Sunderland 2, Brentford 1 · Final · EPL

Sat, Aug 30 · Stadium of Light

Team	1	2	T
SUN	0	2	2
BRE	0	1	1

Late Isidor strike hands Sunderland dramatic win over Brentford · ESPN recap

Key moments

57'SUNReinildo Mandava yellow card
58'SUNHabib Diarra yellow card
61'BREIgor Thiago yellow card
77'BREIgor Thiago goal - header; assist: Frank Onyeka
80'BRERico Henry yellow card
82'SUNEnzo Le Fée penalty - scored
90'+4'SUNGranit Xhaka yellow card
90'+6'SUNWilson Isidor goal - header; assist: Granit Xhaka

Game leaders

Category	SUN	BRE
Total Shots	3Habib Diarra0 shots on goal, 0 goals	3Kevin Schade1 shot on goal, 0 goals
Accurate Passes	49Nordi Mukiele55 passes	45Sepp van den Berg48 passes
Saves	3Robin Roefs1 GA	1Caoimhín Kelleher2 GA

Earlier meetings

Game information

Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
Attendance: 46,267
TV: USA Net, Universo
Officials: Anthony Taylor

Starting XI · 4-3-3

Player	G	A	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	SV
Robin RoefsG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Trai HumeRB	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Reinildo MandavaLB	0	0	1	0	1	4	1
Granit XhakaCM	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
Nordi MukieleCD-R	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Omar AldereteCD-L	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Habib DiarraRM	0	0	3	0	0	1	1
Noah SadikiLM	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Eliezer MayendaF	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Chemsdine TalbiRF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Enzo Le FéeLF	1	0	1	1	3	1	0

Substitutes used

Player	G	SH	SOT	FC
Marc GuiuSUB	0	0	0	0
Simon AdingraSUB	0	0	0	1
Wilson IsidorSUB	1	3	2	0

First Half

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
6'SUNDango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6'SUNFoul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
7'BREFoul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
7'BREReinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'BRECorner, Sunderland. Conceded by Igor Thiago.
9'SUNAttempt missed. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
9'SUNAttempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
11'BREHandball by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
12'SUNAttempt blocked. Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17'BREAttempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
20'BREFoul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
20'BREReinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'BREOffside, Brentford. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
21'BREGOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Dango Ouattara (Brentford) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
23'BREVAR Decision: No Goal Sunderland 0-0 Brentford.
25'Delay in match (Sunderland).
26'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27'SUNFoul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
27'SUNMikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30'SUNDango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30'SUNFoul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
35'BREFoul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
35'BRENordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Enzo Le Fée.
39'BREFoul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
39'BREReinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41'SUNCorner, Brentford. Conceded by Reinildo Mandava.
42'BREAttempt 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'BREFoul by Jordan Henderson (Brentford).
42'BREReinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44'SUNAttempt blocked. Omar Alderete (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'SUNHandball by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
45'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1'BREAttempt 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.

Second Half

45'Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Brentford 0.
46'SUNAttempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
46'SUNAttempt missed. Habib Diarra (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
49'BREOffside, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
52'BREHandball by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
54'SUNFoul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
54'SUNMichael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'SUNFoul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
55'SUNSepp van den Berg (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56'Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Reinildo Mandava.
57'SUNPenalty Brentford. Nathan Collins draws a foul in the penalty area.
57'SUNPenalty conceded by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
57'SUNReinildo Mandava (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58'SUNHabib Diarra (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
59'BREPenalty saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
60'SUNFoul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
60'SUNNathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'BREFoul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
61'BRENordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'BREIgor 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'SUNSubstitution, Sunderland. Simon Adingra replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
65'SUNSubstitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Eliezer Mayenda.
66'BRECorner, Sunderland. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
68'SUNAttempt 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'BRESubstitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Jordan Henderson.
72'BRESubstitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
73'SUNAttempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
75'SUNAttempt 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'BREGoal! Sunderland 0, Brentford 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Frank Onyeka.
78'BREEnzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78'BREFoul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
79'BRECorner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
80'BREPenalty Sunderland. Habib Diarra draws a foul in the penalty area.
80'BREPenalty conceded by Rico Henry (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
80'BRERico Henry (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82'SUNGoal! Sunderland 1, Brentford 1. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
83'SUNCorner, Brentford. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
83'BREAttempt blocked. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83'SUNFoul by Simon Adingra (Sunderland).
83'SUNFrank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'SUNAttempt missed. Habib Diarra (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
86'BREAttempt 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'SUNSubstitution, Sunderland. Marc Guiu replaces Habib Diarra.
89'BREFoul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
89'BREGranit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'BRESubstitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Kevin Schade.
90'Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+4'SUNFoul by Granit Xhaka (Sunderland).
90'+4'SUNRico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'SUNGranit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5'BREOffside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
90'+6'SUNGoal! 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'BREFoul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
90'+8'BREGranit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9'SUNFoul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
90'+9'SUNMikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+10'Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Brentford 1.
Match ends, Sunderland 2, Brentford 1.

Team stats

SUN	Stat	BRE
11	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	1
54.1	Possession	45.9
12	Shots	7
3	On Goal	4
30%	On Target %	60%
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
340	Accurate Passes	283
419	Passes	354
80%	Pass Completion %	80%
3	Accurate Crosses	6
18	Crosses	16
20%	Cross %	40%
51	Long Balls	46
23	Accurate Long Balls	17
50%	Long Balls %	40%
3	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	7
28	Tackles	9
50%	Tackle %	80%
7	Interceptions	4
34	Effective Clearances	34
34	Clearances	34

Control and accuracy

Worked out from the box score

SUN	Stat	BRE
54.1%	Possession	45.9%
25% (3/12)	Shot accuracy	57% (4/7)
81% (340/419)	Pass accuracy	80% (283/354)
45% (23/51)	Long-ball accuracy	37% (17/46)
50% (14/28)	Tackles won	78% (7/9)

Sunderland vs Brentford

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-3-3

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

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Sunderland vs Brentford

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-3-3

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat