MatchesOctober 28, 2026Sunderland vs Brentford

Sunderland vs Brentford

England • League Cup - 1/8-finals • 2026/2027 • 1/8-finals

Sunderland3 : 2Brentford

FTHalf-time: 3 : 1

Overview

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 Possession	67%
7	Shots Total	16
4	Shots On Goal	7
21	Dangerous Attacks	80
64	Attacks	129
0	Corners	5

Full statistics

Head-to-head

September 5, 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 1 : 1 Sunderland (Half-time 0 : 0)
January 7, 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 3 : 0 Sunderland (Half-time 1 : 0)
August 30, 2025 • Premier League • Sunderland 2 : 1 Brentford (Half-time 0 : 0)

Full H2H

Clubs

Sunderland

Founded1879
CountryEngland
StadiumStadium of Light
CitySunderland
Capacity49 000
Surfacegrass

Brentford

Founded1889
CountryEngland
StadiumBrentford Community Stadium
CityBrentford, Middlesex
Capacity17 250
Surfacegrass

Match information

CountryEngland
CompetitionLeague Cup - 1/8-finals
Season2026/2027
Stage1/8-finals
DateOctober 28, 2026
Kick-off7:45 pm
StadiumStadium of Light
RefereeG. Ward

Recent form

SunderlandLWLDD

BrentfordWWDLD

Lineups

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

SunderlandRegis Le Bris
BrentfordKeith Andrews

Stats

Team statistics

SunderlandBrentford

0	Corners	5
13	Throw In	29
21	Free Kick	9
10	Goal Kick	5
0	Penalty	0
5	Substitution	5
64	Attacks	129
21	Dangerous Attacks	80
33%	Ball Possession	67%
7	Shots Total	16
4	Shots On Goal	7
2	Shots Off Goal	6
1	Shots Blocked	3
7	Shots Inside Box	13
1	Shots Outside Box	3
8	Fouls	18
0	Offsides	3
1	Yellow Cards	3
4	Saves	0
303	Passes Total	589
197	Passes Accurate	491

0	Corners	3
11	Throw In	7
9	Free Kick	4
4	Goal Kick	4
0	Penalty	0
1	Substitution	0
35	Attacks	70
13	Dangerous Attacks	41
42%	Ball Possession	58%
5	Shots Total	9
4	Shots On Goal	4
1	Shots Off Goal	3
1	Shots Blocked	2
5	Shots Inside Box	9
3	Fouls	8
0	Offsides	1
3	Saves	0
202	Passes Total	271
160	Passes Accurate	224

0	Corners	2
2	Throw In	22
12	Free Kick	5
6	Goal Kick	1
0	Penalty	0
4	Substitution	5
29	Attacks	59
8	Dangerous Attacks	39
2	Shots Total	7
0	Shots On Goal	3
1	Shots Off Goal	3
0	Shots Blocked	1
2	Shots Inside Box	4
5	Fouls	10
0	Offsides	2
1	Saves	0
101	Passes Total	318
37	Passes Accurate	267

