Brentford vs Sunderland

7 January 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Thiago 30’, 65’
  • Yehor Yarmolyuk 73’

Match summary

Brentford won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Sunderland. Brentford led 1-0 at half-time.

Thiago put Brentford ahead in the 30th minute, set up by Vitaly Janelt, Thiago made it 2-0 with a header in the 65th minute, set up by Kevin Schade, and Yehor Yarmolyuk made it 3-0 from a corner in the 73rd minute, set up by Nathan Collins.

The chances backed that up: Brentford created 3.86 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sunderland's 1.51 from 11. Enzo Le Fée had a penalty saved for Sunderland.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
18 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 3
7 Corners 4
72 Attacks 89
57 Dangerous attacks 35
392 Passes 389
84% Pass accuracy 81%
8 Tackles 7
13 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Brentford Sunderland
Kick-off
Kevin SchadeShot on target
1’
10’
Granit XhakaShot on target
Igor ThiagoLeft foot shot1-0 (Brentford)
30’
Igor ThiagoFoul
43’
45’
Trai HumeFoul
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
52’
Eliezer MayendaChris Rigg
52’
Romaine MundleSimon Adingra
60’
Enzo Le FéeMissed penalty
60’
Enzo Le FéeShot on target
Mikkel DamsgaardKeane Lewis-Potter
61’
Vitaly JaneltArgument
63’
Igor ThiagoHeader2-0 (Brentford)
65’
ThiagoShot on target
70’
Yegor YarmolyukRight foot shot3-0 (Brentford)
73’
Jordan Henderson Mathias Jensen
76’
ThiagoShot on target
78’
79’
Dennis CirkinDan Ballard
79’
Dan NeilLutsharel Geertruida
Aaron HickeyMichael Kayode
82’
Reiss NelsonIgor ThiagoInjury
82’
83’
Luke O'NienOmar Alderete
89’
Romaine MundleShot on target
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.86 1.51 30’ Thiago (Brentford), 1-0 30’ 65’ Thiago (Brentford), 2-0 65’ 73’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), 3-0 73’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.86 1.51 30’ Thiago (Brentford), 1-0 Thiago 30’ 65’ Thiago (Brentford), 2-0 Thiago 65’ 73’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), 3-0 Yarmolyuk 73’
Brentford 3.86 xGSunderland 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Brentford attacking 
30’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 60’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 73’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 65’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 65’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.51 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Reiss Nelson (Brentford), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), set piece, 0.29 xG, off target 78’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 21’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 70’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 54’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 46’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 75’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 67’ Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 27’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Dan Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 60’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 73’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 65’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 65’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.51 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Reiss Nelson (Brentford), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), set piece, 0.29 xG, off target 78’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 21’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 70’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 54’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 46’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 75’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Dan Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Brentford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kelleher
Kayode 82’
Ajer
Collins
Henry
Yarmolyuk
Janelt
Lewis-Potter 61’
Jensen 76’
Schade
Thiago 2 82’
Sunderland 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Roefs
Hume
Alderete 83’
Ballard 79’
Mukiele
Geertruida 79’
Xhaka
Adingra 52’
Fée
Rigg 52’
Brobbey

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Caoimhin Kelleher GK900 0.000.081
Michael Kayode DEF820 0.000.021
Nathan Collins DEF9010 0.000.602
Kristoffer Ajer DEF900 0.000.000
Rico Henry DEF900 0.000.000
Vitaly Janelt MID9010 0.000.901
Yehor Yarmolyuk MID9012 0.630.000
Keane Lewis-Potter MID611 0.080.051
Mathias Jensen MID763 0.110.021
Kevin Schade MID9013 0.570.924
Thiago FWD8226 1.900.552
Mikkel Damsgaard Sub292 0.130.431
Jordan Henderson Sub140 0.000.000
Reiss Nelson Sub81 0.430.000
Aaron Hickey Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 47% Avg odds 2.01
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.22
Sunderland win 23% Avg odds 4.07

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brentford DWWDW
Sunderland WDDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sunderland 2-1 Brentford, 30 Aug 25 Next meeting: Brentford 1-1 Sunderland, 05 Sep 26  All Brentford vs Sunderland meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.