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Brentford vs Sunderland
7 Jan 2026, 19:30 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Matt DonohuePremier League 2025/2026 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BrentfordMin
Sunderland- ⚽
Igor Thiago 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Vitaly Janelt
Left foot shot
30′ Igor Thiago
Yellowcard
Foul
43′- 45′
Trai Hume
Yellowcard
Foul
- 52′⇄
Eliezer Mayenda
Substitution
Off: Chris Rigg
- 52′⇄
Romaine Mundle
Substitution
Off: Simon Adingra
- 60′•
Enzo Le Fée
Missed Penalty
With: Caoimhín Kelleher
- ⇄
Mikkel Damsgaard
Substitution
Off: Keane Lewis-Potter
61′ Vitaly Janelt
Yellowcard
Argument
63′- ⚽
Igor Thiago 2-0
Goal · Header
With: Kevin Schade
Header
65′ - ⚽
Yegor Yarmolyuk 3-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Nathan Collins
Right foot shot
73′ - ⇄
Jordan Henderson
Substitution
Off: Mathias Jensen
76′ - 79′⇄
Dennis Cirkin
Substitution
Off: Dan Ballard
- 79′⇄
Dan Neil
Substitution
Off: Lutsharel Geertruida
- ⇄
Aaron Hickey
Substitution
Off: Michael Kayode
82′ - ⇄
Reiss Nelson
Substitution
Off: Igor Thiago
82′ - 83′⇄
Luke O'Nien
Substitution
Off: Omar Alderete
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7.77 | |
| 82 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.83 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 7.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.63 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.48 | |
| 61 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.80 | |
| 76 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.24 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 7.19 | |
| 82 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 9.14 | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.36 | |
| 29 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.31 | |
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| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
| 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Brentford
Latest: Tottenham Hotspur · 0–0
Match stats
1 Jan 2026, 20:00 · Home vs Tottenham Hotspur · 2025/2026
Sunderland
Latest: Tottenham Hotspur · 1–1
Match stats
4 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Tottenham Hotspur · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Brentford’s ground: 3 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Brentford’s home games with Sunderland’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Brentford
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Sunderland
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Brentford
Sunderland
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Brentford
Sunderland
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Brentford
Sunderland
Previous meetings
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