Sunderland vs. Brentford: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 21

Draws: 4

The 940th different fixture to be played in the Premier League, Sunderland vs. Brentford has only taken place 21 times in competitive circumstances down the years, and the Black Cats hold the bragging rights over their foes from the capital.

Indeed, Sunderland boast 10 wins compared to seven for the Bees, while another four stalemates have been played out between the two clubs.

The most recent meeting saw Brentford record a 3-0 victory on home soil in January 2026.

Prior to the 2025-26 Premier League season, Sunderland and Brentford's last pair of meetings came in the 2017-18 Championship campaign, where Griffin Park hosted an enthralling 3-3 stalemate in October 2017; Neal Maupay scored the game's final goal.

Four months later, Maupay haunted the Black Cats once again with a goal and assist in a 2-0 victory for Brentford at the Stadium of Light, the fifth straight game in which the Bees managed to avoid defeat against Sunderland.

The two sides' only other meeting this side of the current millennium took place in the fourth round of the 2005-06 FA Cup, where Brentford prevailed 2-1 thanks to two DJ Campbell goals either side of a Julio Arca response.

The capital club also avoided defeat in both meetings with Sunderland during the 1992-93 First Division campaign - holding out in a 1-1 draw at home after winning 3-1 away - meaning that the Black Cats win in August 2025 was their first since 1988.

While Sunderland and Brentford are only just getting acquainted in the Premier League, their first 10 meetings all took place in the old First Division between 1935 and 1947.

The Black Cats prevailed on six of those occasions while only suffering two losses, and their 5-1 victory in the inaugural clash between the two teams 90 years ago remains the biggest margin of success in this showdown.