Sunderland vs Brentford

Premier League 30 Aug 2025, 14:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Brentford
Brentford
🏟 Stadium of Light Round 3

Match report

Sunderland edged past Brentford 2-1 in the Premier League on 30 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Sunderland had 12 shots to Brentford's 8.

The match was played at Stadium of Light.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 12 - 8 On target 3 - 4 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 11 - 12 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Enzo Le Fée
Sunderland · 1 goal
8 Igor Thiago 1 goal
8 Robin Roefs 3 saves
7 Wilson Isidor 1 goal
7 Trai Hume captained the side
First half vs second half
Sunderland stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 9–5
Shots On Goal 0–1 3–3
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 1–2 2–2
Attacks 51–33 47–31
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
1 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 3
98 Attacks 64
1 Attacks 2
44 Dangerous Attacks 26
3 On Target 4
9 Off Target 4
12 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 12
3 Corners 4
1 Offsides 3
54% Ball Possession 46%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 1
405 Passes Total 338
329 Passes Accurate 270
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-3-3
22 R. Roefs
32 T. Hume 20 N. Mukiele 15 O. Alderete 17 R. Mandava
19 H. Diarra 34 G. Xhaka 27 N. Sadiki
7 C. Talbi 12 E. Mayenda 28 E. Fée
Brentford · 4-2-3-1
1 C. Kelleher
33 M. Kayode 22 N. Collins 4 S. Berg 23 K. Lewis-Potter
18 Y. Yarmolyuk 6 J. Henderson
19 D. Ouattara 24 M. Damsgaard 7 K. Schade
9 I. Thiago
Sunderland
Coach
Régis Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 24 Simon Adingra
  • 18 Wilson Isidor
  • 9 Marc Guiu
  • 1 Anthony Patterson
  • 23 Jenson Seelt
  • 26 Arthur Masuaku
  • 4 Dan Neil
  • 10 Patrick Roberts
  • 11 Chris Rigg
Brentford
Coach
Keith Andrews
Substitutes
  • 15 Frank Onyeka
  • 3 Rico Henry
  • 14 Fabio Carvalho
  • 12 Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson
  • 2 Aaron Hickey
  • 5 Ethan Pinnock
  • 20 Kristoffer Ajer
  • 8 Mathias Jensen
  • 17 Antoni Milambo
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ W. Isidor ↓ E. Mayenda Sunderland
  • 65' ↑ S. Adingra ↓ C. Talbi Sunderland
  • 71' ↑ F. Onyeka ↓ J. Henderson Brentford
  • 72' ↑ R. Henry ↓ K. Lewis-Potter Brentford
  • 87' ↑ M. Guiu ↓ H. Diarra Sunderland
  • 90' ↑ F. Carvalho ↓ K. Schade Brentford
Cards
  • 57' R. Mandava Sunderland
  • 58' H. Diarra Sunderland
  • 61' I. Thiago Brentford
  • 80' R. Henry Brentford
  • 90+4' G. Xhaka Sunderland
Head-to-head
Sunderland 1 0 draws 1 Brentford
2026-01-07 Brentford vs Sunderland 3 - 0
2025-08-30 Sunderland vs Brentford 2 - 1
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Brentford D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Brentford?
Sunderland won 2-1 against Brentford on 30 August 2025.
Who won Sunderland vs Brentford?
Sunderland won the match 2-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Brentford played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light.
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Brentford?
Sunderland had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.