Sunderland 2–1 Brentford
2025-08-30 · Matchweek 3
· Referee: Anthony Taylor · VAR: Darren England
A penalty to Sunderland in the 82nd minute. 5 bookings, evenly split.
How Anthony Taylor refereed it
Taylor showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.5, and awarded 23 fouls against an average of 21.1.
Match statistics
| Sunderland | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 11 | 12 |
| Penalties | 1 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23' | Goal cancelled | Brentford | Dango Ouattara | 0-0 |
| 57' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Reinildo Mandava | 0-0 |
| 58' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Habib Diarra | 0-0 |
| 61' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Igor Thiago | 0-0 |
| 77' | Normal Goal | Brentford | I. Thiago | 0-1 |
| 80' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Rico Henry | 0-1 |
| 82' | Penalty | Sunderland | E. Le Fee | 1-1 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Sunderland | W. Isidor | 2-1 |
| 90+4' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Granit Xhaka | 2-1 |