Premier League · Wed, 7 Jan 2026 ·
Brentford vs Sunderland — 3 - 0
Brentford Community Stadium · Referee: M. Donohue
Match report
Brentford beat Sunderland 3-0 as I. Thiago scores twice
Brentford beat Sunderland 3-0 in Premier League matchday 21 on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 at Brentford Community Stadium. I. Thiago (30', 65') and Y. Yarmolyuk (73') scored for Brentford. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Brentford had 51% of the ball and 18 shots (6 on target) against Sunderland’s 11 (3 on target). Igor Thiago (Brentford) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Brentford 4th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Sunderland 14th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 5 Sept 2026, Brentford 1-1 Sunderland
Match events
- 30'goalI. ThiagoAssist: V. Janelt
- 43'yellow cardIgor ThiagoYellow Card
- 45'yellow cardTrai HumeYellow Card
- 52'substitutionS. AdingraOff: R. Mundle
- 52'substitutionC. RiggOff: E. Mayenda
- 61'substitutionK. Lewis-PotterOff: M. Damsgaard
- 63'yellow cardVitaly JaneltYellow Card
- 65'goalI. ThiagoAssist: K. Schade
- 73'goalY. YarmolyukAssist: N. Collins
- 76'substitutionM. JensenOff: J. Henderson
- 79'substitutionD. BallardOff: D. Cirkin
- 79'substitutionL. GeertruidaOff: D. Neil
- 82'substitutionI. ThiagoOff: R. Nelson
- 82'substitutionM. KayodeOff: A. Hickey
- 83'substitutionO. AldereteOff: L. O'Nien
Lineups
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Keith Andrews
Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 33M. KayodeD
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 3R. HenryD
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 23K. Lewis-PotterM
- 8M. JensenM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9I. ThiagoF
Substitutes
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 5D. BallardD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 6L. GeertruidaM
- 11C. RiggM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 24S. AdingraM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 14R. MundleF
- 50H. JonesM
- 13L. O'NienM
- 4D. NeilM
- 33L. F. HjeldeD
- 12E. MayendaF
- 57T. Tuterov
Match statistics
- 51%Possession49%
- 3.24Expected goals (xG)1.72
- 18Total shots11
- 6Shots on target3
- 7Shots off target4
- 5Blocked shots4
- 14Shots inside the box7
- 4Shots outside the box4
- 7Corners4
- 1Offsides1
- 13Fouls13
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 392Passes389
- 328Accurate passes314
- 84%Pass accuracy81%
- 0.16Goals prevented0.16
Player statistics
Brentford
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caoimhin KelleherG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 3Rico HenryD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 20Kristoffer AjerD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Nathan CollinsD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 33Michael KayodeD | 82 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Kevin SchadeM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 8Mathias JensenM | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| 18Yehor YarmolyukM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 23Keane Lewis-PotterM | 61 | 7.0 | ||
| 27Vitaly JaneltM | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 9Igor ThiagoFTop rated | 82 | 8.3 | 2 | |
| 12Hákon Rafn ValdimarssonG | – | – | ||
| 2Aaron HickeyD | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Sepp van den BergD | – | – | ||
| 5Ethan PinnockD | – | – | ||
| 6Jordan HendersonM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 24Mikkel DamsgaardM | 29 | 7.3 | ||
| 25Myles Peart-HarrisM | – | – | ||
| 45Romelle DonovanM | – | – | ||
| 11Reiss NelsonF | 8 | 6.3 |
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 79 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 83 | 5.9 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaM | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | 52 | 6.0 | ||
| 24Simon AdingraM | 52 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 1Anthony PattersonG | – | – | ||
| 3Dennis CirkinD | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 33Leo Fuhr HjeldeD | – | – | ||
| 4Dan NeilM | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 13Luke O'NienM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 50Harrison JonesM | – | – | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | 38 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Romaine MundleF | 38 | 6.9 | ||
| 57Timur TutierovF | – | – |