Sunderland 3-2 Brentford: result & report — English Football League Cup
The English Football League Cup match ended in a win for Sunderland on Wednesday 28 October 2026, with the final score Sunderland 3-2 Brentford.
How the match unfolded
Sunderland 3 - 2 Brentford
- 26′ ⚽ Goal — Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) 1-0
- 29′ ⚽ Goal — Timur Tutierov (Sunderland) (assist Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi) 2-0
- 39′ ⚽ Goal — Malick Fofana (Sunderland) (assist Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi) 3-0
- 42′ ⚽ Goal — Callum Wilson (Brentford) (assist Vitaly Janelt) 3-1
- 94′ ⚽ Goal — Igor Thiago (Brentford) (assist Mathias Jensen) 3-2
Confirmed line-ups
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
- 4. Kevin Danso (C)
- 6. Dayann Methalie
- 7. Chemsdine Talbi
- 8. Alan Browne
- 15. Omar Alderete
- 19. Habib Diarra
- 29. Jules Ahoka
- 31. Melker Ellborg
- 37. Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi
- 39. Malick Fofana
- 57. Timur Tutierov
Brentford · 4-2-3-1
- 9. Igor Thiago
- 12. Hakon Valdimarsson
- 13. Callum Wilson
- 18. Mamadou Sangare
- 19. Jaidon Anthony
- 22. Nathan Collins (C)
- 24. Mikkel Damsgaard
- 25. El Hadji Malick Diouf
- 27. Vitaly Janelt
- 33. Michael Kayode
- 44. Jannik Schuster
Stadium
The match is played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
| City | Sunderland |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 49,000 |
Match facts
| Competition | English Football League Cup |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday 28 October 2026 |
| Kick-off | 19:45 |
| Stadium | Stadium of Light (Sunderland) |
| Referee | Gavin Ward |
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This report is produced by SportScore’s automated match-data and team-news system and reviewed by our editorial desk; win probabilities and projections reflect our statistical model.