Birmingham City 1 – 6 Brentford: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

Birmingham City

Full Time

1–6

Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · St. Andrew's Stadium

Brentford

Brentford won after full-time.

⚽ Demarai Gray 28' ⚽ Nathan Collins 77'⚽ Igor Thiago 73'⚽ Mikkel Damsgaard 70'⚽ Nathan Collins 40'⚽ Aaron Hickey 35'⚽ Callum Wilson 6'

Match Events

83'

Tomoki IwataBirmingham City · Seung-ho Paik

77'

Nathan Collins Brentford · Mamadou Sangaré

1-6

75'

Phil NeumannBirmingham City · Demarai Gray

73'

Igor ThiagoBrentford · Jaidon Anthony

1-5

71'

Keane Lewis-PotterBrentford · Rico Henry

71'

Michael KayodeBrentford · Vitaly Janelt

70'

Mikkel DamsgaardBrentford · Jaidon Anthony

1-4

62'

Igor ThiagoBrentford · Callum Wilson

61'

Jay StansfieldBirmingham City · Kanya Fujimoto

61'

August PriskeBirmingham City · Luis Vázquez

61'

Alex CochraneBirmingham City · Kristoffer Lund

55'

Bright Osayi-SamuelBirmingham City

48'

Mamadou SangaréBrentford · Yegor Yarmolyuk

46'

Kevin SchadeBrentford · Dango Ouattara

40'

Nathan Collins Brentford · Jaidon Anthony

1-3

36'

Jhon SolísBirmingham City

35'

Aaron HickeyBrentford

1-2

28'

Demarai GrayBirmingham City · Seung-ho Paik

1-1

26'

Jannik SchusterBrentford

Callum WilsonBrentford · Yegor Yarmolyuk

0-1

VenueSt. Andrew's StadiumTuesday, 25 August 2026

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RefereeTim Robinson

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Birmingham City Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

Ryan Allsop

Bright Osayi-Samuel

Dael Fry

Christoph Klarer

Kristoffer Lund

Jhon Solís

Seung-ho Paik

Carlos Vicente

Kanya Fujimoto

Demarai Gray

Luis Vázquez

Substitutes 9

#1 James Beadle Goalkeeper

#2 Ethan Laird Defender

#5 Phil Neumann Defender

#9 August Priske Attacker

#16 Patrick Roberts Midfielder

#20 Alex Cochrane Defender

#24 Tomoki Iwata Midfielder

#28 Jay Stansfield Attacker

#33 Marvin Ducksch Attacker

Brentford Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

Hákon Valdimarsson

Aaron Hickey

Jannik Schuster

Nathan Collins

Rico Henry

Yegor Yarmolyuk

Vitaly Janelt

Dango Ouattara

Mikkel Damsgaard

Jaidon Anthony

Callum Wilson

Substitutes 9

#1 Caoimhín Kelleher Goalkeeper

#7 Kevin Schade Midfielder

#8 Mathias Jensen Midfielder

#9 Igor Thiago Attacker

#14 Fábio Carvalho Midfielder

#18 Mamadou Sangaré Midfielder

#20 Kristoffer Ajer Defender

#23 Keane Lewis-Potter Attacker

#33 Michael Kayode Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Birmingham City

Comparison

Brentford

31% Ball Possession % 69%

8 Shots Total 18

2 Shots On Target 8

4 Shots Off Target 7

2 Shots Blocked 3

2 Shots Insidebox 13

6 Shots Outsidebox 5

7 Goal Attempts 14

1 Big Chances Created 4

1 Big Chances Missed 0

4 Corners 6

0 Offsides 1

9 Fouls 12

2 Yellowcards 1

233 Passes 520

155 Successful Passes 436

67% Successful Passes Percentage 84%

5 Key Passes 13

64 Long Passes 50

23 Successful Long Passes 25

36% Successful Long Passes Percentage 50%

7 Total Crosses 16

2 Accurate Crosses 9

10 Dribble Attempts 24

1 Successful Dribbles 13

10% Successful Dribbles Percentage 54%

21 Tackles 12

16 Interceptions 6

47 Duels Won 56

2 Saves 1

78 Attacks 106

21 Dangerous Attacks 49

12 Free Kicks 9

13 Throwins 27

13 Goal Kicks 5

5 Substitutions 5

1 Assists 5

1 Goals 6

64 Ball Safe 82