Brentford beat Tottenham 3-0 in their opening home fixture despite Igor Thiago's penalty miss
Sunderland finished one point ahead of Brentford last season, qualifying for the Europa League
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Brentford and Sunderland both enjoyed excellent Premier League campaigns in 2025-26 and both clubs have made solid starts to the new season.
The Bees took four points from their first two games against Tottenham and Leeds while Sunderland bounced back from an opening defeat at Ipswich by beating Fulham 1-0 last weekend.
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Team news
Brentford must assess the fitness of Mathias Jensen and Joshua Dasilva. Long-term absentees Antoni Milambo and Sepp van den Berg will not be available until next month.
Sunderland hope to have midfielder Habib Diarra (thigh) available and left-back Dayann Methalie could make his Premier League debut after serving a one-match ban.
The stats
Kevin Schade had eight shots in his first two Premier League games for Brentford this season.
Six of Brentford's last 10 league matches were level at half-time.
Vitaly Janelt has been booked in nine of his last 14 appearances for Brentford.
Both teams scored in seven of Sunderland's last nine Premier League away games.
The Black Cats scored only 17 goals in 19 road fixtures last season.
Eight of Noah Sadiki's 11 yellow cards for Sunderland in 2025-26 came away from home.
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Prediction
Brentford produced some memorable performances at home last season, beating five of the Premier League's top seven and drawing with champions Arsenal.
One of those victories was January's 3-0 success against Sunderland, who are hoping to avoid the same fate at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday.
The Black Cats will be looking forward to the start of their Europa League campaign but they cannot take their eye off the ball in the league.
An opening 2-1 defeat at promoted Ipswich reminded Sunderland of the division's competitive nature although they responded with a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Fulham.
They face a higher calibre of opponents this weekend, however, as Brentford kicked off the new season with a handsome 3-0 home win over Tottenham.
The Bees also burst out of the traps against Leeds last weekend before being pegged back in a 1-1 draw at Elland Road.
They may have to be patient against a well-drilled Sunderland side whose first two league matches were both level at the break.
The half-time draw and Brentford to win are a couple of smart Bet Builder selections and Igor Thiago is worth backing to score at any time.
The Bees striker hit the post with a penalty against Spurs before coming off the bench to score in the 6-1 EFL Cup rout of Birmingham and firing five shots against Leeds.
Only Erling Haaland scored more Premier League goals than Thiago's 22 last season and the Brazil international struck three times in Brentford's two meetings with Sunderland.
Score Prediction - Brentford 2-0 Sunderland
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