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General view inside Wembley Stadium with the Carabao Cup trophy ahead of the EFL Cup match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, London, UK on 22 March 2026.

ANALYSIS: Sunderland 3 Brentford 2 - 5 things we learned

Sunderland booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Brentford at the Stadium of Light - a night with many positives for Regis Le Bris to consider ahead of the weekend's game at Coventry City. Here are five things we learned from a highly positive night on Wearside.

31.10.26, 08:46 3 Minute Read

Keith Chapman

Keith Chapman

1. Jocelin Ta Bi is a real option on the right

What a performance from the young winger!

Ta Bi was at the heart of everything Sunderland did going forward, providing assists for all three goals.

His pace, direct running and creativity caused Brentford problems all evening and gave supporters plenty of reason to be excited about what is to come.

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Keith Chapman

Keith Chapman

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contributed to Sunderland's matchday programme from 2001-2016. Season ticket holder and supporter for over 40 years, Keith was one of the fans in one of the fleet of taxis home from Bristol Airport organised by Niall Quinn when he was Chairman of SAFC! Has also worked as a Programme Editor for Non-League, EFL and Premier League clubs since 2014.

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