Premier League · Sat, 5 Sept 2026 ·
Brentford vs Sunderland — 1 - 1
Brentford Community Stadium · Referee: Thomas Bramall, England
Match report
E. Le Fee’s 82' equaliser earns Sunderland 1-1 draw with Brentford
Brentford and Sunderland drew 1-1 in Premier League matchday 3 on Saturday, 5 September 2026 at Brentford Community Stadium. V. Janelt (57') scored for Brentford, while E. Le Fee (82' pen) found the net for Sunderland. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Brentford had 49% of the ball and 12 shots (2 on target) against Sunderland’s 14 (5 on target). Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) was the top-rated player with 8.0. 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 |
Match events
- 9'VAR decisionDaniel BallardGoal cancelled
- 14'yellow cardNoah SadikiYellow Card
- 17'substitutionN. CollinsOff: J. Schuster
- 30'yellow cardMamadou SangareYellow Card
- 46'substitutionM. KayodeOff: A. Hickey
- 46'substitutionM. SangareOff: Y. Yarmolyuk
- 46'substitutionD. OuattaraOff: J. Anthony
- 57'goalV. JaneltNormal Goal
- 62'yellow cardVitaly JaneltYellow Card
- 64'substitutionT. MeunierOff: T. Hume
- 64'substitutionN. AnguloOff: W. Isidor
- 69'yellow cardYehor YarmoliukYellow Card
- 74'substitutionN. SadikiOff: M. Fofana
- 82'penaltyE. Le FeePenalty
- 86'substitutionM. DamsgaardOff: C. Wilson
- 88'yellow cardGranit XhakaYellow Card
Lineups
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Keith Andrews
Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 33M. KayodeD
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 23K. Lewis-PotterD
- 18M. SangareM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 11D. OuattaraM
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9I. ThiagoF
Substitutes
- 12H. R. ValdimarssonG
- 3R. HenryD
- 2A. HickeyD
- 25M. DioufD
- 14F. CarvalhoM
- 6Y. YarmolyukM
- 44J. SchusterD
- 19J. AnthonyF
- 13C. WilsonF
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 4K. DansoD
- 5D. BallardD
- 17R. MandavaD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 12T. MeunierM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 10N. AnguloM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 31M. EllborgG
- 15O. AldereteD
- 13L. O'NienM
- 32T. HumeD
- 6D. MethalieD
- 11C. RiggM
- 29J. AhokaM
- 39M. FofanaF
- 18W. IsidorF
Match statistics
- 49%Possession51%
- 1.21Expected goals (xG)1.71
- 12Total shots14
- 2Shots on target5
- 6Shots off target6
- 4Blocked shots3
- 7Shots inside the box10
- 5Shots outside the box4
- 4Corners3
- 0Offsides3
- 19Fouls9
- 3Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 371Passes384
- 287Accurate passes290
- 77%Pass accuracy76%
- 0.07Goals prevented0.07
Player statistics
Brentford
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caoimhin KelleherG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Kristoffer AjerD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Nathan CollinsD | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Keane Lewis-PotterD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 33Michael KayodeD | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Kevin SchadeM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Dango OuattaraM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Mamadou SangareM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Mikkel DamsgaardM | 86 | 7.5 | ||
| 27Vitaly JaneltMTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 9Igor ThiagoF | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 12Hákon Rafn ValdimarssonG | – | – | ||
| 2Aaron HickeyD | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 3Rico HenryD | – | – | ||
| 25El Hadji Malick DioufD | – | – | ||
| 44Jannik SchusterD | 73 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Yehor YarmoliukM | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Fabio CarvalhoM | – | – | ||
| 13Callum WilsonF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Jaidon AnthonyF | 45 | 6.3 |
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 4Kevin DansoD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 17Reinildo MandavaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Nilson AnguloM | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Thomas MeunierM | 64 | 6.0 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 74 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Melker EllborgG | – | – | ||
| 6Dayann MethalieD | – | – | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | – | – | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 26 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | – | – | ||
| 13Luke O'NienM | – | – | ||
| 29Jules AhokaM | – | – | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Malick FofanaF | 16 | 6.6 |
