Sunderland vs Brentford

Premier League

Sunderland

2-0-1

2-1

Final

Brentford

1-0-2

Stadium of Light

TV: Fubo

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTBRE

54%Possession46%

12Shots7

3On target4

3Corners4

3Saves1

11Fouls12

57'Reinildo MandavaSUN58'Habib DiarraSUN61'Igor ThiagoBRE80'Rico HenryBRE90'+4'Granit XhakaSUN

Team	1H	2H	T
SUN	0	2	2
BRE	0	1	1

Who won: Sunderland 2-1

Sunderland beat Brentford 2-1 on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Enzo Le Fée (82' pen) and Wilson Isidor (90'+6'). Goals for Brentford: Igor Thiago (77').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

SUNBRE

11Fouls12

3Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

0Offsides3

3Corner Kicks4

3Saves1

54.1Possession45.9

12SHOTS7

3ON GOAL4

0.3On Target %0.6

1Penalty Goals0

1Penalty Kicks Taken1

340Accurate Passes283

419Passes354

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

3Accurate Crosses6

18Crosses16

0.2Cross %0.4

51Long Balls46

23Accurate Long Balls17

0.5Long Balls %0.4

3Blocked Shots1

14Effective Tackles7

28Tackles9

0.5Tackle %0.8

7Interceptions4

34Effective Clearances34

34Clearances34

Player of the game

Enzo Le Fée

SUN · 1 G

7.1

Deserved to win

24%

SUN · 0.87 xG

56%

Draw

20%

BRE · 0.82 xG

Sunderland created better chances: they win this game 24% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Sunderland 2, Brentford 1.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Brentford 1.
90'+9'
Free kick won
Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9'
Foul
Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
90'+8'
Free kick won
Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8'
Foul
Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
GOAL90'+6'
Goal! Header
W. Isidor · ast G. Xhaka
Goal! Sunderland 2, Brentford 1. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
SUN 2 - 1 BRE
90'+5'
Offside
Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
90'+4'
Yellow card
Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
G. Xhaka
90'+4'
Free kick won
Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Sunderland).
90'
Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Schade
Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Kevin Schade.
F. Carvalho
89'
Free kick won
Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
87'
Sub
Subbed on for H. Diarra
Substitution, Sunderland. Marc Guiu replaces Habib Diarra.
M. Guiu
87'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86'
Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
86'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Igor Thiago with a cross.
D. Ouattara
85'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Habib Diarra (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
H. Diarra
83'
Free kick won
Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Foul
Foul by Simon Adingra (Sunderland).
83'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
R. Henry
83'
Corner awarded
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
GOAL82'
Goal! Penalty
E. Le Fée
Goal! Sunderland 1, Brentford 1. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
SUN 1 - 1 BRE