Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka bagged an assist as Brentford lost 2-1 to Sunderland in Saturday’s Premier League game.
The Nigerian international, who was making his third appearance with the Bees, provided the assist that set up Thiago in the 77th minute to score the opening goal.
Prior to this goal, the visitor had the chance to take the lead in the 59th minute, but Schade missed his penalty.
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After much pressure from Sunderland, the host was rewarded with a penalty in the 82nd minute, which was calmly converted by Le Fee to level parity.
Wilson Isidor headed a dramatic stoppage-time winner to seal the maximum points for Sunderland.
The result moves Sunderland, competing in their first top-flight campaign since 2016-17, up to sixth in the table after their second win in the first three games.
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Onyeka’s shooting is woeful! It is quite a disgrace for someone who is supposed to be a high level footballer and an international to boot. Yes he provides solidity in tackles in the midfield but his shooting and goal scoring prowess is an absolute shocker, even school boys can shoot better than this dude – quite alarming really. I hope either his manager at club level or Chelle can pick up on this and get him working over time on his shoot technique. we need everybody chipping in with goals and while we are at it, it is worth a mention that Iwobi is still as hopeless as he has always been when it comes to how he handles himself on the pitch – it’s like he is scared of tackling or something – I am telling you guys that Iwobi should not be a starter for the SE because he is and will always be a massive weak link in that team – just go and watch Fulham’s game against Chelsea on saturday and see the shameful way he pulled out of a tackle and started pretending to be injured. Silva yanked him off immediately after that debacle!
The result saw Sunderland, back in the Premier League for the first time since the 2016-17 season, climb to sixth in the league table with their second victory in three games. For Brentford, the defeat was a bitter pill to swallow, as they squandered a chance to secure points on the road despite Onyeka’s creative spark. The Nigerian international’s performance, however, offers a silver lining for both Brentford and the Super Eagles, as they look ahead to crucial matches, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and South Africa in September 2025.