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Brentford vs Sunderland
5 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Thomas BramallPremier League 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BrentfordMin
Sunderland- 9′VAR
Dan Ballard
VAR · Goal Disallowed
- 14′
Noah Sadiki
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Jannik Schuster
Substitution
Off: Nathan Collins
17′ Mamadou Sangaré
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
30′- ⇄
Jaidon Anthony
Substitution
Off: Dango Ouattara
46′ - ⇄
Aaron Hickey
Substitution
Off: Michael Kayode
46′ - ⇄
Yegor Yarmolyuk
Substitution
Off: Mamadou Sangaré
46′ - ⚽
Vitaly Janelt 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
57′ Vitaly Janelt
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
62′- 64′⇄
Trai Hume
Substitution
Off: Thomas Meunier
- 64′⇄
Wilson Isidor
Substitution
Off: Nilson Angulo
Yegor Yarmolyuk
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
69′- VAR
Jaidon Anthony
VAR · Goal Disallowed
70′ - 74′⇄
Malick Fofana
Substitution
Off: Noah Sadiki
- 82′⚽
Enzo Le Fée 1-1
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Callum Wilson
Substitution
Off: Mikkel Damsgaard
86′ - 88′
Granit Xhaka
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.76 | |
| 46 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6.41 | |
| 46 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.79 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 7.57 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.36 | |
| 86 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.82 | |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.50 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.32 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 73 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.98 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Brentford
Latest: Tottenham Hotspur · 3–0
Match stats
22 Aug 2026, 17:30 · Home vs Tottenham Hotspur · 2026/2027
Sunderland
Latest: Ipswich Town · 1–2
Match stats
22 Aug 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Ipswich Town · 2026/2027
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 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Brentford
Yellow cards
Tackles
Sunderland
Assists
Yellow 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
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.