Brentford vs Sunderland, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Brentford

8': Li Ke
47': Florian Jozefzoon
78': Neal Maupay

FT
3 - 3

Sunderland

13': Lewis Grabban
40': Daniel Bentley (OG)
45'+3': Lewis Grabban (P)

Brentford hit back as Sunderland squander two-goal lead

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Offside, Sunderland. Aiden McGeady tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
5': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
5': Offside, Sunderland. Lamine Koné tries a through ball, but George Honeyman is caught offside.
7': Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
7': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
7': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Duncan Watmore following a set piece situation.
8': Attempt saved. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers with a through ball.
8': Goal! Brentford 1, Sunderland 0. Li Ke (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
9': Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
10': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Sunderland).
12': Hand ball by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
13': Goal! Brentford 1, Sunderland 1. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a through ball.
14': Attempt blocked. Li Ke (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
15': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
16': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
16': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Bjelland.
18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Woods.
20': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Josh Clarke.
22': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Li Ke.
23': Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
24': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
26': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Sunderland).
26': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Josh Clarke.
30': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
30': Li Ke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
33': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Sunderland).
33': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
35': Attempt missed. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
36': Attempt saved. Josh Clarke (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Li Ke.
36': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
36': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
37': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andreas Bjelland.
37': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
37': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Josh Clarke.
39': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
40': Own Goal by Daniel Bentley, Brentford. Brentford 1, Sunderland 2.
44': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Billy Jones.
45': Attempt saved. John Egan (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon with a cross.
45'+2': Penalty Sunderland. Duncan Watmore draws a foul in the penalty area.
45'+2': Penalty conceded by Ryan Woods (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+3': Goal! Brentford 1, Sunderland 3. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Sunderland 3.
45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Sunderland 3.
46': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
46': Li Ke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
46': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Goal! Brentford 2, Sunderland 3. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
49': Attempt missed. George Honeyman (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
51': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by John Egan.
52': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
52': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
52': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Josh Clarke (Brentford).
54': Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
56': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo.
57': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
57': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Sunderland).
57': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Billy Jones.
59': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
60': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
60': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
61': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
65': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
66': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Li Ke.
66': Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a cross.
66': Offside, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
67': Substitution, Sunderland. Callum McManaman replaces Duncan Watmore.
67': Substitution, Brentford. Josh McEachran replaces Romaine Sawyers.
68': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
71': Offside, Brentford. Josh McEachran tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
72': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Attempt blocked. Josh McEachran (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
74': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Lasse Vibe.
74': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Ollie Watkins.
76': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Josh Clarke (Brentford).
77': Attempt blocked. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Egan.
78': Goal! Brentford 3, Sunderland 3. Neal Maupay (Brentford) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
80': Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
80': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
81': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
82': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jason Steele.
84': Attempt saved. Josh McEachran (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
84': Substitution, Sunderland. James Vaughan replaces Lewis Grabban.
85': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a cross.
86': Foul by John Egan (Brentford).
86': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Billy Jones.
89': Hand ball by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
89': Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Aiden McGeady.
90'+1': Lamine Koné (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
90'+4': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
90'+4': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Sunderland 3.
90'+7': Match ends, Brentford 3, Sunderland 3.

Statistics

SUN		BRE
14	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	6
6	Saves	1
39.3	Possession	60.7
11	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
160	Accurate Passes	332
263	Passes	405
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
19	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.2
69	Long Balls	68
20	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	7
12	Effective Tackles	10
20	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	7
43	Effective Clearances	45
43	Clearances	45

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 10,726

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	25	+29	52
2	Ipswich Town	25	+18	44
3	Middlesbrough	25	+7	43
4	Watford	25	+8	41

Full Table

Line-Ups

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bentley (GK)
5	Andreas Bjelland
14	John Egan
20	Josh Clarke
22	Henrik Dalsgaard
19	Romaine Sawyers
15	Ryan Woods
8	Li Ke
21	Lasse Vibe
11	Ollie Watkins
7	Florian Jozefzoon

Brentford Substitutes:

Luke Daniels, Chris Mepham, Yoann Barbet, Neal Maupay, Sergi Canós, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Josh McEachran.

Sunderland (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Jason Steele (GK)
16	John O'Shea
23	Lamine Koné
3	Bryan Oviedo
2	Billy Jones
6	Lee Cattermole
17	Didier N'Dong
19	Aiden McGeady
14	Duncan Watmore
11	Lewis Grabban
26	George Honeyman

Sunderland Substitutes:

Darron Gibson, Jack Rodwell, Callum McManaman, James Vaughan, Lynden Gooch, Adam Matthews, Robbin Ruiter.

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