Brentford vs Sunderland

Brentford

Gtech Community Stadium

07 Jan 2026, 20:30

3:0

Finished

Sunderland

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

30'

Goal

Igor Thiago(Vitaly Janelt)

43'

Igor Thiago

Trai Hume

45'

2ND HALF

Chris Rigg

Eliezer Mayenda

52'

Simon Adingra

R. Mundle

52'

58'

K. Ajer(Penalty committed)

61'

M. Damsgaard

K. Lewis-Potter

63'

Vitaly Janelt

65'

Goal

Igor Thiago(Kevin Schade)

73'

Goal

Y. Yarmolyuk(Nathan Collins)

76'

J. Henderson

Mathias Jensen

D. Ballard

D. Neil

79'

L. Geertruida

Dennis Cirkin

79'

81'

Injured

Igor Thiago

82'

Aaron Hickey

Igor Thiago

82'

Reiss Nelson

M. Kayode

O. Alderete

Luke O'nien

83'

Match statistics

50%Possession50%

392Passes Attempted389

328Completed Passes314

7Corners4

14Throw-ins11

18Shots On Target11

Line-ups

Brentford

Formation

4-2-3-1

C. Kelleher

#1C. Kelleher

Nathan Collins

#22Nathan Collins

K. Ajer

#20K. Ajer

Rico Henry

#3Rico Henry

M. Kayode

#33M. Kayode

Vitaly Janelt

#27Vitaly Janelt

Y. Yarmolyuk

#18Y. Yarmolyuk

Mathias Jensen

#8Mathias Jensen

Kevin Schade

#7Kevin Schade

K. Lewis-Potter

#23K. Lewis-Potter

Igor Thiago

#9Igor Thiago

Starting XI

C. Kelleher #1
Nathan Collins #22	🎯73'
K. Ajer #20	58'
Rico Henry #3
M. Kayode #33	82'
Vitaly Janelt #27	63' 🎯30'
Y. Yarmolyuk #18	⚽73'
Mathias Jensen #8	76'
Kevin Schade #7	🎯65'
K. Lewis-Potter #23	61'
Igor Thiago #9	81' 82' ⚽65' 43' ⚽30'

Substitutes

H. Valdimarsson #12
S. Van Den Berg #4
Aaron Hickey #2	82'
E. Pinnock #5
M. Damsgaard #24	61'
J. Henderson #6	76'
M. Peart-Harris #25
Reiss Nelson #11	82'
R. Donovan #45

Will not play

Pelenda Joshua

Pelenda Joshua Tunga Dasilva

Midfielder

Groin injury

Vitaly

Vitaly Janelt

Midfielder

Knock injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Fábio Leandro

Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Aaron

Aaron Buchanan Hickey

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early May 2026

Antoni-Djibu

Antoni-Djibu Milambo

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid August 2026

Manager

Brentford

Keith Andrews

Brentford

Formation

4-2-3-1

C. Kelleher

#1C. Kelleher

Nathan Collins

#22Nathan Collins

K. Ajer

#20K. Ajer

Rico Henry

#3Rico Henry

M. Kayode

#33M. Kayode

Vitaly Janelt

#27Vitaly Janelt

Y. Yarmolyuk

#18Y. Yarmolyuk

Mathias Jensen

#8Mathias Jensen

Kevin Schade

#7Kevin Schade

K. Lewis-Potter

#23K. Lewis-Potter

Igor Thiago

#9Igor Thiago

Starting XI

C. Kelleher #1
Nathan Collins #22	🎯73'
K. Ajer #20	58'
Rico Henry #3
M. Kayode #33	82'
Vitaly Janelt #27	63' 🎯30'
Y. Yarmolyuk #18	⚽73'
Mathias Jensen #8	76'
Kevin Schade #7	🎯65'
K. Lewis-Potter #23	61'
Igor Thiago #9	81' 82' ⚽65' 43' ⚽30'

Substitutes

H. Valdimarsson #12
S. Van Den Berg #4
Aaron Hickey #2	82'
E. Pinnock #5
M. Damsgaard #24	61'
J. Henderson #6	76'
M. Peart-Harris #25
Reiss Nelson #11	82'
R. Donovan #45

