Sunderland meet Brentford in their next Carabao Cup match on Wednesday at their home ground, the Stadium of Light, as Regis Le Bris’ men look to end their three-match winless run.
Sunderland vs Brentford – Match preview and team news
- Date: Wednesday, 28th October.
- Kick-off: 7:45pm BST.
- Venue: Stadium of Light.
Sunderland team news
Sunderland heavily rotates their squad for tonight’s EFL Cup clash at the Stadium of Light. In a major defensive boost for manager Régis Le Bris, Kevin Danso is fully available after serving a domestic suspension.
Meanwhile, Nordi Mukiele is expected to feature despite coming off early against Leeds on Sunday, as his substitution was entirely tactical and not injury-related.
However, Brian Brobbey is highly likely to be rested to ensure he remains fresh for the upcoming league encounter with Coventry. The Black Cats are definitely without Daniel Ballard due to a hamstring injury and Romaine Mundle, who is sidelined with a knee problem.
Additionally, veteran full-back Thomas Meunier and forward Wilson Isidor remain major doubts.
Consequently, peripheral figures like Melker Ellborg, Dayann Methalie, Chris Rigg, and Malick Fofana are pushing to start, with youngsters Timur Tutierov or Juan Riquelme Angulo potentially leading the front line.
Brentford team news
Brentford travels to the Stadium of Light with a heavily altered lineup under head coach Keith Andrews.
The Bees welcome back Vitaly Janelt, who returns to the squad after serving a one-match suspension over the weekend. However, they suffer a significant blow as left-back Rico Henry is officially ruled out until after the November international break due to a hip and quad injury sustained in training.
Yehor Yarmoliuk remains out through suspension, while Antoni Milambo, Joshua Dasilva, and Kaye Furo all remain sidelined despite making progress in their respective recoveries.
Defender Jannik Schuster faces a late fitness test to determine his availability. To balance the squad, veteran striker Callum Wilson is strongly tipped to lead the attack to afford Igor Thiago a rest.
Other regular squad players, including Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Gustavo Nunes, and Jaidon Anthony, are also expected to feature in the starting XI.
Form
Sunderland
Sunderland are enduring a difficult period, currently sitting rock bottom of the Premier League with just five points from eight games. They snapped a bruising four-match domestic losing streak on Sunday with a gritty 0-0 home draw against Leeds United. However, their form remains highly erratic as they struggle to balance intense domestic pressures with a demanding European campaign in the UEFA Europa League.
Brentford
Brentford enter the tie in much more stable form, sitting comfortably in sixth place in the top flight. Though they are winless in their last three outings—most recently drawing 1-1 against Hull City following a narrow 2-1 defeat to Liverpool—they have lost only once in their last ten matches. Furthermore, the Bees have been highly prolific in this competition, netting eight goals across their two away cup fixtures.
Predicted lineups
Sunderland: Ellborg; Mukiele, O’Nien, Alderete, Methalie; Ahoka, Rigg; Fofana, Diarra, Angulo; Tutyerov
Brentford: Valdimarsson; Hickey, Schuster, Collins, Diouf; Sangare, Janelt; Anthony, Carvalho, Damsgaard; Wilson
How to watch Sunderland vs Brentford?
You can watch the Sunderland vs Brentford Carabao Cup fourth-round match live on Sky Sports+ in the UK.
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