Sunderland vs Brentford — League Cup

League Cup Wed, 28 Oct 2026 Finished
Sunderland Sunderland
3 2
Finished
Brentford Brentford

Match facts

Kick-off
Wed 28 Oct, 21:45 UTC
Competition
League Cup · England
Round
Round of 16
Stadium
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Referee
Gavin Ward

Key events

Sunderland Timeline Brentford

  1. Chemsdine Talbi

    Goal scored

    26'

  2. Timur Tutierov

    Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi

    29'

  3. Malick Fofana

    Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi

    39'
  4. 42'

    Callum Wilson

    Vitaly Janelt

  5. Habib Diarra

    Chris Rigg

    45'
  6. 59'

    Callum Wilson

    Dango Ouattara

  7. 59'

    Michael Kayode

    Aaron Hickey

  8. 59'

    Mamadou Sangare

    Mathias Jensen

  9. Timur Tutierov

    Thomas Meunier

    60'

  10. Omar Alderete

    Luke O'Nien

    60'
  11. 71'

    Jaidon Anthony

    Kevin Schade

  12. 71'

    Nathan Collins

    Kristoffer Ajer

  13. 74'

    Kevin Schade

    Yellow card

  14. Chemsdine Talbi

    Tom Proctor

    80'
  15. 83'

    Vitaly Janelt

    Yellow card

  16. 85'

    Jannik Schuster

    Yellow card

  17. Chris Rigg

    Yellow card

    89'
  18. 90+4'

    Igor Thiago

    Mathias Jensen

  19. Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi

    F. Scott

    90+4'

Lineups

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

Starting lineup

  • 31 M. Ellborg G
  • 8 A. Browne D
  • 4 K. Danso D
  • 15 O. Alderete D
  • 6 D. Methalie D
  • 7 C. Talbi M
  • 29 Jules Ahoka M
  • 37 J. Bi M
  • 19 H. Diarra M
  • 39 M. Fofana M
  • 57 Timur Tuterov F

Substitute players

  • 12 T. Meunier D
  • 21 S. Moore G
  • 13 L. O'Nien M
  • 77 T. Proctor M
  • 11 C. Rigg M
  • 47 T. Ogunsuyi F
  • 40 J. Whittaker M
  • 49 F. Scott F
  • 48 Jenson Jones D
Brentford 4-2-3-1

Starting lineup

  • 12 H. Valdimarsson G
  • 33 M. Kayode D
  • 44 Jannik Schuster D
  • 22 N. Collins D
  • 25 E. Diouf D
  • 18 M. Sangaré M
  • 27 V. Janelt M
  • 19 J. Anthony M
  • 24 M. Damsgaard M
  • 13 C. Wilson M
  • 9 Thiago F

Substitute players

  • 8 M. Jensen M
  • 1 C. Kelleher G
  • 23 K. Lewis-Potter F
  • 11 D. Ouattara F
  • 7 K. Schade M
  • 4 S. van den Berg D
  • 2 A. Hickey D
  • 39 Gustavo Gomes F
  • 20 K. Ajer D

Match statistics

Sunderland Brentford
2.41 expected_goals 2.77
198 Passes accurate 491
7 Shots insidebox 13
1 Blocked Shots 3
18 Free Kicks 8
4 Shots on Goal 7
4 Goalkeeper Saves 0
2 Shots off Goal 6
303 Total passes 589
7 Total Shots 16
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Shots outsidebox 3
0 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 5
8 Fouls 18
0 Red Cards 0
33% Ball Possession 67%

Player ratings

Sunderland

  1. 8.3 J. Bi 2 assists · 89'
  2. 7.7 Timur Tuterov 1 goal · 60'
  3. 7.6 M. Fofana 1 goal · 90'
  4. 7.6 C. Talbi 1 goal · 80'
  5. 6.6 F. Scott 1'

Brentford

  1. 7.7 V. Janelt 1 assist · 90'
  2. 7.5 C. Wilson 1 goal · 59'
  3. 7.4 Thiago 1 goal · 90'
  4. 6.7 M. Sangaré 59'
  5. 6.6 M. Damsgaard 90'

Prediction

SunderlandDrawBrentford

Winner : Brentford

Head to head

Brentford
1–1 FT
Sunderland
Brentford
3–0 FT
Sunderland
Sunderland
2–1 FT
Brentford
Sunderland
0–2 FT
Brentford
Brentford
3–3 FT
Sunderland