Birmingham 1-6 Brentford — EFL Cup, 25 Aug 2026
Brentford beat Birmingham 6-1 in the EFL Cup Round of 64 on 25 August 2026 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Callum Wilson, Demarai Gray, Aaron Hickey, Nathan Collins got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Birmingham have won 2 and Brentford 0, 3 draws.
· kickoff·St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-16'assist: Y. Yarmolyuk
- 26'Foul
- 1-128'assist: Paik Seung-Ho
- 1-235'
- 37'Foul
- 1-340'assist: Jaidon Anthony
- Half-time1-3
- 46'
- 46'
- 55'
- 61'
- 61'
- 61'
- 62'
- 1-470'assist: Jaidon Anthony
- 71'
- 71'
- 1-573'assist: Jaidon Anthony
- 75'
- 1-677'assist: M. Sangare
- 83'
- Full-time1-6
Player ratings
9.9
Top rated
Birmingham
- 7.2Demarai GrayM
- 6.9Seung Ho PaikM
- 6.3Kanya FujimotoM
- 6.3Luis VázquezF
- 6.2Phil NeumannD
- 6.2Alexander CochraneD
- 6.2Jay StansfieldF
- 6.2August PriskeF
- 5.9Kristoffer LundD
- 5.9Christoph KlarerD
- 5.9Dael FryD
- 5.9Ryan AllsopG
- 5.6Jhon SolisM
- 5.6Carlos VicenteM
- 5.5Bright Osayi-SamuelD
Brentford
- 9.9Nathan CollinsD
- 8.2Mikkel DamsgaardM
- 7.9Jaidon AnthonyM
- 7.5Aaron HickeyD
- 7.3Igor ThiagoF
- 7.2Vitaly JaneltM
- 7.2Callum WilsonF
- 7.2Mamadou SangareM
- 6.9Yehor YarmoliukM
- 6.6Jannik SchusterD
- 6.6Michael KayodeD
- 6.5Hákon ValdimarssonG
- 6.3Keane Lewis-PotterF
- 6.3Dango OuattaraM
- 6.3Rico HenryD
- 6.2Kevin SchadeM
Line-ups
Brentford4-2-3-1
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BirminghamChris Davies
Substitutes
- 5Phil Neumann75'D6.2
- 33Marvin DuckschF
- 24Tomoki Iwata83'M
- 16Patrick RobertsM
- 20Alexander Cochrane61'D6.2
- 2Ethan LairdD
- 28Jay Stansfield61'F6.2
- 1James BeadleG
- 9August Priske61'F6.2
BrentfordKeith Andrews
Substitutes
- 1Caoimhín KelleherG
- 20Kristoffer AjerD
- 8Mathias JensenM
- 23Keane Lewis-Potter71'F6.3
- 14Fabio CarvalhoM
- 7Kevin Schade46'M6.2
- 9Igor ThiagoF7.3
- 18Mamadou SangareM7.2
- 33Michael KayodeD6.6
Team statistics
31%Possession69%
8Total shots16
2Shots on target8
4Shots off target6
2Blocked shots2
4Corners6
0Offsides1
9Fouls12
2Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves1
226Total passes499
146Accurate passes415
65%Pass accuracy83%
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demarai Gray | 75 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Seung Ho Paik | 83 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kanya Fujimoto | 61 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Luis Vázquez | 61 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Phil Neumann | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 27 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Jay Stansfield | 27 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| August Priske | 27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Kristoffer Lund | 61 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5.9 |
| Christoph Klarer | 88 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 5.9 |
| Dael Fry | 88 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Ryan Allsop | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Jhon Solis | 88 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5.6 |
| Carlos Vicente | 88 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5.6 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 88 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 5.5 |
Brentford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Collins | 88 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 9.9 |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | 88 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 8.2 |
| Jaidon Anthony | 88 | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Aaron Hickey | 88 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Igor Thiago | 26 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Vitaly Janelt | 71 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Callum Wilson | 62 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Mamadou Sangare | 43 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Yehor Yarmoliuk | 45 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jannik Schuster | 88 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Michael Kayode | 17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Hákon Valdimarsson | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | 17 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Dango Ouattara | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Rico Henry | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kevin Schade | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
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