English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Sunderland WDDDD 0
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Brentford LWWDW 3
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Gtech Community Stadium · 17,016 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Thiago sets Brazilian goal mark in Brentford win over Sunderland

Igor Thiago scored twice to keep Brentford's unlikely European push on track and become the top-scoring Brazilian in a Premier League season in a 3-0 win over Sunderland.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
49.5
Possession
50.5
11
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
314
Accurate Passes
328
389
Passes
392
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
65
21
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
3
7
Tackles
8
0.9
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
8
26
Effective Clearances
22
26
Clearances
22

Head to Head

BRE leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD-L
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 3Rico HenryLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 8Mathias JensenAM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 18Yehor YarmoliukRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 23Keane Lewis-PotterAM-R

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 5Danny BallardCD-R
  4. 32Trai HumeLB
  5. 20Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 28Enzo Le FéeAM
  7. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaLM
  8. 34Granit XhakaRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 24Simon AdingraAM-L
  11. 11Chris RiggAM-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Brentford 1, Sunderland 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a through ball following a fast break.
  2. 43' Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Simon Adingra.
  5. 52' Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Chris Rigg.
  6. 60' Penalty saved. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
  7. 61' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  8. 63' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 65' Goal! Brentford 2, Sunderland 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Schade with a headed pass.
  10. 73' Goal! Brentford 3, Sunderland 0. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Collins following a corner.
  11. 76' Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Mathias Jensen.
  12. 79' Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Neil replaces Lutsharel Geertruida.
  13. 79' Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Dan Ballard.
  14. 82' Substitution, Brentford. Reiss Nelson replaces Igor Thiago because of an injury.
  15. 82' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Michael Kayode.
  16. 83' Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Omar Alderete.

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