Sunderland vs Brentford, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLate 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
 BRE |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 46,267
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Robin Roefs (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 20 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 17 | Reinildo Mandava  |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 27 | Noah Sadiki |
| 19 | Habib Diarra |
| 12 | Eliezer Mayenda |
| 28 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 7 | Chemsdine Talbi |
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 |
| 7 | Kevin Schade |
| 19 | Dango Ouattara |
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