Brentford 3-3 Sunderland
Championship · · Regular Season - 13
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Brentford 3-3 Sunderland.
Brentford 3-3 Sunderland
Managers: D. Smith (Brentford) · S. Grayson (Sunderland)
Match facts
- Venue: Griffin Park, Brentford, Middlesex — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Brentford plays the majority of its home matches.
- Referee: England Darren, England
- Round: Regular Season - 13
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 8' Li Ke for Brentford (assist F. Jozefzoon)
- 13' L. Grabban for Sunderland (assist B. Oviedo)
- 40' D. Bentley for Sunderland — Own Goal
- 45+3' L. Grabban for Sunderland — Penalty
- 47' F. Jozefzoon for Brentford
- 78' N. Maupay for Brentford (assist F. Jozefzoon)
Bookings
- 37' B. Oviedo — Yellow Card
- 52' Lee Cattermole — Yellow Card
- 61' H. Dalsgaard — Yellow Card
- 72' D. Ndong — Yellow Card
- 90' N. Maupay — Yellow Card
- 90' L. Koné — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Brentford — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1 · D. Bentley (G)
- 5 · Andreas Bjelland (D)
- 7 · F. Jozefzoon (M)
- 8 · Li Ke (M)
- 11 · O. Watkins (M)
- 14 · J. Egan (D)
- 15 · R. Woods (M)
- 19 · R. Sawyers (M)
- 20 · Joshua Joseph Jason Ishmel Clarke (D)
- 21 · Lasse Vibe (F)
- 22 · H. Dalsgaard (D)
Substitutes
- 9 · N. Maupay (F)
- 10 · J. McEachran (M)
- 12 · Kamohelo Mokotjo (M)
- 28 · L. Daniels (G)
- 29 · Y. Barbet (D)
- 33 · C. Mepham (D)
- 47 · S. Canos (M)
Sunderland — 4-4-1-1
Starting XI
- 1 · J. Steele (G)
- 2 · Billy Jones (D)
- 3 · B. Oviedo (D)
- 6 · Lee Cattermole (M)
- 11 · L. Grabban (F)
- 14 · D. Watmore (F)
- 16 · John O'Shea (D)
- 17 · D. Ndong (M)
- 19 · A. McGeady (M)
- 23 · L. Koné (D)
- 26 · G. Honeyman (M)
Substitutes
- 8 · J. Rodwell (M)
- 9 · James Vaughan (F)
- 13 · Callum Henry McManaman (M)
- 21 · A. Matthews (D)
- 24 · Darron Gibson (M)
- 25 · R. Ruiter (G)
- 27 · L. Gooch (M)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Brentford: WDDWL · 8 pts from 5 · 8-6
- Sunderland: DDLLL · 2 pts from 5 · 6-13
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Brentford and Sunderland.
- Brentford 1-1 Sunderland · Sep 5, 2026
- Brentford 3-0 Sunderland · Jan 7, 2026
- Sunderland 2-1 Brentford · Aug 30, 2025
- Sunderland 0-2 Brentford · Feb 17, 2018
Other matches in Regular Season - 13
Championship, Regular Season - 13.
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- Wolves 3-2 Preston — 21 Oct 2017