Sunderland knock out Brentford with three first-half goals

Sunderland advanced to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals by beating Brentford 3-2 at the Stadium of Light in the last-16 round. The home side scored three goals in just 13 minutes of the first half, while Brentford had the upper hand during the first half overall.

The visitors hit the woodwork and had a shot cleared off the line, but with the score still 0-0, the game's fate was decided by 21-year-old Jocelin Ta Bi, who plays on Sunderland's right wing. Ta Bi joined the club in January and had played only four matches for them before that date, but he stood out with three assists. Chemsdine Talbi prodded his low shot into the net on the line.

Timur Tutierov scored the second goal shortly afterwards, and Malick Fofana headed in the third from Ta Bi's cross. Close to half-time, Callum Wilson gave Brentford hope with a close-range goal, but he was whistled by fans because of his Newcastle past. Igor Thiago scored in the 94th minute from Mathias Jensen's shot, but the home side's control was no longer enough to change the result.

In the other results from the same night, Manchester City beat Brighton on penalties to reach the fifth round. Liverpool also prevailed on penalties against Chelsea, while Bournemouth beat Aston Villa by three goals to reach the quarter-finals.