Player statistics: Sunderland

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Dribbles
31Melker Ellborg	5.9	90	0	0	0	0	-
8Alan Browne	6.3	90	0	0	0	0	2/2
6Dayann Methalie	6.3	90	0	0	0	0	0/1
4Kevin Danso C	7.2	90	0	0	0	0	-
15Omar Alderete	6.7	60	0	0	0	0	2/2
19Habib Diarra	6.6	45	0	0	0	0	1/1
37Jocelin Ta Bi	7.9	89	0	2	1	1	2/3
29Jules Ahoka	6.3	90	0	0	1	0	-
39Malick Fofana	7.9	90	1	0	1	1	3/4
7Chemsdine Talbi	6.7	80	1	0	1	1	0/1
57Timur Tuterov	7.2	60	1	0	1	1	-
11Chris Rigg sub	6.9	45	0	0	1	0	1/1
13Luke O'Nien sub	7.9	30	0	0	0	0	-
12Thomas Meunier sub	6.3	30	0	0	0	0	-
77Tom Proctor sub	6.3	10	0	0	0	0	-
49Felix Scott sub	-	1	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
31Melker Ellborg	5.9	0	0	3	0	1/1	1	0	0
8Alan Browne	6.3	2	0	1	0	8/12	2	1	0
6Dayann Methalie	6.3	3	0	5	0	5/12	2	0	0
4Kevin Danso C	7.2	1	0	8	3	3/3	1	0	0
15Omar Alderete	6.7	0	2	5	0	6/9	4	1	0
19Habib Diarra	6.6	0	1	1	0	2/3	0	0	0
37Jocelin Ta Bi	7.9	0	2	0	0	8/15	0	1	0
29Jules Ahoka	6.3	1	0	1	0	4/7	0	0	0
39Malick Fofana	7.9	3	0	2	0	9/14	1	1	0
7Chemsdine Talbi	6.7	0	0	1	0	0/3	0	0	0
57Timur Tuterov	7.2	0	0	1	0	1/4	0	1	0
11Chris Rigg sub	6.9	2	0	1	0	6/8	2	2	1
13Luke O'Nien sub	7.9	1	0	7	1	2/3	0	0	0
12Thomas Meunier sub	6.3	2	0	2	0	2/6	0	1	0
77Tom Proctor sub	6.3	0	0	0	0	0/3	0	0	0
49Felix Scott sub	-	1	0	0	0	1/1	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
12Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson	5.9	0	0	3	0	-	0	0	0
25El Hadji Malick Diouf	7.0	0	2	2	0	6/13	3	3	0
44Jannik Schuster	6.5	0	0	3	0	5/9	2	2	1
33Michael Kayode	5.7	1	0	0	0	3/8	2	1	0
22Nathan Collins C	6.5	0	2	1	1	4/5	4	1	0
19Jaidon Anthony	6.7	4	1	1	0	6/11	0	1	0
18Mamadou Sangare	7.0	0	1	1	0	0/2	0	2	0
24Mikkel Damsgaard	7.3	2	1	0	0	7/11	2	0	0
27Vitaly Janelt	6.9	0	1	1	0	1/5	0	4	1
13Callum Wilson	6.6	0	0	0	0	1/5	0	1	0
9Igor Thiago	7.2	1	0	2	0	6/16	4	1	0
2Aaron Hickey sub	6.7	0	0	0	0	3/6	0	1	0
11Dango Ouattara sub	6.7	1	0	0	0	1/4	0	0	0
8Mathias Jensen sub	7.0	0	0	0	0	1/3	0	0	0
7Kevin Schade sub	7.3	0	0	0	0	2/6	1	1	1
20Kristoffer Ajer sub	6.6	0	1	1	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

H2H

Head-to-head

Last 3 meetings

Sunderland wins1

Draws1

Brentford wins1

Goals: Sunderland3 (1.0)
Goals: Brentford5 (1.7)
Goals per match2.7
Both teams scored2 / 3
Over 2.5 goals2 / 3

Results

September 5, 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 1 : 1 Sunderland (Half-time 0 : 0)
January 7, 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 3 : 0 Sunderland (Half-time 1 : 0)
August 30, 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

DOctober 25, 2026 • Premier League • Sunderland 0 : 0 Leeds (Half-time 0 : 0)
DOctober 22, 2026 • UEFA Europa League • Lech Poznan 1 : 1 Sunderland (Half-time 0 : 1)
LOctober 18, 2026 • Premier League • Bournemouth 2 : 0 Sunderland (Half-time 1 : 0)
WOctober 15, 2026 • UEFA Europa League • Torreense 1 : 2 Sunderland (Half-time 1 : 0)
LOctober 10, 2026 • Premier League • Sunderland 0 : 2 Brighton (Half-time 0 : 0)
LSeptember 20, 2026 • Premier League • Manchester City 5 : 3 Sunderland (Half-time 3 : 2)
WSeptember 16, 2026 • UEFA Europa League • Sunderland 1 : 0 AZ Alkmaar (Half-time 0 : 0)
LSeptember 12, 2026 • Premier League • Sunderland 0 : 2 Arsenal (Half-time 0 : 0)
WSeptember 8, 2026 • League Cup • Sunderland 1 : 0 Hull (Half-time 0 : 0)

Recent form: Brentford

DOctober 25, 2026 • Premier League • Hull 1 : 1 Brentford (Half-time 1 : 0)
LOctober 17, 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 1 : 2 Liverpool (Half-time 1 : 0)
DOctober 10, 2026 • Premier League • Aston Villa 2 : 2 Brentford (Half-time 1 : 1)
WSeptember 18, 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 3 : 0 Chelsea (Half-time 0 : 0)
WSeptember 15, 2026 • League Cup • Reading 1 : 2 Brentford (Half-time 0 : 2)
DSeptember 12, 2026 • Premier League • Bournemouth 2 : 2 Brentford (Half-time 1 : 1)
DSeptember 5, 2026 • Premier League • Brentford 1 : 1 Sunderland (Half-time 0 : 0)
DAugust 30, 2026 • Premier League • Leeds 1 : 1 Brentford (Half-time 0 : 1)
WAugust 25, 2026 • League Cup • Birmingham 1 : 6 Brentford (Half-time 1 : 3)