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Sunderland — Brentford, 28 October 2026, 19:45 UTC : score 3:2

match finished EFL Cup Wednesday 28 October · 19:45 UTC
Sunderland Sunderland W
3 : 2 1st half 3:1
Brentford LW Brentford
Stadium of Light · referee G. Ward
Match predictionSafe

Brentford +2.5

93% · Brentford games average 4 goals

Prediction landed. We predicted “Brentford +2.5”, and the match finished 3:2.

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our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off
Sunderland 39% draw 25% Brentford 36%
The model was right

The most likely outcome was Sunderland win, and the match finished 3:2. Fans backed Sunderland win — they got it right.

fans 44 votes
Sunderland 51% draw 16% Brentford 33%
Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline
C. Talbi 1-0 26'
T. Tuterov assist: J. Ta Bi 2-0 29'
M. Fofana assist: J. Ta Bi 3-0 39'
C. Wilson assist: V. Janelt 3-1 42'
K. Schade 74'
V. Janelt 83'
J. Schuster 85'
C. Rigg 89'
I. Thiago assist: M. Jensen 3-2 90+4'

Line-ups

starting eleven and bench
Sunderland Sunderland 4-4-2 4-4-2 Brentford Brentford
31 Melker Ellborg
8 Alan Browne 4 Kevin Danso 15 Omar Alderete 6 Dayann Methalie
37 Jocelin Ta Bi 19 Habib Diarra 29 Jules Ahoka 39 Malick Fofana
57 Timur Tuterov 7 Chemsdine Talbi
9 Igor Thiago 13 Callum Wilson
19 Jaidon Anthony 18 Mamadou Sangare 27 Vitaly Janelt 24 Mikkel Damsgaard
33 Michael Kayode 44 Jannik Schuster 22 Nathan Collins 25 El Hadji Malick Diouf
12 Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson
Sunderland bench
  1. 11Chris Rigg
  2. 49Felix Scott
  3. 40Jack Whittaker
  4. 48Jenson Jones
  5. 13Luke O'Nien
  6. 21Simon Moore
  7. 12Thomas Meunier
  8. 77Tom Proctor
  9. 47Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi
Brentford bench
  1. 2Aaron Hickey
  2. 1Caoimhin Kelleher
  3. 11Dango Ouattara
  4. 39Gustavo Nunes
  5. 23Keane Lewis-Potter
  6. 7Kevin Schade
  7. 20Kristoffer Ajer
  8. 8Mathias Jensen
  9. 4Sepp van den Berg

Match stats

20 metrics for the full match
33%Possession67%
7Shots16
4Shots on target7
2Shots off target6
1Blocked shots3
7Shots inside box13
1Shots outside box3
64Attacks129
21Dangerous attacks80
0Corners5
0Offsides3
8Fouls18
1Yellow cards3
4Saves0
303Passes589
197Accurate passes491
21Free kicks9
13Throw-ins29
10Goal kicks5
0Penalties0
SunderlandSunderlandBrentfordBrentfordThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

text generated from our data

Sunderland and Brentford met in the EFL Cup on 28 October at Stadium of Light. Final score — 3:2.

Sunderland have played 1 match (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses). Brentford have played 2 matches (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss).

Of the last 3 meetings Sunderland won 1, Brentford won 1, with 1 more meeting drawn. Aggregate score — 3:5.

Season form

all competitions of the season
Sunderland Sunderland last five Brentford Brentford
W form LW
1 Matches 2
1 — 0 — 0 Wins — draws — defeats 1 — 0 — 1
3 — 2 Scored — conceded 4 — 4
3 Points per game 1.5
3 Goals scored per game 2
0 Clean sheets 0
0 Failed to score 0
unbeaten in 1 Current streak winless in 1

Sunderland at home: 1 match, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses, goals 3—2, 3 points per match.

Brentford away: 2 matches, 1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss, goals 4—4, 1.5 points per match.

Head-to-head

3 matches in our database
1 Sunderland win 1 draw 1 Brentford win goals 3:5 Sunderland — Brentford
05/09/2026 Brentford — Sunderland 1:1 Premier League
07/01/2026 Brentford — Sunderland 3:0 Premier League
30/08/2025 Sunderland — Brentford 2:1 Premier League