The Match in Numbers

3 – Draws between the two

4 – Jason Steele has made the joint most saves per game this season

5 – Brentford wins over The Black Cats

9 – Sunderland wins over The Bees

10 – Simon Grayson’s side are without a league win since August, four draws and six defeats.

12 – Dean Smith’s side have only failed to score once at home since March, a run of 13 games

19 – Ollie Watkins has seen more shots blocked than any other Championship player

37 – Goals in nine meetings at Griffin Park between the two

215 – The Bees have attempted the most shots in the Championship this campaign

431 – Simon Grayson’s side have made the most clearances in the second tier this campaign

1988 – Sunderland’s last victory over The Bees

The First Meeting

Brentford 1 Sunderland 5, Division One, 16 November 1935

Brentford: Mathieson, Astley, Poyser, Burns, James, Watkins, Hopkins, Robson, Holliday, Scott, Fletcher

Black Cats run riot at Griffin Park despite Dai Hopkins' strike

The Last Meeting

Brentford 2 Sunderland 1, FA Cup Fourth Round, 28 January 2006

Brentford: Nelson, Tillen (Brooker), Sodje, Turner, Frampton, Rankin (Hutchinson), Newman, Mousinho, Tabb, Owusu, Campbell

Martin Allen's Bees dump out Premier League Sunderland thanks to a DJ Campbell brace

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