Sunderland 2–1 Brentford
Sunderland
2–1HT 0–0
Brentford
Sunderland played Brentford in the Premier League on 30 August 2025 at Stadium of Light. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 57'Reinildo Mandava — Yellow card
- 58'Habib Diarra — Yellow card
- 61'Igor Thiago — Yellow card
- 77'I. Thiago (assist by F. Onyeka)
- 80'Rico Henry — Yellow card
- 82'E. Le Fee
- 90'W. Isidor (assist by G. Xhaka)
- 90+4'Granit Xhaka — Yellow card
Line-ups
Sunderland 4-3-3
- R. Roefs
- T. Hume
- N. Mukiele
- O. Alderete
- R. Mandava
- H. Diarra
- G. Xhaka
- N. Sadiki
- C. Talbi
- E. Mayenda
- E. Le Fee
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Patterson
- A. Masuaku
- C. Rigg
- M. Guiu
- P. Roberts
- W. Isidor
- D. Neil
- S. Adingra
- J. Seelt
- COACHES: Regis Le Bris
Brentford 4-2-3-1
- C. Kelleher
- M. Kayode
- N. Collins
- S. van den Berg
- K. Lewis-Potter
- J. Henderson
- Y. Yarmolyuk
- D. Ouattara
- M. Damsgaard
- K. Schade
- I. Thiago
- SUBSTITUTES
- H. R. Valdimarsson
- K. Ajer
- R. Henry
- M. Jensen
- E. Pinnock
- F. Onyeka
- F. Carvalho
- A. Hickey
- A. Milambo
- COACHES: Keith Andrews
Match statistics
| Sunderland | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 12 | Total shots | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 54% | Possession | 46% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 419 | Total passes | 354 |
| 340 | Accurate passes | 283 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
| 1.54 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.20 |
| -0.92 | goals_prevented | -0.92 |