Sunderland 2:1 Brentford

Sunderland beat Brentford 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 3 at Stadium of Light on 30 August 2025, with the half time score at 0:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Sunderland

2 : 1

HT 0 : 0

Brentford

30 August 2025
Kickoff: 14:00 UTC
Venue: Stadium of Light | Sunderland
Referee: A. Taylor

Form and Table

Sunderland 7th 54 pts WinWinDrawDrawLoss
Brentford 9th 53 pts DrawDrawLossWinLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Sunderland

D. Ballard Questionable | Ankle Injury
B. Brobbey Questionable | Injury
D. Ballard Questionable | Ankle Injury
L. F. Hjelde Questionable | Achilles Tendon Injury
R. Mundle Questionable | Hamstring Injury
O. Alderete Questionable | Concussion
A. Alese Questionable | Shoulder Injury

Brentford

A. Hickey Questionable | Injury
J. Henderson Questionable | Ankle Injury
R. Nelson Questionable | Knock
R. Nelson Questionable | Knock
B. Arthur Questionable | Calf Injury
Gustavo Nunes Questionable | Hamstring Injury
R. Nelson Questionable | Illness

Match Events

23'
Brentford: Dango OuattaraVAR | Goal cancelled
Sunderland: Reinildo MandavaYellow Card | Foul
57'
Sunderland: Habib DiarraYellow Card | Argument
58'
61'
Brentford: Igor ThiagoYellow Card | Foul
Sunderland: W. IsidorSubstitution | Off: E. Mayenda
65'
Sunderland: S. AdingraSubstitution | Off: C. Talbi
65'
71'
Brentford: F. OnyekaSubstitution | Off: J. Henderson
72'
Brentford: R. HenrySubstitution | Off: K. Lewis-Potter
77'
Brentford: I. ThiagoGoal | Assist: F. Onyeka
80'
Brentford: Rico HenryYellow Card | Foul
Sunderland: E. Le FeePenalty
82'
Sunderland: M. GuiuSubstitution | Off: H. Diarra
87'
90'
Brentford: F. CarvalhoSubstitution | Off: K. Schade
Sunderland: W. IsidorGoal | Assist: G. Xhaka
90'
Sunderland: Granit XhakaYellow Card | Foul
90+4'

Match Stats

Sunderland
Brentford

54% Ball Possession 46%

1.54 Expected Goals 1.20

12 Total Shots 7

3 Shots on Goal 4

6 Shots off Goal 2

3 Blocked Shots 1

9 Shots Inside Box 5

3 Shots Outside Box 2

3 Corner Kicks 4

0 Offsides 3

11 Fouls 12

3 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 1

419 Total Passes 354

340 Accurate Passes 283

81% Pass Accuracy 80%

-0.92 Goals Prevented -0.92

Lineups

Sunderland

Formation: 4-3-3

R. Roefs

R. Mandava O. Alderete N. Mukiele T. Hume

N. Sadiki G. Xhaka H. Diarra

E. Le Fee E. Mayenda C. Talbi

Substitutes

1 | A. Patterson | G
26 | A. Masuaku | D
11 | C. Rigg | M
9 | M. Guiu | F
10 | P. Roberts | M
18 | W. Isidor | F
4 | D. Neil | M
24 | S. Adingra | F
23 | J. Seelt | D

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Brentford

Formation: 4-2-3-1

C. Kelleher

K. Lewis-Potter S. van den Berg N. Collins M. Kayode

Y. Yarmolyuk J. Henderson

K. Schade M. Damsgaard D. Ouattara

I. Thiago

Substitutes

12 | H. R. Valdimarsson | G
20 | K. Ajer | D
3 | R. Henry | D
8 | M. Jensen | M
5 | E. Pinnock | D
15 | F. Onyeka | M
14 | F. Carvalho | M
2 | A. Hickey | D
17 | A. Milambo | M

Coach: Keith Andrews

Player Ratings: Top 5

Sunderland
Player	Minutes	Rating
Wilson Isidor	25	7.7
Nordi Mukiele	90	7.6
Granit Xhaka	90	7.6
Enzo Le Fée	90	7.5
Robin Roefs	90	7.3

Brentford
Player	Minutes	Rating
Igor Thiago	90	7.9
Nathan Collins	90	7.2
Frank Onyeka	19	7.0
Keane Lewis-Potter	72	6.9
Sepp van den Berg	90	6.7

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC