Sunderland vs. Brentford Highlights (Oct 28)
EFL Cup 2026/27
EFL Cup 2026/27
Sunderland vs. Brentford highlights from EFL Cup 2026/27, Oct 28 at Stadium of Light.
Sunderland secured a 3-2 victory over Brentford at the Stadium of Light. Chemsdine Talbi opened the scoring for Sunderland in the 26th minute. Just three minutes later, Timur Tutierov doubled their lead with an assist from Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi. Malick Fofana extended Sunderland's advantage in the 39th minute, also assisted by Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi.
Brentford mounted a late comeback attempt. Callum Wilson pulled one back in the 42nd minute, with Vitaly Janelt providing the assist. In stoppage time, Igor Thiago scored for Brentford, assisted by Mathias Jensen, bringing the final score to 3-2. Despite having fewer shots on target (4 vs 7), Sunderland were more clinical in their finishing.
Brentford dominated possession, holding 67% of the ball compared to Sunderland's 33%, and registered more total shots with 16 attempts to Sunderland's 7. However, Sunderland's Expected Goals (xG) was 2.37, closely matching their 3 goals, while Brentford's xG of 2.75 suggests they created higher quality chances but failed to convert them effectively, registering 7 shots on target and 6 off target.
