Match Report
1 points and 2 places separated them: Brentford 9th with 53, Sunderland 7th with 54. Brentford had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Brentford ran at 1.45 scored and 1.37 conceded, Sunderland at 1.11 and 1.26.
Sunderland had drawn four in a row.
Gtech Community Stadium, capacity 17,250, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brentford led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Brentford: Yegor Yarmolyuk (73'), Igor Thiago (30'), Igor Thiago (65')
Key stats
Possession: Brentford 51% · Sunderland 49% · Total shots: 18-11 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 7-4