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EFL CupRound of 16
Sunderland
  • Talbi26'
  • Tutierov29'
  • Fofana39'
32Full timeHalf-time 31
Brentford
  • Wilson42'
  • Thiago90+4'

Sunderland vs Brentford

Stadium of Light, SunderlandGavin Ward

Summary

Match report

Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2 in the EFL Cup (Round of 16). Sunderland led 3-1 at half-time.

Sunderland’s goals came from Chemsdine Talbi in the 26th minute, Timur Tutierov in the 29th minute and Malick Fofana in the 39th minute. Brentford’s goals came from Callum Wilson in the 42nd minute and Igor Thiago in the 90+4th minute. J. Bi was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.3).

Player of the match

37J. BiSunderland89'2Rating 8.3

Key stats

All stats
33%Possession67%
  • 2.41Expected goals (xG)2.77
  • 7Total shots16
  • 4Shots on target7
  • 0Corners5
  • 1Yellow cards3

Live commentary

  1. Full-time: Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2. In numbers: possession Sunderland 33%, Brentford 67%; shots 7 (4 on target) to 16 (7 on target)

  2. 90+4'

    Goal! Igor Thiago reduces the deficit for Brentford (2-3) after a pass from Mathias Jensen

  3. 90+4'

    Substitution, Sunderland: Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi replaces F. Scott

  4. 89'

    Booking: Chris Rigg (Sunderland) for a foul

  5. 85'

    Yellow card: Jannik Schuster (Brentford) for a foul

  6. 83'

    Yellow card: Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) for a foul

  7. 80'

    Substitution, Sunderland: Chemsdine Talbi comes on for Tom Proctor

  8. 74'

    Yellow card: Kevin Schade (Brentford) for a foul

  9. 71'

    Double substitution, Brentford: Jaidon Anthony replaces Kevin Schade, Nathan Collins on for Kristoffer Ajer

  10. 60'

    Double substitution, Sunderland: Timur Tutierov comes on for Thomas Meunier, Omar Alderete on for Luke O'Nien

  11. 59'

    Triple substitution, Brentford: Dango Ouattara makes way for Callum Wilson, Michael Kayode on for Aaron Hickey, Mamadou Sangare on for Mathias Jensen

  12. We're back under way for the second half

  13. Half-time: Sunderland lead 3-1

  14. 45'

    Substitution, Sunderland: Chris Rigg makes way for Habib Diarra

  15. 42'

    Goal! Callum Wilson reduces the deficit for Brentford (1-3), set up by Vitaly Janelt

  16. 39'

    Goal! Malick Fofana adds another for Sunderland (3-0), set up by Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi

  17. 29'

    Goal! Timur Tutierov makes it two for Sunderland (2-0), set up by Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi

  18. 26'

    Goal! Chemsdine Talbi gives Sunderland the lead (1-0)

  19. Kick-off! Sunderland vs Brentford is under way. Sunderland line up in a 4-2-3-1, Brentford in a 4-2-3-1

Lineups

SunderlandCoach: R. Le BrisAverage rating 6.64-2-3-1

Sunderland – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

  1. 31M. EllborgGoalkeeper – Rating 6.3
  2. 8A. BrowneDefender – Rating 5.8
  3. 4K. DansoDefender – Rating 6.2
  4. 15O. AldereteDefender – Rating 6.6, On 60'
  5. 6D. MethalieDefender – Rating 5.9
  6. 7C. TalbiMidfielder – Rating 7.5, Goal 26', On 80'
  7. 29Jules AhokaMidfielder – Rating 6.1
  8. 37J. BiMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.3, Assist ×2, On 90+4'
  9. 19H. DiarraMidfielder – Rating 6.4, On 45'
  10. 39M. FofanaMidfielder – Rating 7.6, Goal 39'
  11. 57Timur TuterovForward – Rating 7.7, Goal 29', On 60'

SunderlandSubstitutes

  • 1212T. MeunierDefender60'Rating 6.0
  • 2121S. MooreGoalkeeper
  • 1313L. O'NienMidfielder60'Rating 6.1
  • 7777T. ProctorMidfielder80'Rating 5.9
  • 1111C. RiggMidfielder45'Rating 6.0
  • 4747T. OgunsuyiForward
  • 4040J. WhittakerMidfielder
  • 4949F. ScottForward90+4'Rating 6.6
  • 4848Jenson JonesDefender

CoachR. Le Bris

BrentfordCoach: Keith AndrewsAverage rating 6.44-2-3-1

Brentford – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

  1. 12H. ValdimarssonGoalkeeper – Rating 5.5
  2. 33M. KayodeDefender – Rating 6.0, On 59'
  3. 44Jannik SchusterDefender – Rating 5.9, Yellow card 85'
  4. 22N. CollinsDefender – Rating 6.4, On 71'
  5. 25E. DioufDefender – Rating 6.5
  6. 18M. SangaréMidfielder – Rating 6.7, On 59'
  7. 27V. JaneltMidfielder – Rating 7.7, Assist, Yellow card 83'
  8. 19J. AnthonyMidfielder – Rating 6.2, On 71'
  9. 24M. DamsgaardMidfielder – Rating 6.6
  10. 13C. WilsonMidfielder – Rating 7.4, Goal 42', On 59'
  11. 9ThiagoForward – Rating 7.4, Goal 90+4'

BrentfordSubstitutes

CoachKeith Andrews

Stats

SunderlandBrentford
  • 33%Possession67%
  • 2.41Expected goals (xG)2.77
  • 7Total shots16
  • 4Shots on target7
  • 2Shots off target6
  • 1Blocked shots3
  • 7Shots inside the box13
  • 0Shots outside the box3
  • 0Corners5
  • 0Offsides3
  • 8Fouls19
  • 1Yellow cards3
  • 0Red cards0
  • 4Goalkeeper saves0
  • 303Total passes588
  • 196Accurate passes489
  • 19Free Kicks8

Info

Match info

Competition
EFL Cup
Round
Round of 16
Kick-off
Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Referee
Gavin Ward

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