Sunderland 3–2 Brentford
Sunderland
3–2HT 3–1
Brentford
Sunderland played Brentford in the League Cup on 28 October 2026 at Stadium of Light. The match finished 3–2.
Goals and cards
- 26'Chemsdine Talbi
- 29'Timur Tutierov (assist by Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi)
- 39'Malick Fofana (assist by Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi)
- 42'Callum Wilson (assist by Vitaly Janelt)
- 74'Kevin Schade — Yellow card
- 83'Vitaly Janelt — Yellow card
- 85'Jannik Schuster — Yellow card
- 89'Chris Rigg — Yellow card
- 90+4'Igor Thiago (assist by Mathias Jensen)
Line-ups
Sunderland 4-2-3-1
- M. Ellborg
- A. Browne
- K. Danso
- O. Alderete
- D. Methalie
- C. Talbi
- Jules Ahoka
- J. Bi
- H. Diarra
- M. Fofana
- Timur Tuterov
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Meunier
- S. Moore
- L. O'Nien
- T. Proctor
- C. Rigg
- T. Ogunsuyi
- J. Whittaker
- F. Scott
- Jenson Jones
- COACHES: R. Le Bris
Brentford 4-2-3-1
- H. Valdimarsson
- M. Kayode
- Jannik Schuster
- N. Collins
- E. Diouf
- M. Sangaré
- V. Janelt
- J. Anthony
- M. Damsgaard
- C. Wilson
- Thiago
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Jensen
- C. Kelleher
- K. Lewis-Potter
- D. Ouattara
- K. Schade
- S. van den Berg
- A. Hickey
- Gustavo Gomes
- K. Ajer
- COACHES: Keith Andrews
Match statistics
| Sunderland | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.38 | Expected Goals (xG) | 2.68 |
| 197 | Accurate passes | 490 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 13 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 18 | Free kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Shots on goal | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 2 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 302 | Total passes | 587 |
| 7 | Total shots | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corners | 5 |
| 8 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 33% | Possession | 67% |