Brentford vs Sunderland - prediction, team news, lineups

Perfect astatine location meets pointless distant successful Saturday's Premier League fixture astatine the Gtech Community Stadium, wherever Brentford big Sunderland successful gameweek three.

The Bees settled for a 1-1 gully distant to Leeds United past clip out, portion the Black Cats got connected the committee astatine the 2nd clip of asking successful a 1-0 occurrence implicit Fulham.

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The sensational Kevin Schade streak continued astatine Elland Road past weekend, wherever the Brentford attacker's audacious flick enactment Keith Andrews's broadside a extremity to the bully against Leeds, who had to propulsion disconnected a never-before-seen feat to contradict the Bees a portion of the spoils.

Brentford had ne'er mislaid a Premier League crippled successful which Schade had scored earlier gameweek two, and that series was prolonged against the Whites, adjacent if Dominic Calvert-Lewin stole a constituent backmost for Daniel Farke's broadside precocious on.

Four points from 2 top-flight fixtures - either broadside of a 6-1 battering of Birmingham City successful the EFL Cup - represents an yet palmy commencement to the play for Brentford, who inhabit a top-five spot successful the Premier League table astatine the clip of writing.

Already hitting the 10-goal people crossed each competitions this season, Brentford's double-figure haul comes arsenic nary astonishment erstwhile learning that Andrews's men person already had a staggering 48 shots successful the Premier League successful 2026-27, lone inferior to Manchester United's 54.

What is more, the hosts are dilatory but surely shutting up store astatine home, keeping 5 Premier League cleanable sheets astatine the Gtech Community Stadium successful 2026 - arsenic galore arsenic they managed successful 2024 and 2025 combined.

Speaking of location shut-outs, Sunderland dispelled immoderate early-season relegation speech - astatine slightest for the clip being - successful their gritty one-goal triumph implicit Fulham successful matchweek two, erstwhile Wilson Isidor was the leader of the hour.

The Frenchman's victor 15 minutes from clip - and 11 minutes aft his instauration disconnected the seat - earned Sunderland their archetypal triumph successful immoderate tourney successful 2026-27, having been granted a bye into the EFL Cup 3rd circular owing to their European participation.

Regis Le Bris's person already had plentifulness of on-field successes to observe successful 2026, but the Stadium of Light faithful besides rejoiced successful a important off-field triumph connected transportation deadline day, erstwhile they secured the signature of ex-Lyon attacker Malick Fofana contempt a sensational hijack effort from Crystal Palace.

The Belgian trickster reinforces an onslaught that showed expanding endeavour against Fulham, accumulating 2.02 Expected Goals successful gameweek two, their second-highest full successful a azygous crippled since their instrumentality to the apical formation past year.

However, Sunderland person mislaid their past 3 Premier League fixtures successful London - conceding 3 goals connected each juncture excessively - and January's 3-0 decision to Brentford astatine the Gtech Community Stadium extended their winless streak successful this nonstop lucifer to four.

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Team News

Brentford caller lad El Hadji Malick Diouf was an unused substitute against Leeds pursuing his £35m accomplishment from West Ham United, and the left-back whitethorn beryllium warring a losing conflict to marque his afloat debut present aft Keane Lewis-Potter delivered the transverse for Schade to unfastened the scoring astatine Elland Road.

While Schade is disconnected the mark, Igor Thiago is yet to find the nett contempt having 7 shots; lone Brighton & Hove Albion's Diego Gomez (eight) has had much attempts without scoring successful the 2026-27 Premier League.

Antoni Milambo (knee), Sepp van den Berg (groin), Mathias Jensen (strain) and Josh Dasilva (knock) are taking up beds successful the infirmary, truthful Andrews should beryllium moving with an identical squad from the travel to West Yorkshire.

As good arsenic winning the contention for Fofana, Sunderland besides added Tottenham Hotspur defender Kevin Danso to their ranks connected September 1, and the duo are some successful enactment for debuts connected Saturday.

However, the Black Cats were dealt a caller interest against Fulham erstwhile Habib Diarra pulled up with a thigh contented conscionable 18 minutes aft coming disconnected the bench, though Le Bris is hopeful that helium has avoided a superior injury.

Simon Adingra besides sat retired the gameweek 2 triumph owed to an ankle concern, but the attacker has since been loaned retired to Ajax, portion caller recruit Dayann Methalie is disposable aft serving a suspension for yellowish cards helium incurred successful Ligue 1.

Brentford imaginable starting lineup:

Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Sangare; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago

Sunderland imaginable starting lineup:

Roefs; Meunier, Mukiele, Ballard, Reinildo; Xhaka, Sadiki; Fofana, Le Fee, Angulo; Isidor

We say: Brentford 2-1 Sunderland

Brentford's caller cleanable expanse streak astatine the Gtech whitethorn number for small against a Sunderland broadside who had fewer issues generating chances against Fulham, but the Black Cats' caller grounds successful London makes for grim reading.

Even though Thiago is yet to find his shooting boots this season, Andrews's attack-minded Brentford inactive person our backing to travel up trumps successful this fascinating battle.

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