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Brentford vs Sunderland: match report

Brentford hosted Sunderland at Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday 5 September 2026, in the Premier League (round 3). Thomas Bramall is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Brentford 1-1 Sunderland. Goals: Vitaly Janelt 57' for Brentford; Enzo Le Fée 82' (pen) for Sunderland. Attendance: 17,131.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 14' Yellow card: Noah Sadiki (Sunderland)
  • 30' Yellow card: Mamadou Sangare (Brentford)
  • 57' Goal: Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) 1-0
  • 62' Yellow card: Vitaly Janelt (Brentford)
  • 69' Yellow card: Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford)
  • 82' Penalty: Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) 1-1
  • 88' Yellow card: Granit Xhaka (Sunderland)
Match stats (contains the result)
49%Possession51%
12Shots14
2Shots on target5
4Corners3
19Fouls9
0Offsides3
2Saves1
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Brentford 4-2-3-1

Coach: Keith Andrews

  1. 1 Caoimhín Kelleher GK
  2. 33 Michael Kayode DEF
  3. 20 Kristoffer Ajer DEF
  4. 22 Nathan Collins DEF
  5. 23 Keane Lewis-Potter DEF
  6. 18 Mamadou Sangaré MID
  7. 27 Vitaly Janelt MID
  8. 11 Dango Ouattara FWD
  9. 24 Mikkel Damsgaard MID
  10. 7 Kevin Schade FWD
  11. 9 Igor Thiago FWD

Bench

  • 44 Jannik Schuster DEF
  • 2 Aaron Hickey DEF
  • 6 Yehor Yarmoliuk MID
  • 19 Jaidon Anthony FWD
  • 13 Callum Wilson FWD
  • 12 Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson GK
  • 25 Malick Diouf DEF
  • 3 Rico Henry DEF
  • 14 Fábio Carvalho MID

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

Coach: Régis Le Bris

  1. 22 Robin Roefs GK
  2. 20 Nordi Mukiele DEF
  3. 4 Kevin Danso DEF
  4. 5 Daniel Ballard DEF
  5. 17 Reinildo DEF
  6. 34 Granit Xhaka MID
  7. 27 Noah Sadiki MID
  8. 12 Thomas Meunier DEF
  9. 28 Enzo Le Fée MID
  10. 10 Nilson Angulo FWD
  11. 9 Brian Brobbey FWD

Bench

  • 32 Trai Hume DEF
  • 18 Wilson Isidor FWD
  • 39 Malick Fofana FWD
  • 31 Melker Ellborg GK
  • 13 Luke O'Nien DEF
  • 15 Omar Alderete DEF
  • 11 Chris Rigg MID
  • 6 Dayann Méthalie MID
  • 29 Jules Ahoka MID
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 7 January 2026: Brentford 3-0 Sunderland
  • Saturday 30 August 2025: Sunderland 2-1 Brentford
  • Saturday 17 February 2018: Sunderland 0-2 Brentford
  • Saturday 21 October 2017: Brentford 3-3 Sunderland
  • Saturday 28 January 2006: Brentford 2-1 Sunderland