Brentford vs Sunderland – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Brentford
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Brentford and Sunderland drew 1–1 on 5 September 2026 at Gtech Community Stadium in Premier League.
Lineups
Brentford: (4-2-3-1) Caoimhín Kelleher, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago, Dango Ouattara, Mamadou Sangaré, Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Michael Kayode.
Sunderland: (4-2-3-1) Kevin Danso, Dan Ballard, Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, Thomas Meunier, Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, Robin Roefs, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Granit Xhaka.
Substitutions
Brentford: Jannik Schuster for Nathan Collins, Jaidon Anthony for Dango Ouattara, Aaron Hickey for Michael Kayode, Yegor Yarmolyuk for Mamadou Sangaré, Callum Wilson for Mikkel Damsgaard.
Sunderland: Trai Hume for Thomas Meunier, Wilson Isidor for Nilson Angulo, Malick Fofana for Noah Sadiki.
Sidelined players
Brentford: Benjamin Fredrick, Sepp van den Berg.
Sunderland: Aji Alese.
Match statistics
Brentford had 49% of the possession, compared with 51% for Sunderland.
Brentford registered 12 shots, with 2 on target. Sunderland had 14 shots, with 5 on target.
Brentford won 4 corners, while Sunderland won 3.
Top players
Brentford: Vitaly Janelt scored 1 goal and Mikkel Damsgaard was the highest-rated player (7.1).
Sunderland: Enzo Le Fée scored 1 goal and Wilson Isidor was the highest-rated player (7.2).