Match story
- 0–0 at half time, 1–1 at the end.
- Brentford rise from 7th to 5th after matchweek 3 (5 pts).
- Sunderland stay 12th after matchweek 3 (4 pts).
Form going into the match
Brentford last five before this match
Sun 30 AugA Leeds1–1D Sat 22 AugH Spurs3–0WSunderland last five before this match
Sun 30 AugH Fulham1–0W Sat 22 AugA Ipswich2–1LMatch facts
- Competition
- Premier League 2026/27, matchweek 3 of 38
- Kick-off
- 15:00 UK time, 5 September 2026
- Venue
- Gtech Community Stadium, London · capacity 17,250
- Referee
- Thomas Bramall
- Half time
- 0–0
- Source
- openfootball · football-data.org
Head to head
Brentford 2 · draws 1 · Sunderland 1 All 4 meetings →
Return leg
Previous and next
Head to head league meetings · Premier League from 1992/93, Football League from 2000/01
2Brentford wins
1Draws
1Sunderland wins
9–5Goals, Brentford–Sunderland · 3.5 a game
2025/26Premier League
2025/26Premier League
2017/18Championship
2017/18Championship
Brentford won Draw Sunderland won
Table results to 2 November 2026
At kick-off before Sat 5 Sept
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 3 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:5 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DDW |
| 6 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DWD |
| 7 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | +3 | 4 | WD |
| 8 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 9 | Leeds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 10 | Brighton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | +3 | 3 | WL |
| 11 | Man Utd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 12 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | LW |
| 13 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 15 | Nott'm Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 16 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 17 | Coventry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 20 | Spurs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
After MW3
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:2 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 3 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 7 | WWD |
| 4 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:7 | +1 | 6 | WWL |
| 5 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | +3 | 5 | WDD |
| 6 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DDW |
| 7 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DWD |
| 8 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:3 | +2 | 5 | WDD |
| 9 | Leeds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | +1 | 5 | WDD |
| 10 | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | +3 | 4 | WLD |
| 11 | Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:6 | +1 | 4 | LWD |
| 12 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 | LWD |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | LLW |
| 14 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 16 | Nott'm Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 18 | Spurs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 19 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 0 | LLL |
| 20 | Coventry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
Now
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | +9 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Man City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | +10 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:7 | +17 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19:15 | +4 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | +2 | 15 | WLWWL |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16:9 | +7 | 14 | WDLDW |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 13 | WDLLW |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 9 | Spurs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 | LDWWW |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
| 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | +1 | 11 | LDLDD |
| 12 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9:8 | +1 | 11 | DLDDL |
| 13 | Newcastle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 11 | WLLWL |
| 14 | Ipswich | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 | LWLDD |
| 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 | DLWWD |
| 16 | Coventry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:16 | -7 | 9 | WWLLW |
| 17 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 7 | DDDLL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 7 | DWLLL |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6:12 | -6 | 6 | LLLDL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
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