Sunderland 3-2 Brentford: result & report — English Football League Cup

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Brentford

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

Match report

Chemsdine Talbi opened the scoring for Sunderland in the 26' minute, Timur Tutierov made it 2-0 to Sunderland in the 29', Malick Fofana made it 3-0 to Sunderland in the 39', Callum Wilson made it 3-1 to Brentford in the 42', Igor Thiago made it 3-2 to Brentford in the 94'. Sunderland ran out 3-2 winners.

Confirmed line-ups

Sunderland’s recent form

Sunderland have taken 5 points from their last 5 matches (form: L W D D L).

• Loss · Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland
• Win · Sunderland 3-2 Brentford
• Draw · Sunderland 0-0 Leeds United
• Draw · Lech Poznan 1-1 Sunderland
• Loss · Bournemouth AFC 2-0 Sunderland

Brentford’s recent form

Brentford have taken 5 points from their last 5 matches (form: W L D L D).

• Win · Brentford 2-0 Nottingham Forest
• Loss · Sunderland 3-2 Brentford
• Draw · Hull City 1-1 Brentford
• Loss · Brentford 1-2 Liverpool
• Draw · Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford

Head to head

Recent meetings between Sunderland and Brentford:

• Sunderland 3-2 Brentford (Wednesday 28 October 2026)
• Brentford 1-1 Sunderland (Saturday 05 September 2026)
• Brentford 3-0 Sunderland (Wednesday 07 January 2026)
• Sunderland 2-1 Brentford (Saturday 30 August 2025)
• Sunderland 0-2 Brentford (Saturday 17 February 2018)

What's next

• Sunderland are next in action at home to Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday 05 November 2026
• Brentford are next in action away to Brighton Hove Albion on Sunday 08 November 2026

Stadium

The match is played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).

Match facts

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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.