Sunderland beat Brentford 3–2 in the English League Cup after building a three-goal lead in a 13-minute first-half spell. Chemsdine Talbi scored after 26 minutes, Tymur Tutierov after 29 and Malick Fofana in the 39th.
Brentford began reducing the deficit through Callum Wilson in the 42nd minute. Igor Thiago added their second four minutes into second-half stoppage time, bringing the gap down to one goal, but the record contains no third reply to complete the comeback.
ESPN lists 16 Brentford attempts and seven on target, against seven Sunderland attempts and four on target. Those figures give the close finish an attacking context, while the goal timeline shows that Sunderland’s decisive cushion was established before the interval. The winner was consequently not the team with the greater overall shot total, and the final score should not be used to imply otherwise.
Sunderland 3–2 Brentford
Match date: 2026-10-28 21:45 Asia/Jerusalem. Result and scoring timeline according to ESPN’s match record.
- Chemsdine Talbi — 26' — Sunderland
- Tymur Tutierov — 29' — Sunderland
- Malick Fofana — 39' — Sunderland
- Callum Wilson — 42' — Brentford
- Igor Thiago — 90'+4' — Brentford
Archival cover photograph: Chemsdine Talbi with Morocco against France in July 2026; not an image of the current event. Photographer/creator: Bryan Berlin. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 4.0. The Wikimedia-supplied thumbnail is used without further modification. Image date as recorded by the source: 2026-07-09 15:28:42.
