- 20K. AjerD
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordi Mukiele | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Enzo Le Fée | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Robin Roefs | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Habib Diarra | M | 87 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Reinildo Mandava | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | F | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Noah Sadiki | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trai Hume | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dan Neil | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Masuaku | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Rigg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jenson Seelt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Patterson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Isidor | F | 25 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Simon Adingra | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Marc Guiu | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Thiago | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | D | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/4 |
| Michael Kayode | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dango Ouattara | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/4 |
| Kevin Schade | M | 89 | 5.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antoni Milambo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Hickey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Onyeka | M | 19 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Fabio Carvalho | M | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Henry | D | 18 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |