Sunderland 3–2 Brentford
- Season
- EFL Cup
- 2026 · Round of 16
Referee
Gavin Ward
EFL Cup: Sunderland beat Brentford 3–2. Goals: Chemsdine Talbi 26', Timur Tutierov 29', Malick Fofana 39', Callum Wilson 42', Igor Thiago 90+4'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Sunderland
- Brentford
Show as a table
| When | Sunderland | Brentford |
|---|---|---|
| 26′ · Chemsdine Talbi | 1 | 0 |
| 29′ · Timur Tutierov | 2 | 0 |
| 39′ · Malick Fofana | 3 | 0 |
| 42′ · Callum Wilson | 3 | 1 |
| 90+4′ · Igor Thiago | 3 | 2 |
| 90′ | 3 | 2 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Sunderland
- Brentford
SunderlandGoals3xG2.41
- xG per shot
- 0.34
- Goals minus xG
- +0.59
BrentfordGoals2xG2.77
- xG per shot
- 0.17
- Goals minus xG
- -0.77
How the chances split
Sunderland win 35%Draw 18%Brentford win 47%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| Sunderland | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.41 | 2.77 |
| xG per shot | 0.344 | 0.173 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.59 | -0.77 |
| Sunderland win | 35% | |
| Draw | 18% | |
| Brentford win | 47% |
Goals & cards
- 26′
- Timur TutierovAssist: Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi29′
- Malick FofanaAssist: Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi39′
- 42′Callum WilsonAssist: Vitaly Janelt
- 74′Kevin SchadeFoul
- 83′Vitaly JaneltFoul
- 85′Jannik SchusterFoul
- Chris RiggFoul89′
- 90+4′Igor ThiagoAssist: Mathias Jensen
Key stats
- 33%Ball Possession67%
- 2.41Expected goals2.77
- 7Total Shots16
- 4Shots on goal7
- 0Corner Kicks5
Half by half
- Sunderland
- Brentford
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Brentford | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Sunderland: 1 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Sunderland have not won in their last 3 matches.
- Sunderland scored 3 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches.
- Brentford: 1 won, 3 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Brentford have not won in their last 3 matches.
- Brentford have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Brentford scored 9 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches.
- Their last meeting: Brentford 1–1 Sunderland.
Recent form
Timeline
- 26′
- Timur TutierovAssist: Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi29′
- Malick FofanaAssist: Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi39′
- 42′Callum WilsonAssist: Vitaly Janelt
- Off: Habib DiarraOn: Chris Rigg45′
- 59′Off: Callum WilsonOn: Dango Ouattara
- 59′Off: Michael KayodeOn: Aaron Hickey
- 59′Off: Mamadou SangareOn: Mathias Jensen
- Off: Timur TutierovOn: Thomas Meunier60′
- Off: Omar AldereteOn: Luke O'Nien60′
- 71′Off: Jaidon AnthonyOn: Kevin Schade
- 71′Off: Nathan CollinsOn: Kristoffer Ajer
- 74′Kevin SchadeFoul
- Off: Chemsdine TalbiOn: Tom Proctor80′
- 83′Vitaly JaneltFoul
- 85′Jannik SchusterFoul
- Chris RiggFoul89′
- 90+4′Igor ThiagoAssist: Mathias Jensen
- Off: Djiamgone Jocelin Ta BiOn: F. Scott90+4′
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Sunderland
- Brentford
SunderlandGoals3xG2.41
- xG per shot
- 0.34
- Goals minus xG
- +0.59
BrentfordGoals2xG2.77
- xG per shot
- 0.17
- Goals minus xG
- -0.77
How the chances split
Sunderland win 35%Draw 18%Brentford win 47%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Sunderland | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.41 | 2.77 |
| xG per shot | 0.344 | 0.173 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.59 | -0.77 |
| Sunderland win | 35% | |
| Draw | 18% | |
| Brentford win | 47% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Sunderland7 shots3121
Brentford16 shots2563
- 713Inside the box
- 03Outside the box
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| Sunderland | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Saved | 1 | 5 |
| Off target | 2 | 6 |
| Blocked | 1 | 3 |
| Inside the box | 7 | 13 |
| Outside the box | 0 | 3 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Sunderland
- Brentford
33%Possession67%
65%198 of 303 passes83%491 of 589 passes
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| Sunderland | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 33% | 67% |
| Passes | 303 | 589 |
| Completed | 198 | 491 |
| Pass accuracy | 65% | 83% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 818Fouls
- 13Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 03Offsides
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| Sunderland | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 8 | 18 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 3 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Sunderland
- Brentford
Show as a table
| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bi | Sunderland | 8.3 | 89 |
| Timur Tuterov | Sunderland | 7.7 | 60 |
| V. Janelt | Brentford | 7.7 | 90 |
| M. Fofana | Sunderland | 7.6 | 90 |
| C. Talbi | Sunderland | 7.5 | 80 |
| C. Wilson | Brentford | 7.5 | 59 |
| Thiago | Brentford | 7.4 | 90 |
| M. Sangaré | Brentford | 6.7 | 59 |
| F. Scott | Sunderland | 6.6 | 1 |
| M. Damsgaard | Brentford | 6.6 | 90 |
| O. Alderete | Sunderland | 6.5 | 60 |
| M. Ellborg | Sunderland | 6.5 | 90 |
| E. Diouf | Brentford | 6.5 | 90 |
| D. Ouattara | Brentford | 6.4 | 31 |
| H. Diarra | Sunderland | 6.4 | 45 |
| N. Collins | Brentford | 6.4 | 71 |
| K. Danso | Sunderland | 6.3 | 90 |
| M. Jensen | Brentford | 6.3 | 31 |
| K. Ajer | Brentford | 6.3 | 19 |
| L. O'Nien | Sunderland | 6.1 | 30 |
| J. Anthony | Brentford | 6.1 | 71 |
| Jules Ahoka | Sunderland | 6.1 | 90 |
| T. Meunier | Sunderland | 6.0 | 30 |
| H. Valdimarsson | Brentford | 6.0 | 90 |
| C. Rigg | Sunderland | 6.0 | 45 |
| Jannik Schuster | Brentford | 5.9 | 90 |
| T. Proctor | Sunderland | 5.9 | 10 |
| D. Methalie | Sunderland | 5.9 | 90 |
| A. Hickey | Brentford | 5.8 | 31 |
| A. Browne | Sunderland | 5.8 | 90 |
| K. Schade | Brentford | 5.8 | 19 |
| M. Kayode | Brentford | 5.5 | 59 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
67%
M. Ellborg
M. Ellborg- Saves
- 4
- Conceded
- 2
- Rating
- 6.5
0%
H. Valdimarsson
H. Valdimarsson- Saves
- 0
- Conceded
- 3
- Rating
- 6.0
- Sunderland
- Brentford
Top stats
- 33%Ball Possession67%
- 2.41Expected goals2.77
- 7Total Shots16
- 4Shots on goal7
- 0Corner Kicks5
Shots
- 2Shots off Goal6
- 1Blocked shots3
- 7Shots insidebox13
- 0Shots outsidebox3
Passing
- 303Total passes589
- 198Passes accurate491
- 65%Pass accuracy83%
Defence & set pieces
- 4Goalkeeper Saves0
- 18Free Kicks8
- 0Offsides3
Discipline
- 8Fouls18
- 1Yellow Cards3
- 0Red Cards0
Half by half
- Sunderland
- Brentford
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Brentford | 1 | 1 | 2 |
316.5M. Ellborg
296.1Jules Ahoka
77.5⚽C. Talbi
577.7⚽Timur Tuterov
97.4⚽Thiago
277.7AV. Janelt
186.7M. Sangaré
126.0H. ValdimarssonSunderland4-2-3-1Brentford4-2-3-1Sunderland4-2-3-1Coach: R. Le Bris
Bench
12T. MeunierD
21S. MooreG
13L. O'NienM
77T. ProctorM
11C. RiggM
47T. OgunsuyiF
40J. WhittakerM
49F. ScottF
48Jenson JonesD
Brentford4-2-3-1Coach: Keith Andrews
Bench
| 29Jules AhokaM | 90 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31M. EllborgG | 90 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 40J. WhittakerM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47T. OgunsuyiF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11C. RiggM | 45 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 77T. ProctorM | 10 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13L. O'NienM | 30 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21S. MooreG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12T. MeunierD | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7C. TalbiM | 80 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37J. BiM | 89 | 8.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6D. MethalieD | 90 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39M. FofanaM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19H. DiarraM | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4K. DansoD | 90 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8A. BrowneD | 90 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15O. AldereteD | 60 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57Timur TuterovF | 60 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49F. ScottF | 1 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48Jenson JonesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |