Birmingham City 1-6 Brentford · EFL Cup

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Birmingham City

1-6

Final

08/25/2026 · 12:00 PM

Brentford

Demarai Gray 28' Jhon Solís 36' Bright Osayi-Samuel 55'

Callum Wilson 6' Aaron Hickey 35' Nathan Collins 40' Mikkel Damsgaard 70' Igor Thiago 73' Nathan Collins 77' Jannik Schuster 26'

Win chance

64%Brentford

BIR 13%Draw 23%BRE 64%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Jaidon Anthony

Brentford · MF

9.7

Min90'Ast.3Passes80%

Best performers

Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Brentford 6.

90'+1'

Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Brentford 6.

90'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.

90'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Dael Fry.

90'

Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.

87'

Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).

87'

Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).

84'

Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).

84'

Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

83'

SubSubstitution, Birmingham City. Tomoki Iwata replaces Paik Seung-Ho.

82'

Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82'

Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).

81'

ChanceAttempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.

80'

Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.

80'

Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).

77'

GoalGoal! Birmingham City 1, Brentford 6. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré following a corner.

76'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.

75'

SubSubstitution, Birmingham City. Phil Neumann replaces Demarai Gray.

75'

Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Brentford).

75'

Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

73'

GoalGoal! Birmingham City 1, Brentford 5. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.

71'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Rico Henry.

71'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Michael Kayode replaces Vitaly Janelt.

70'

GoalGoal! Birmingham City 1, Brentford 4. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross following a fast break.

69'

Corner to Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.

69'

Attempt blocked. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.

67'

Jannik Schuster (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67'

Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).

66'

ChanceAttempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hákon Valdimarsson (Brentford).

64'

Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).

64'

August Priske (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

62'

ChanceAttempt missed. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.

62'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Igor Thiago replaces Callum Wilson.

61'

SubSubstitution, Birmingham City. Alex Cochrane replaces Kristoffer Lund.

61'

SubSubstitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Luis Vázquez.

61'

SubSubstitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Kanya Fujimoto.

61'

Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).

61'

Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60'

Corner to Birmingham City. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.

59'

Corner to Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.

59'

Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).

59'

Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

57'

Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).

57'

Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57'

ChanceAttempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

55'

YellowBright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

55'

Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

55'

Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).

55'

Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

55'

Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).

55'

ChanceAttempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left.

54'

Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.

54'

Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.

53'

ChanceAttempt missed. Jannik Schuster (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross following a corner.

53'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.

49'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Demarai Gray.

48'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Mamadou Sangaré replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk because of an injury.

46'

Attempt blocked. Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Solís.

Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Brentford 3.

45'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Dango Ouattara.

45'+3'

First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Brentford 3.

45'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

43'

ChanceAttempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

40'

GoalGoal! Birmingham City 1, Brentford 3. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross.

38'

Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins is caught offside.

36'

YellowJhon Solís (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

36'

Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

36'

Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).

35'

GoalGoal! Birmingham City 1, Brentford 2. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.

31'

Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).

31'

Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30'

ChanceAttempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.

30'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.

28'

GoalGoal! Birmingham City 1, Brentford 1. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho following a set piece situation.

26'

YellowJannik Schuster (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

26'

Foul by Jannik Schuster (Brentford).

26'

Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

25'

Hákon Valdimarsson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Foul by Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City).

24'

Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

24'

Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).

23'

Foul by Callum Wilson (Brentford).

23'

Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

23'

ChanceAttempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund with a cross following a corner.

22'

Corner to Birmingham City. Conceded by Rico Henry.

21'

Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).

21'

Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14'

ChanceAttempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kanya Fujimoto.

14'

ChanceAttempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Collins following a corner.

14'

ChanceAttempt missed. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross following a corner.

13'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Demarai Gray.

12'

ChanceAttempt saved. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City).

GoalGoal! Birmingham City 0, Brentford 1. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.

ChanceAttempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.

Foul by Jannik Schuster (Brentford).

Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
21Ryan Allsop	90'	0	0	2	6	0	0	18/43 42%	3.7

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
25Kristoffer Lund	61'	6	1	2	4	2	11/14 79%	6.6
4Christoph KlarerC	90'	4	2	4	6	3	19/31 61%	5.9
23Dael Fry	90'	7	1	1	2	1	12/16 75%	5.8
26Bright Osayi-Samuel	90'	2	2	1	4	0	16/20 80%	5.3
20Alex CochraneS	29'	2	2	0	3	0	1/2 50%	6.0
5Phil NeumannS	15'	1	0	0	0	0	0/1 0%	5.9

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
10Demarai Gray	75'	1	0	0	1	4	1	1	15/16 94%	8.2
8Paik Seung-Ho	83'	0	1	1	0	2	8	1	18/21 86%	7.8
7Carlos Vicente	90'	0	0	0	0	8	3	2	10/17 59%	6.5
27Kanya Fujimoto	61'	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	8/10 80%	6.4
14Jhon Solís	90'	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	18/21 86%	5.8
24Tomoki IwataS	7'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4/5 80%	6.0

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	KP	Duel	Pass	Score
32Luis Vázquez	61'	1	0	7	0/6 0%	6.0
28Jay StansfieldS	29'	0	1	0	3/3 100%	5.9
9August PriskeS	29'	0	0	4	2/7 29%	5.9

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
12Hákon Valdimarsson	90'	0	0	1	1	1	0	25/33 76%	6.2

Defensas

Jugador	Min	G	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
22Nathan CollinsC	90'	2	4	1	0	12	8	71/87 82%	9.6
2Aaron Hickey	90'	1	2	1	0	3	2	35/38 92%	8.1
44Jannik Schuster	90'	0	1	1	0	9	7	56/64 88%	6.6
3Rico Henry	71'	0	0	0	1	0	0	21/25 84%	5.8
33Michael KayodeS	19'	0	0	1	0	3	0	12/12 100%	6.5

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
19Jaidon Anthony	90'	0	3	5	4	5	6	0	28/35 80%	9.7
24Mikkel Damsgaard	90'	1	0	3	2	4	6	0	57/65 88%	8.7
6Yehor Yarmoliuk	48'	0	1	1	0	2	6	0	26/28 93%	7.9
27Vitaly Janelt	71'	0	0	1	1	4	6	2	37/47 79%	6.8
11Dango Ouattara	45'	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	10/13 77%	6.2
18Mamadou SangaréS	42'	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	24/24 100%	8.0
7Kevin SchadeS	45'	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	11/15 73%	6.5

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
13Callum Wilson	62'	1	1	1	0	1	3	2/7 29%	7.6
9Igor ThiagoS	28'	1	1	1	0	0	3	8/11 73%	7.7
23Keane Lewis-PotterS	19'	0	0	0	2	1	1	13/16 81%	6.4

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

BIRBRE

21 Allsop

23 Fry 26 Osayi-Samuel 4 Klarer

14 Solís

7 Vicente

12 Valdimarsson

44 Schuster 22 Collins 2 Hickey

24 Damsgaard 19 Anthony

Birmingham City

Chris DaviesHead coach

Ryan Allsop21 · POR

Kristoffer Lund25 · DEF61'

Dael Fry23 · DEF

Bright Osayi-Samuel26 · DEF

Christoph Klarer4 · DEF

Demarai Gray10 · MED75'

Kanya Fujimoto27 · MED61'

Jhon Solís14 · MED

Paik Seung-Ho8 · MED83'

Carlos Vicente7 · MED

Luis Vázquez32 · DEL61'

Substitutes

Jay Stansfield28 · SUB61'

August Priske9 · SUB61'

Alex Cochrane20 · SUB61'

Phil Neumann5 · SUB75'

Tomoki Iwata24 · SUB83'

Ethan Laird2 · SUB

James Beadle1 · SUB

Patrick Roberts16 · SUB

Marvin Ducksch33 · SUB

Brentford

Keith AndrewsHead coach

Hákon Valdimarsson12 · POR

Rico Henry3 · DEF71'

Jannik Schuster44 · DEF

Nathan Collins22 · DEF

Aaron Hickey2 · DEF

Dango Ouattara11 · MED45'

Vitaly Janelt27 · MED71'

Mikkel Damsgaard24 · MED

Jaidon Anthony19 · MED

Yehor Yarmoliuk6 · MED48'

Callum Wilson13 · DEL62'

Substitutes

Kevin Schade7 · SUB45'

Mamadou Sangaré18 · SUB48'

Igor Thiago9 · SUB62'

Keane Lewis-Potter23 · SUB71'

Michael Kayode33 · SUB71'

Fábio Carvalho14 · SUB

Mathias Jensen8 · SUB

Caoimhín Kelleher1 · SUB

Kristoffer Ajer20 · SUB

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