Brentford 3–0 Sunderland
2026-01-07 · Matchweek 21
· Referee: Matt Donohue · VAR: Paul Tierney
A quiet game for the whistle — 3 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Matt Donohue refereed it
Donohue showed 3 yellow cards against a career average of 6.3, and awarded 26 fouls against an average of 30.0.
Match statistics
| Brentford | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 13 | 13 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30' | Normal Goal | Brentford | I. Thiago | 1-0 |
| 43' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Igor Thiago | 1-0 |
| 45' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Trai Hume | 1-0 |
| 63' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Vitaly Janelt | 1-0 |
| 65' | Normal Goal | Brentford | I. Thiago | 2-0 |
| 73' | Normal Goal | Brentford | Y. Yarmolyuk | 3-0 |