Sunderland vs Brentford prediction, odds and how to watch

Liverpool left the Gtech Community Stadium with three points despite being outshot and outplayed for long stretches, as Brentford's Yegor Yarmolyuk was sent off for violent conduct in first-half stoppage time and Vitaly Janelt followed him down the tunnel late on.

Sunderland won 2-1 away at Torreense in the UEFA Europa League, but Connor Maguire has questions about a side that had 22 shots and still needed a 90th-minute goal to seal it.

Brighton came to the Stadium of Light and did what good sides do. They waited, they competed, and they punished Sunderland when it mattered.

Sunderland host Chelsea on Sunday having conceded ten goals in their last five Premier League matches. The visitors arrive unpredictable, leaky, and dangerous in equal measure.

Brighton arrive at this one in serious form and Brentford simply refuse to lose. Something has to give on Sunday.

Sunderland host Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night, looking to back up their opening win and prove they belong at this level. The question is whether they have the desire to see it through.

Florian Wirtz set a five-year Premier League record for chances created in Liverpool's comeback win over nine-man Brentford, but pundit Danny Murphy says his number 10 role is making Iraola's side too easy to play against, reigniting a tactical debate that has already drawn comment from Steven Gerrard.

Brentford boss Andoni Iraola says Liverpool's punishing schedule is putting players in a 'delicate situation' after Dominik Szoboszlai was forced off injured in a 2-1 defeat for his side. The warning adds fuel to the Premier League's ongoing fixture-congestion debate.