Le Fée earns redemption and rescues point for Sunderland at Brentford
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Sunderland drew away at Brentford in the Premier League, with Le Fée scoring to earn a point for the visitors.
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Attributed to original sourceTrue redemption, perhaps, would have been to score with a Panenka, but Enzo Le Fée didn’t quite have the chutzpah for that. His duffed dink at Brentford last season was the low point of one of Sunderland’s two worst performances of the season, but he converted from the spot with eight minutes remaining to earn a point in a battle of two physically aggressive and well-drilled teams who must look at the chaos elsewhere and be thinking again of top-half finishes.
It had seemed that it would be a tale of Brentford’s newfound strength in depth and a second-half turnaround as they overcame a rocky first period to have the better of the second after a triple change at half-time – having already lost Nathan Collins. But instead it was a Sunderland substitute who made the key contribution, Wilson Isodor being pulled down by Keane Lewis-Potter at the back post to earn the penalty.
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What happened
Sunderland claimed a point on the road at Brentford in a Premier League fixture, thanks to a goal from Le Fée who atoned after an earlier setback. The result extends Sunderland's unbeaten run and gives them a valuable away point, while Brentford will feel frustrated not to have converted at home.
Chance analysis
Away points are gold in the Premier League, and Le Fée's goal gave Sunderland a hard-earned result on the road at Brentford. For a newly promoted side still establishing itself in the division, digging out a draw at a mid-table opponent underlines growing resilience. Brentford, meanwhile, will look back on missed chances at home as a chance to climb the table slips away.
A point gained for Sunderland away from home; a point dropped for Brentford at home, with minor morale and table-position implications for both sides.