The Match in Numbers
1 – Sunderland haven’t scored more than once on home soil since November
2 – Both of The Black Cats home wins this season have come by a single goal
4 – Draws between the two sides
5 – Brentford wins over Sunderland
9 – Black Cats wins over The Bees
18 – Only Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County have taken the lead in more games than The Bees this term
21 – By contrast, Chris Coleman’s side have fallen behind in a league-high 21 games this campaign
71 – The 18 meetings between the two sides averages just under four goals a game
90 – Sunderland have been ahead in front of their own fans for fewer minutes than any other second tier side
148 – Only Ipswich have faced more shots on target than Sunderland this campaign
1988 – Our last defeat to The Black Cats, two wins, two draws since
The First Meeting
Brentford 1 Sunderland 5, Division One, 16 November 1935
Brentford: Mathieson, Astley, Poyser, Burns, James, Watson, Hopkins, Robson, Holliday, Scott, Fletcher
Black Cats run riot to rack up impressive win over Bees at Griffin Park
The Last Meeting
Brentford 3 Sunderland 3, Sky Bet Championship, 21 October 2017
Brentford: Bentley, Dalsgaard, Egan, Bjelland, Clarke, Yennaris, Woods, Sawyers (McEachran), Jozefzoon, Watkins (Canos), Vibe (Maupay)
Florian Jozefzoon scores one and sets two up as Bees and Black Cats share six goals at Griffin Park
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