Brentford v Sunderland
Saturday, 5 September 2026, 14:00 · Gameweek 3 · 2026/27
How it went
- 56′Vitaly Janelt0.36 xG chance
- 81′Enzo Le Fée0.76 xG chance
The shots
Brentford 12 shots
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Brentford, Brentford v Sunderland, 12 shots in the final 35m, 1 scored.
Sunderland 14 shots
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Sunderland, Brentford v Sunderland, 14 shots in the final 35m, 1 scored.
The chances that got away
- 0.37Noah Sadiki, 61' for Sunderland, set up by Brian Brobbey
- 0.36Thiago, 50' for Brentford, set up by Keane Lewis-Potter
- 0.36Keane Lewis-Potter, 4' for Brentford, set up by Mikkel Damsgaard
Where they stood
Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.
The match, in figures
| Brentford | Measure | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 1.59 | Expected goals | 2.15 |
| 1.59 | Non-penalty xG | 1.39 |
| 0.96 | Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three | 1.80 |
| 0 | Half time | 0 |
| 12 | Shots | 14 |
| 2 | On target | 5 |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 8.2 | Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press | 7.6 |
| 5 | Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal | 13 |
| 19 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3Y | Cards | 2Y |
Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 1.68 Brentford, 3.86 the draw, 4.89 Sunderland, which is a 60, 26 and 20 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: T Bramall.