Two Premier League sides lock horns in the fourth round of the EFL Cup as Sunderland take on Brentford.
Sunderland are having a difficult season for far having experienced a notable drop-off compared to last season. The Black Cats are bottom of the league on five points, having won just one game so far this season.
Regis Le Bris' side are coming off the back of a 0-0 draw at home to Leeds in a dour encounter, where the Yorkshire side could easily have taken all three points with some late chances.
In this competition, Sunderland scraped past Hull City with a 1-0 win in the last round thanks to a goal from Chemsdine Talbi.
With the club competing in the Europa League, this competition will likely be lower down the priority list this season, so expect a number of changes by Le Bris.
Brentford, meanwhile, are enjoying a good campaign as they sit 6th in the league with just one defeat from eight games.
The Bees are in decent form having won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five games, having played the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Aston Villa in that run.
In the previous round of this competition they locked horns with Reading and ran out 2-1 winners, following on from a thumping 6-1 win over Birmingham City in the round prior.
Striker Callum Wilson has scored in each of the last two rounds for Brentford and is a good bet to get on the scoresheet here too.
The Bees have taken four points from Sunderland in the last two head-to-head meetings and we fancy them to book their place in the last eight of the EFL Cup.
Sunderland 1-2 Brentford
