EFL Cup | Round of 16 | 2026-10-29 04:45 JST
Match summary
The EFL Cup Round of 16 fixture between Sunderland and Brentford was played on October 29. Sunderland narrowly beat Brentford 3-2. Sunderland led 3-1 at half-time. Brentford pulled 1 back in the second half but it was not enough.
Scorers: Sunderland – C. Talbi, M. Fofana and Timur Tuterov; Brentford – C. Wilson and Thiago. Assists: Sunderland – J. Bi; Brentford – M. Jensen and V. Janelt.
Brentford had more possession (67% to 33%) and more shots (16 to 7), but Sunderland were more efficient and took the win. Sunderland scored 3 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: Sunderland 1, Brentford 3.
Team stats
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| Sunderland | Stat | Brentford |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 33% | Possession | 67% |
| 2.41 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.77 |
| 7 | Shots | 16 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 7 | Shots inside the box | 13 |
| 0 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 0 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Fouls | 18 |
| 303 | Passes | 589 |
| 198 | Accurate passes | 491 |
| 4 | Goalkeeper saves | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Gavin Ward
Player stats
Sunderland
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Jules Ahoka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14(61%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.07 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7(4) | |
| GK | M. Ellborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(30%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| MF | J. Whittaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | T. Ogunsuyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | C. Rigg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 1 | 3(25%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.03 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8(6) |
| MF | T. Proctor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3(0) | |
| MF | L. O'Nien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(40%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5(4) | |
| GK | S. Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | T. Meunier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.05 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6(2) | |
| MF | C. Talbi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 13(59%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.55 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 3(0) |
| MF | J. Bi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(67%) | 0 | 0 | 8(80%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8.29 | 89 | 3 | 2 | 15(8) |
| DF | D. Methalie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 3 | 0 | 21(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 12(5) |
| MF | M. Fofana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3(75%) | 3 | 0 | 14(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.59 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 14(9) |
| MF | H. Diarra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 23(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.39 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 3(2) |
| DF | K. Danso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.34 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | |
| DF | A. Browne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 2 | 0 | 25(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.76 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 11(7) |
| DF | O. Alderete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 24(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.55 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 9(6) |
| FW | Timur Tuterov | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | |
| FW | F. Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | ||
| DF | Jenson Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brentford
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | C. Wilson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.45 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | |
| DF | K. Ajer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 19 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Gustavo Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | A. Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 21(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.77 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6(3) |
| MF | M. Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 31(84%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 3(1) |
| GK | C. Kelleher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | K. Lewis-Potter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | D. Ouattara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 1 | 0 | 6(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.41 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4(1) |
| MF | K. Schade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(90%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.75 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6(2) | |
| DF | S. van den Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Thiago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1(33%) | 1 | 0 | 12(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 17(6) |
| DF | Jannik Schuster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 75(88%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.93 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9(5) |
| MF | M. Sangaré | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.72 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 2(0) | |
| DF | M. Kayode | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.46 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 8(3) | |
| MF | V. Janelt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77(91%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.7 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 5(1) | |
| DF | E. Diouf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 0 | 1 | 30(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.46 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 13(6) |
| MF | M. Damsgaard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 2 | 1 | 62(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.56 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 11(7) |
| DF | N. Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.36 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 5(4) | |
| MF | J. Anthony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 4 | 0 | 17(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.12 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 11(6) |
| GK | H. Valdimarsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.05 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Sunderland
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 31 | M. Ellborg |
| Starter | DF | 8 | A. Browne |
| Starter | DF | 4 | K. Danso |
| Starter | DF | 15 | O. Alderete |
| Starter | DF | 6 | D. Methalie |
| Starter | MF | 7 | C. Talbi |
| Starter | MF | 29 | Jules Ahoka |
| Starter | MF | 37 | J. Bi |
| Starter | MF | 19 | H. Diarra |
| Starter | MF | 39 | M. Fofana |
| Starter | FW | 57 | Timur Tuterov |
| Bench | DF | 12 | T. Meunier |
| Bench | MF | 13 | L. O'Nien |
| Bench | MF | 77 | T. Proctor |
| Bench | MF | 11 | C. Rigg |
| Bench | FW | 49 | F. Scott |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 21 | S. Moore |
| Bench | FW | 47 | T. Ogunsuyi |
| Bench | MF | 40 | J. Whittaker |
| Bench | DF | 48 | Jenson Jones |
Brentford
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 12 | H. Valdimarsson |
| Starter | DF | 33 | M. Kayode |
| Starter | DF | 44 | Jannik Schuster |
| Starter | DF | 22 | N. Collins |
| Starter | DF | 25 | E. Diouf |
| Starter | MF | 18 | M. Sangaré |
| Starter | MF | 27 | V. Janelt |
| Starter | MF | 19 | J. Anthony |
| Starter | MF | 24 | M. Damsgaard |
| Starter | MF | 13 | C. Wilson |
| Starter | FW | 9 | Thiago |
| Bench | MF | 8 | M. Jensen |
| Bench | FW | 11 | D. Ouattara |
| Bench | MF | 7 | K. Schade |
| Bench | DF | 2 | A. Hickey |
| Bench | DF | 20 | K. Ajer |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | C. Kelleher |
| Bench | FW | 23 | K. Lewis-Potter |
| Bench | DF | 4 | S. van den Berg |
| Bench | FW | 39 | Gustavo Gomes |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 26' | Sunderland | ⚽ Goal | C. Talbi | 1-0 |
| 1H 29' | Sunderland | ⚽ Goal | Timur Tuterov | 2-0 |
| 1H 39' | Sunderland | ⚽ Goal | M. Fofana | 3-0 |
| 1H 42' | Brentford | ⚽ Goal | C. Wilson | 3-1 |
| 1H 45' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT H. Diarra → IN C. Rigg | |
| 2H 14' | Brentford | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Wilson → IN D. Ouattara | |
| 2H 14' | Brentford | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Kayode → IN A. Hickey | |
| 2H 14' | Brentford | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Sangaré → IN M. Jensen | |
| 2H 15' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Timur Tuterov → IN T. Meunier | |
| 2H 15' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT O. Alderete → IN L. O'Nien | |
| 2H 26' | Brentford | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Anthony → IN K. Schade | |
| 2H 26' | Brentford | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Collins → IN K. Ajer | |
| 2H 29' | Brentford | 🟨 Yellow card | K. Schade | |
| 2H 35' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Talbi → IN T. Proctor | |
| 2H 38' | Brentford | 🟨 Yellow card | V. Janelt | |
| 2H 40' | Brentford | 🟨 Yellow card | Jannik Schuster | |
| 2H 44' | Sunderland | 🟨 Yellow card | C. Rigg | |
| 2H 45+4' | Brentford | ⚽ Goal | Thiago | 3-2 |
| 2H 45+4' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Bi → IN F. Scott |
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