English Carabao Cup

Sunderland vs Brentford, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, Fourth Round

· English Carabao Cup
Sunderland
  • 26': Chemsdine Talbi
  • 29': Tymur Tutierov
  • 39': Malick Fofana
FT
3 - 2
Brentford
  • 42': Callum Wilson
  • 90'+4': Igor Thiago

About

Sunderland are hosting Brentford at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Jules Ahoka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 2': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
  • 2': Tymur Tutierov (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Jules Ahoka (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Alderete with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Callum Wilson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Melker Ellborg (Sunderland). Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
  • 11': Foul by Tymur Tutierov (Sunderland).
  • 11': Jannik Schuster (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Alan Browne (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford).
  • 14': Habib Diarra (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dayann Méthalie.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Michael Kayode (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 17': Offside, Brentford. Jannik Schuster is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Melker Ellborg (Sunderland).
  • 23': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Melker Ellborg.
  • 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Malick Fofana.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Ahoka.
  • 26': Goal! Sunderland 1, Brentford 0. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 29': Goal! Sunderland 2, Brentford 0. Tymur Tutierov (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jocelin Ta Bi.
  • 30': Alan Browne (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 32': Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford).
  • 35': Jules Ahoka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford).
  • 35': Jules Ahoka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Brentford).
  • 39': Goal! Sunderland 3, Brentford 0. Malick Fofana (Sunderland) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jocelin Ta Bi with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross.
  • 42': Goal! Sunderland 3, Brentford 1. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Melker Ellborg (Sunderland). Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf with a headed pass.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland).
  • 45'+2': El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 3, Brentford 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Habib Diarra.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 3, Brentford 1.
  • 47': Kevin Danso (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  • 47': Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 51': Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Callum Wilson (Brentford).
  • 52': Delay in match (Brentford).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Malick Fofana (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  • 59': Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Callum Wilson.
  • 59': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Michael Kayode.
  • 59': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
  • 60': Substitution, Sunderland. Thomas Meunier replaces Tymur Tutierov.
  • 60': Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Omar Alderete.
  • 60': Foul by Malick Fofana (Sunderland).
  • 60': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Melker Ellborg (Sunderland). Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
  • 62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Melker Ellborg.
  • 62': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Jannik Schuster (Brentford).
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Offside, Brentford. El Hadji Malick Diouf is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Alan Browne (Sunderland).
  • 68': Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 71': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Jaidon Anthony.
  • 71': Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Nathan Collins.
  • 73': Offside, Brentford. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
  • 73': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
  • 73': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  • 74': Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Tom Proctor replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
  • 81': Malick Fofana (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
  • 82': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Sunderland).
  • 82': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
  • 83': Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 83': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jocelin Ta Bi.
  • 85': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Jannik Schuster (Brentford).
  • 85': Jannik Schuster (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
  • 89': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford).
  • 90'+4': Goal! Sunderland 3, Brentford 2. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Sunderland. Felix Scott replaces Jocelin Ta Bi because of an injury.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Brentford 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 3, Brentford 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 4
66.6 Possession 33.4
16 SHOTS 7
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
491 Accurate Passes 198
589 Passes 303
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 1
29 Crosses 6
0.1 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 70
32 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.6 Long Balls % 0.2
3 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 13
9 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 5
15 Effective Clearances 38
15 Clearances 38

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 24,305

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-4-2)

No. Name
31 Melker Ellborg (GK)
15 Omar Alderete
4 Kevin Danso
6 Dayann Methalie
8 Alan Browne
29 Jules Ahoka
19 Habib Diarra
39 Malick Fofana
37 Jocelin Ta Bi
7 Chemsdine Talbi
57 Tymur Tutierov
Sunderland Substitutes:
Thomas Meunier, Chris Rigg, Jenson Arron Jones, Simon Moore, Luke O'Nien, Tom Proctor, Felix Scott, Jack Whittaker, Trey Ogunsuyi.

BRE Brentford (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Hákon Valdimarsson (GK)
22 Nathan Collins
44 Jannik Schuster Yellow Card
25 El Hadji Malick Diouf
33 Michael Kayode
27 Vitaly Janelt
18 Mamadou Sangare
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
19 Jaidon Anthony
13 Callum Wilson
9 Igor Thiago
Brentford Substitutes:
Dango Ouattara, Kevin Schade, Sepp van den Berg, Kristoffer Ajer, Gustavo Nunes, Aaron Hickey, Mathias Jensen, Caoimhín Kelleher, Keane Lewis-Potter.

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