Brentford v Sunderland result

Full-time · Brentford 3–0 Sunderland

Premier League · Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:30 GMT · Gtech Community Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Brentford 3–0 Sunderland — Brentford won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Brentford: 3.86 to 1.51 in expected goals, from 18 shots to 11, ahead on xG from the 64th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Brentford beat Sunderland 3–0 at Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday 7 January. Brentford are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Sunderland are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Brentford led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Brentford: Thiago (30’, assisted by Vitaly Janelt; 65’, assisted by Kevin Schade) and Yehor Yarmolyuk (73’, assisted by Nathan Collins).

Discipline

M. Donohue showed three yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Brentford: Thiago (43’) and Vitaly Janelt (63’); Sunderland: Trai Hume (45’).

What it changes

Brentford move up from seventh to fifth (21 league matches played).

Sunderland stay eighth after this result (21 league matches played).

Brentford’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 21, across 10 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford) 9.8, Thiago (Brentford) 9.4 and Nathan Collins (Brentford) 6.1 led the match.

Next up

Brentford next travel to Hull City on 25 October 2026.

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Brentford: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brentford 3–0 Sunderland · Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium · Brentford, Middlesex
Referee: M. Donohue
Head-to-head (last 3): Brentford 1 · draws 1 · Sunderland 1 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Brentford 3W 1D 1L · Sunderland 1W 4D 0L

Brentford 3–0 Sunderland (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.25 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 4

Corners

against 5.25 / 5.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 4.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.38 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brentford for / against	Line	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.63 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	7.5 for · 14.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.5 for · 15.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.88 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.5 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Donohue.

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Henry n 8	61.9	1.8 6/3	0.9 2/2	—
Y. Konak n 8	6.1	1.8 1/0	1.8 1/0	—
R. Donovan n 8	25.9	1.7 3/1	3.5 4/2	—
K. Schade n 8	79.6	1.4 6/3	2.1 7/5	S. Adingra
Gustavo Gomes n 8	33.9	1.3 3/1	0.7 1/1	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Thiago n 8	82.3	1.9 5/4	1.2 4/2
D. Ouattara n 8	82.4	1.4 5/3	0.4 3/0
K. Schade n 8	79.6	1.4 4/2	1.4 4/2
R. Donovan n 8	25.9	1.3 3/0	0 0/0
R. Nelson n 8	27.4	1.2 3/0	0.8 2/0

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Nelson n 8	27.4	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Thiago n 8	82.3	0.7 2/2	0.1 1/0
K. Schade n 8	79.6	0.4 1/1	0.1 1/0
K. Lewis-Potter n 8	49.5	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
D. Ouattara n 8	82.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Konak n 8	6.1	5.5 2/1
Michael Kayode n 8	86.4	3.1 6/6
Y. Yarmolyuk n 8	76.6	2.8 7/6
V. Janelt n 8	75.6	2.2 6/4
R. Donovan n 8	25.9	2.2 5/0

Brentford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Kelleher n 8	90	3.8 7/5
H. Valdimarsson n 8	86.3	3.7 6/4

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Adingra n 8	46	2.7 5/2	0.2 1/0	K. Schade
R. Mundle n 8	27.1	2.5 2/2	0.8 2/0	—
Reinildo n 8	90	1.6 7/3	1.6 8/4	—
B. Traoré n 8	63.1	1.4 5/2	2.5 6/4	—
Dennis Cirkin n 8	81	1.3 6/3	1.3 5/4	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Isidor n 8	37.9	2.1 6/1	1.8 6/0
B. Brobbey n 8	60.1	1.7 5/4	0.9 4/1
H. Diarra n 8	63.5	1.4 5/2	0.2 1/0
Eliezer Mayenda n 8	32.9	1.4 3/1	0.7 2/0
R. Mundle n 8	27.1	1.2 3/0	0.4 1/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Le Fée n 8	88.1	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
B. Brobbey n 8	60.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
G. Xhaka n 8	87.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
C. Talbi n 8	43.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
B. Traoré n 8	63.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Hume n 8	73.1	3.1 7/4
E. Le Fée n 8	88.1	2.7 8/5
Dennis Cirkin n 8	81	2.5 7/5
N. Mukiele n 8	90	2.3 8/7
L. Geertruida n 8	70.9	1.9 6/5

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	90	3.4 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brentford		Sunderland
51%	Possession	49%
3.24	Expected goals (xG)	1.72
18	Shots	11
6	Shots on target	3
7	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	4
14	Shots inside the box	7
7	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
392	Passes	389
84%	Pass accuracy	81%

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Kelleher	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.9
K. Ajer	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
N. Collins	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
R. Henry	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Y. Yarmolyuk	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.3
V. Janelt	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	Y	7
K. Schade	90	0	1	2	1	4	1	0	7.9
Michael Kayode	82	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
Thiago	82	2	0	5	4	2	0	Y	8.3
M. Jensen	76	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.2
K. Lewis-Potter	61	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7
M. Damsgaard sub	29	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.3
J. Henderson sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Hickey sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Nelson sub	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Roefs	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
N. Mukiele	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
T. Hume	90	0	0	1	1	Y	5.9
G. Xhaka	90	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
E. Le Fée	90	2	1	2	1	0	5.9
B. Brobbey	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
O. Alderete	83	1	0	0	1	0	5.9
Dan Ballard	79	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
L. Geertruida	79	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Rigg	52	0	0	0	0	0	6
S. Adingra	52	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Eliezer Mayenda sub	38	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Mundle sub	38	2	1	1	0	0	6.9
L. O'Nien sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Dennis Cirkin sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Dan Neil sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brentford v Sunderland — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrentfordLWWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

SunderlandWDDDD

Last 5: 1W 4D 0L · 0.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Brentford 1 · 1 draw · Sunderland 1 · 3.67 goals/game

2025-08-30 Sunderland 2–1 Brentford
2018-02-17 Sunderland 0–2 Brentford
2017-10-21 Brentford 3–3 Sunderland

League standing · 2025/26

Brentford#9 pos53 pts38 pl+3 GD

Sunderland#7 pos54 pts38 pl-6 GD

Goals per game

Brentford scored1.45

Sunderland scored1.11

Brentford conceded1.37

Sunderland conceded1.26

Shot map and expected goals

Brentford 3.86 xG from 18 shots, Sunderland 1.51 from 11. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Brentford (attacking right)Sunderland (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Brentford	18	3	3.86
Sunderland	11	0	1.51

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What is the head-to-head record between Brentford and Sunderland?: In their last 3 meetings, Brentford won 1, Sunderland won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
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