Will not play

Pelenda Joshua

Pelenda Joshua Tunga Dasilva

Midfielder

Groin injury

Vitaly

Vitaly Janelt

Midfielder

Knock injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Fábio Leandro

Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Aaron

Aaron Buchanan Hickey

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early May 2026

Antoni-Djibu

Antoni-Djibu Milambo

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid August 2026

Manager

Brentford

Keith Andrews

Sunderland

Formation

4-2-3-1

Robin Roefs

#22Robin Roefs

O. Alderete

#15O. Alderete

D. Ballard

#5D. Ballard

Trai Hume

#32Trai Hume

N. Mukiele

#20N. Mukiele

L. Geertruida

#6L. Geertruida

Granit Xhaka

#34Granit Xhaka

Enzo Le Fée

#28Enzo Le Fée

Simon Adingra

#24Simon Adingra

Chris Rigg

#11Chris Rigg

Brian Brobbey

#9Brian Brobbey

Starting XI

Robin Roefs #22
O. Alderete #15	83'
D. Ballard #5	79'
Trai Hume #32	45'
N. Mukiele #20
L. Geertruida #6	79'
Granit Xhaka #34
Enzo Le Fée #28
Simon Adingra #24	52'
Chris Rigg #11	52'
Brian Brobbey #9

Substitutes

A. Patterson #1
Dennis Cirkin #3	79'
Leo Hjelde #33
Luke O'nien #13	83'
D. Neil #4	79'
Harrison Jones #50
Eliezer Mayenda #12	52'
Timur Tuterov #57
R. Mundle #14	52'

Will not play

Nordi

Nordi Mukiele Mulere

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Reinildo Isnard

Reinildo Isnard Mandava

Defender

Return: Late March 2026

Brian Ebenezer

Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey

Forward

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Dennis

Dennis Cirkin

Defender

Knock injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Sunderland

Régis Le Bris

Head-to-head

6 matches

Brentford

Brentford

3

Wins

2

Draws

1

Wins

Sunderland

Sunderland

Premier League2025 • 1 match

Sunderland

Brentford

Championship2018 • 1 match

Sunderland

Brentford

Championship2017 • 1 match

Brentford

Sunderland

FA Cup2006 • 1 match

Brentford

Sunderland

Championship1993 • 1 match

Brentford

Sunderland

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	29	19	7	3	58:22	+36	64	WDDWW
2	Manchester City	28	18	5	5	57:25	+32	59	DWWWW
3	Manchester United	28	14	9	5	50:38	+12	51	WWDWW
4	Aston Villa	28	15	6	7	38:30	+8	51	LDWDL
5	Liverpool	28	14	6	8	47:37	+10	48	WLWWW
6	Chelsea	28	12	9	7	49:33	+16	45	WWDDL
7	Brentford	28	13	4	11	44:40	+4	43	WWDLW
8	Everton	28	11	7	10	32:33	-1	40	DWLLW
9	Fulham	28	12	4	12	40:42	-2	40	LLLWW
10	AFC Bournemouth	28	9	12	7	44:46	-2	39	WDWDD
11	Brighton	28	9	10	9	38:35	+3	37	DLLWW
12	Sunderland	28	9	10	9	29:34	-5	37	WLLLD
13	Newcastle	28	10	6	12	40:42	-2	36	LLWLL
14	Crystal Palace	28	9	8	11	30:34	-4	35	DWLWL
15	Leeds United	28	7	10	11	37:47	-10	31	LWDDL
16	Tottenham Hotspur	28	7	8	13	38:43	-5	29	DLLLL
17	Nottingham Forest	28	7	6	15	26:41	-15	27	DLDLL
18	West Ham	28	6	7	15	34:54	-20	25	LWDDL
19	Burnley	28	4	7	17	32:56	-24	19	LLWDL
20	Wolves	29	2	7	20	20:51	-31	13	LDDLW

Champion

UCL

Europa League

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Matt Donohue

Venue:

Gtech Community Stadium

Capacity:

17 250

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