EFL Cup | Round of 64 | 2026-08-26 04:00 JST
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6' C. Wilson 35' A. Hickey 40' N. Collins 70' M. Damsgaard 73' Thiago 77' N. Collins
Match summary The EFL Cup Round of 64 fixture between Birmingham City and Brentford was played on August 26. Brentford came out on top of a thrilling 6-1 shootout against Birmingham City. Brentford led 3-1 at half-time. They added 3 more after the break to pull clear.
Scorers: Birmingham City – D. Gray; Brentford – A. Hickey, N. Collins (2 goals), M. Damsgaard, C. Wilson and Thiago. Assists: Birmingham City – Paik Seung-Ho; Brentford – Y. Yarmolyuk, J. Anthony and M. Sangaré.
Brentford controlled the game with 68% possession and 18 shots (8 for their opponents). Brentford scored 6 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Birmingham City 2, Brentford 1.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 21 Allsop 25 Lund 4 Klarer 23 Fry 26 Osay i-S 8 Seung-H 14 Solis 10 Gray 27 Fujimot 7 Vicente 32 Vázquez
4-2-3-1 12 Valdima 3 Henry 22 Coll ins 44 Schu ste 2 Hickey 27 Janelt 6 Yarmoly 19 Anthony 24 Damsgaa 11 Ouattar 13 Wilson
0.63 Expected goals (xG) 2.08
View as table Birmingham City Stat Brentford 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 32% Possession 68% 0.63 Expected goals (xG) 2.08 8 Shots 18 2 Shots on target 8 4 Shots off target 7 2 Blocked shots 3 2 Shots inside the box 13 6 Shots outside the box 5 4 Corner kicks 6 0 Offsides 1 9 Fouls 12 238 Passes 520 155 Accurate passes 435 65% Pass accuracy 84% 2 Goalkeeper saves 1 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: T. Robinson
Player stats Birmingham City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK R. Allsop 0 18(42%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 DF B. Osayi-Samuel 0 3 16(80%) 0 1 0 1 1 5.5 90 1 7(4) DF D. Fry 0 1 1 11(61%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 1 4(3) DF C. Klarer 1 0 2 2 19(61%) 0 0 0 1 5.6 90 4 9(6) DF K. Lund 0 2 11(73%) 0 0 0 5.9 61 1 2 11(4) MF J. Solis 0 1 18(86%) 0 1 0 2 5.6 90 1 1 8(1) MF Paik Seung-Ho 0 1 19(90%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 83 1 2 4(2) MF Carlos Vicente 1 0 3 10(59%) 0 0 0 1 4 5.9 90 1 15(8) MF K. Fujimoto 0 8(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 61 1 1 3(2) MF D. Gray 4 2 1 1(25%) 2 15(94%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 75 2 9(4) FW L. Vázquez 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 6.3 61 13(6) DF A. Cochrane 0 3 1(33%) 0 0 0 6.2 29 3(3) FW A. Priske 0 1 3(38%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.5 29 10(4) FW J. Stansfield 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 29 1 1 4(None) DF P. Neumann 0 0 0 0 6.2 15 MF T. Iwata 0 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.6 8 GK J. Beadle 0 0 0 0 DF E. Laird 0 0 0 0 MF P. Roberts 0 0 0 0 FW M. Ducksch 0 0 0 0
Brentford Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK H. Valdimarsson 0 25(76%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 2(2) DF A. Hickey 2 1 1 1 34(92%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 90 6(3) DF Jannik Schuster 1 0 1 1 57(88%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.6 90 14(9) DF N. Collins 4 3 2 1 1 69(81%) 0 0 0 1 3 9.7 90 1 18(12) DF R. Henry 0 25(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 71 1 4(None) MF Y. Yarmolyuk 1 0 1 26(93%) 1 0 0 6.9 45 1 2 3(2) MF V. Janelt 0 1(100%) 2 37(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 71 1 6(4) MF D. Ouattara 1 1 0 1(50%) 9(75%) 0 0 0 6.3 45 4(1) MF M. Damsgaard 2 1 1 2 55(87%) 0 0 0 2 8.2 90 3 1 5(2) MF J. Anthony 1 0 3(60%) 1 26(79%) 3 0 0 1 1 8.3 90 4 1 10(5) FW C. Wilson 1 1 1 1(100%) 2(29%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 62 8(3) MF K. Schade 0 1(20%) 11(73%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 45 8(3) MF M. Sangaré 1 0 2(100%) 26(100%) 1 0 0 7.5 45 2 1 3(2) FW Thiago 1 1 1 2 8(73%) 0 0 0 7 28 4(2) DF M. Kayode 0 1 12(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 19 3(2) FW K. Lewis-Potter 0 1(100%) 13(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 19 2 2(1) GK C. Kelleher 0 0 0 0 DF K. Ajer 0 0 0 0 MF M. Jensen 0 0 0 0 MF Fábio Carvalho 0 0 0 0
Lineups Birmingham City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 21 R. Allsop Starter DF 26 B. Osayi-Samuel Starter DF 23 D. Fry Starter DF 4 C. Klarer Starter DF 25 K. Lund Starter MF 14 J. Solis Starter MF 8 Paik Seung-Ho Starter MF 7 Carlos Vicente Starter MF 27 K. Fujimoto Starter MF 10 D. Gray Starter FW 32 L. Vázquez Bench DF 5 P. Neumann Bench DF 20 A. Cochrane Bench MF 24 T. Iwata Bench FW 9 A. Priske Bench FW 28 J. Stansfield
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 J. Beadle Bench DF 2 E. Laird Bench FW 33 M. Ducksch Bench MF 16 P. Roberts
Brentford Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 12 H. Valdimarsson Starter DF 2 A. Hickey Starter DF 44 Jannik Schuster Starter DF 22 N. Collins Starter DF 3 R. Henry Starter MF 6 Y. Yarmolyuk Starter MF 27 V. Janelt Starter MF 11 D. Ouattara Starter MF 24 M. Damsgaard Starter MF 19 J. Anthony Starter FW 13 C. Wilson Bench DF 33 M. Kayode Bench FW 23 K. Lewis-Potter Bench MF 7 K. Schade Bench MF 18 M. Sangaré Bench FW 9 Thiago
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 C. Kelleher Bench DF 20 K. Ajer Bench MF 8 M. Jensen Bench MF 14 Fábio Carvalho
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 6' Brentford ⚽ Goal C. Wilson 0-1 1H 26' Brentford 🟨 Yellow card Jannik Schuster 1H 28' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal D. Gray 1-1 1H 35' Brentford ⚽ Goal A. Hickey 1-2 1H 37' Birmingham City 🟨 Yellow card J. Solis 1H 40' Brentford ⚽ Goal N. Collins 1-3 2H 1' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Ouattara → IN K. Schade 2H 3' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Yarmolyuk → IN M. Sangaré 2H 10' Birmingham City 🟨 Yellow card B. Osayi-Samuel 2H 16' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Lund → IN A. Cochrane 2H 16' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Vázquez → IN A. Priske 2H 16' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Fujimoto → IN J. Stansfield 2H 17' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Wilson → IN Thiago 2H 25' Brentford ⚽ Goal M. Damsgaard 1-4 2H 26' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT V. Janelt → IN M. Kayode 2H 26' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Henry → IN K. Lewis-Potter 2H 28' Brentford ⚽ Goal Thiago 1-5 2H 30' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Gray → IN P. Neumann 2H 32' Brentford ⚽ Goal N. Collins 1-6 2H 38' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT Paik Seung-Ho → IN T. Iwata
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