English Premier League

Sunderland vs Brentford, 2025-26 English Premier League

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  • 82': Enzo Le Fée (P)
  • 90'+6': Wilson Isidor
FT
2 - 1
  • 77': Igor Thiago

Late Isidor strike hands Sunderland dramatic win over Brentford

Wilson Isidor scored a last-gasp header as Sunderland came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 at the Stadium of Light.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
  • 7': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  • 7': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Igor Thiago.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 11': Handball by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 20': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  • 20': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Offside, Brentford. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
  • 21': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Dango Ouattara (Brentford) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 23': VAR Decision: No Goal Sunderland 0-0 Brentford.
  • 25': Delay in match (Sunderland).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
  • 27': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
  • 35': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  • 35': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Enzo Le Fée.
  • 39': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
  • 39': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Reinildo Mandava.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Brentford).
  • 42': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Omar Alderete (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Handball by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Brentford 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Habib Diarra (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 49': Offside, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
  • 52': Handball by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  • 54': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
  • 54': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
  • 55': Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Reinildo Mandava.
  • 57': Penalty Brentford. Nathan Collins draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 57': Penalty conceded by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 57': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Habib Diarra (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Penalty saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
  • 60': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
  • 60': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  • 61': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Sunderland. Simon Adingra replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
  • 65': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Eliezer Mayenda.
  • 66': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Habib Diarra (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 72': Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Goal! Sunderland 0, Brentford 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Frank Onyeka.
  • 78': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
  • 79': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 80': Penalty Sunderland. Habib Diarra draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 80': Penalty conceded by Rico Henry (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 80': Rico Henry (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Goal! Sunderland 1, Brentford 1. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 83': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Foul by Simon Adingra (Sunderland).
  • 83': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Habib Diarra (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Igor Thiago with a cross.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Substitution, Sunderland. Marc Guiu replaces Habib Diarra.
  • 89': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
  • 89': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Kevin Schade.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Sunderland).
  • 90'+4': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Sunderland 2, Brentford 1. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  • 90'+8': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
  • 90'+9': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Brentford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Brentford 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 3
45.9 Possession 54.1
7 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
283 Accurate Passes 340
354 Passes 419
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 18
0.4 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 51
17 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 14
9 Tackles 28
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 7
34 Effective Clearances 34
34 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 46,267

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 4 +5 12
2 Arsenal 4 +8 9
3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 +7 9
4 AFC Bournemouth 4 +1 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Robin Roefs (GK)
15 Omar Alderete
20 Nordi Mukiele
17 Reinildo Mandava Yellow Card
32 Trai Hume
34 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
27 Noah Sadiki
19 Habib Diarra Yellow Card
12 Eliezer Mayenda
28 Enzo Le Fée
7 Chemsdine Talbi

BRE Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
4 Sepp van den Berg
22 Nathan Collins
23 Keane Lewis-Potter
33 Michael Kayode
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
18 Yehor Yarmoliuk
6 Jordan Henderson
9 Igor Thiago Yellow Card
7 Kevin Schade
19 Dango Ouattara

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