Sunderland vs Brentford: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Sunderland host Brentford at Stadium of Light on Wednesday 28 October 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC, in the Carabao Cup (round 4). Prediction markets make Brentford the favourite at 48%, with the draw at 26% (Polymarket). Sunderland have had 10 days of rest since playing Bournemouth (Premier League); Brentford have had 11 after facing Liverpool and travel about 388 km. Sunderland are without 5 players (Thomas Meunier, Wilson Isidor, Daniel Ballard and others); Brentford are missing 3 (Jannik Schuster, Joshua Dasilva, Antoni Milambo). Gavin Ward is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.