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Sunderland 3-2 Brentford · Carabao Cup

Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2 in the Carabao Cup. Goals: C. Talbi 26', T. Tuterov 29', M. Fofana 39', C. Wilson 42', I. Thiago 90+4'. Expected goals (xG): Sunderland 0.3, Brentford 2.7. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Sunderland and Brentford met in the Carabao Cup at Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Wednesday, 28 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Sunderland: C. Talbi 26'; T. Tuterov 29'; M. Fofana 39'. Brentford: C. Wilson 42'; I. Thiago 90'.

How the match went

Brentford saw more of the ball, 67% of it. Sunderland had 7 shots with 4 on target, Brentford 16 with 7 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 0 to Sunderland and 5 to Brentford. Sunderland conceded 8 fouls, Brentford 18. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Sunderland, 3 for Brentford).

Line-ups

Sunderland started in a 4-4-2: Melker Ellborg, Alan Browne, Kevin Danso, Omar Alderete, Dayann Methalie, Jocelin Ta Bi, Habib Diarra, Jules Ahoka, Malick Fofana, Timur Tuterov, Chemsdine Talbi.

Brentford started in a 4-4-2: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Michael Kayode, Jannik Schuster, Nathan Collins, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Jaidon Anthony, Mamadou Sangare, Vitaly Janelt, Mikkel Damsgaard, Igor Thiago, Callum Wilson.

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Minute by minute

  1. 26'Goal! Sunderland 1-0 Brentford. C. Talbi (Sunderland) scores.
  2. 29'Goal! Sunderland 2-0 Brentford. T. Tuterov (Sunderland) scores, assisted by J. T. Bi.
  3. 39'Goal! Sunderland 3-0 Brentford. M. Fofana (Sunderland) scores, assisted by J. T. Bi.
  4. 42'Goal! Sunderland 3-1 Brentford. C. Wilson (Brentford) scores, assisted by V. Janelt.
  5. 45'Half-time. Sunderland 3-1 Brentford.
  6. 90+4'Goal! Sunderland 3-2 Brentford. I. Thiago (Brentford) scores, assisted by M. Jensen.
  7. 90'Full-time. Sunderland 3-2 Brentford.
Full commentary (52 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Sunderland vs Brentford.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. J. Ahoka (Sunderland), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  3. 8'Attempt saved. N. Collins (Brentford), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  4. 16'Attempt missed. I. Thiago (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  5. 16'Corner, Brentford.
  6. 17'Attempt blocked. M. Kayode (Brentford), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.34.
  7. 17'Offside, Brentford.
  8. 23'Corner, Brentford.
  9. 23'Attempt saved. M. Sangare (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  10. 23'Attempt blocked. E. H. M. Diouf (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  11. 25'Corner, Brentford.
  12. 26'Cleared off the line! J. T. Bi (Sunderland), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  13. 26'Goal! Sunderland 1-0 Brentford. C. Talbi (Sunderland) scores.
  14. 28'Attempt missed. C. Wilson (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  15. 29'Goal! Sunderland 2-0 Brentford. T. Tuterov (Sunderland) scores, assisted by J. T. Bi.
  16. 39'Goal! Sunderland 3-0 Brentford. M. Fofana (Sunderland) scores, assisted by J. T. Bi.
  17. 42'Goal! Sunderland 3-1 Brentford. C. Wilson (Brentford) scores, assisted by V. Janelt.
  18. 42'Attempt missed. V. Janelt (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  19. 44'Attempt saved. C. Wilson (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.96.
  20. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  21. 45'Half-time. Sunderland 3-1 Brentford.
  22. 46'The second half is under way.
  23. 46'Substitution, Sunderland: C. Rigg comes on for H. Diarra.
  24. 59'Substitution, Brentford: M. Jensen comes on for M. Sangare.
  25. 59'Substitution, Brentford: A. Hickey comes on for M. Kayode.
  26. 59'Substitution, Brentford: D. Ouattara comes on for C. Wilson.
  27. 60'Substitution, Sunderland: L. O'Nien comes on for O. Alderete.
  28. 60'Substitution, Sunderland: T. Meunier comes on for T. Tuterov.
  29. 62'Corner, Brentford.
  30. 62'Attempt saved. V. Janelt (Brentford), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  31. 63'Offside, Brentford.
  32. 64'Attempt blocked. C. Rigg (Sunderland), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  33. 66'Offside, Brentford.
  34. 69'Corner, Brentford.
  35. 71'Substitution, Brentford: K. Ajer comes on for N. Collins.
  36. 71'Substitution, Brentford: K. Schade comes on for J. Anthony.
  37. 73'Offside, Brentford.
  38. 74'Yellow card for K. Schade (Brentford) for foul.
  39. 76'Attempt missed. M. Damsgaard (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  40. 77'Attempt missed. V. Janelt (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  41. 80'Substitution, Sunderland: T. Proctor comes on for C. Talbi.
  42. 83'Cleared off the line! I. Thiago (Brentford), header. xG 0.44.
  43. 83'Attempt blocked. M. Damsgaard (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  44. 83'Yellow card for V. Janelt (Brentford) for foul.
  45. 84'Attempt missed. C. Rigg (Sunderland), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  46. 85'Yellow card for J. Schuster (Brentford) for foul.
  47. 89'Yellow card for C. Rigg (Sunderland) for foul.
  48. 90'Attempt missed. M. Jensen (Brentford), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  49. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  50. 90+4'Goal! Sunderland 3-2 Brentford. I. Thiago (Brentford) scores, assisted by M. Jensen.
  51. 90+4'Substitution, Sunderland: F. Scott comes on for J. T. Bi.
  52. 90'Full-time. Sunderland 3-2 Brentford.
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