Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2 in the League Cup after racing into a three-goal lead at the Stadium of Light. Jocelin Ta Bi helped create all three home goals. Callum Wilson and Igor Thiago brought Brentford back into contention, but the visitors could not complete the comeback and Sunderland secured a quarter-final place.
Sunderland advanced to the League Cup quarter-finals by beating Brentford 3-2 at the Stadium of Light. Jocelin Ta Bi helped create all three home goals. Chemsdine Talbi put Sunderland ahead in the twenty-sixth minute, finishing on the goal line after Ta Bi’s shot. Timur Tutierov added the second three minutes later from Ta Bi’s cutback.[1], [2]
Malick Fofana headed in Ta Bi’s cross in the thirty-ninth minute to make it 3-0. Brentford had earlier hit the crossbar through Jannik Schuster and the post through Michael Kayode. Callum Wilson reduced the deficit in the forty-second minute, firing in off the underside of the bar after Vitaly Janelt’s scuffed attempt. Melker Ellborg denied Wilson another close-range finish before the break.[1]
Brentford continued to create chances after the interval. Luke O’Nien cleared a Thiago header off the line. Thiago finally scored from Mathias Jensen’s cross in stoppage time, bringing the visitors within a goal. Sunderland held on through the closing moments. Brentford’s late pressure ended without an equaliser, leaving the home side with the place in the last eight.[1]
