Birmingham City vs Brentford, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

· English Carabao Cup

Birmingham City

28': Demarai Gray

FT
1 - 6

Brentford

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

About

Birmingham City are hosting Brentford at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Jannik Schuster (Brentford).
5': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
5': Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
6': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Brentford 1. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
12': Attempt 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).
13': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Demarai Gray.
14': Attempt 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.
14': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Collins following a corner.
14': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kanya Fujimoto.
21': Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
22': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rico Henry.
23': Attempt 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.
23': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Callum Wilson (Brentford).
24': Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
24': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City).
25': Hákon Valdimarsson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Foul by Jannik Schuster (Brentford).
26': Jannik Schuster (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Brentford 1. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho following a set piece situation.
30': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
30': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
31': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
35': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Brentford 2. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
36': Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
36': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins is caught offside.
40': Goal! 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.
43': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Brentford 3.
45': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Dango Ouattara.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Brentford 3.
46': Attempt blocked. Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Solís.
48': Substitution, Brentford. Mamadou Sangaré replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk because of an injury.
49': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Demarai Gray.
53': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
53': Attempt 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.
54': Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
54': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
55': Attempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left.
55': Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
55': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
55': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
57': Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
59': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
60': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.
61': Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Kanya Fujimoto.
61': Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Luis Vázquez.
61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alex Cochrane replaces Kristoffer Lund.
62': Substitution, Brentford. Igor Thiago replaces Callum Wilson.
62': Attempt missed. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
64': August Priske (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
66': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hákon Valdimarsson (Brentford).
67': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
67': Jannik Schuster (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt blocked. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
69': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
70': Goal! 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.
71': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Rico Henry.
71': Substitution, Brentford. Michael Kayode replaces Vitaly Janelt.
73': Goal! 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.
75': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Brentford).
75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Phil Neumann replaces Demarai Gray.
76': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
77': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Brentford 6. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré following a corner.
80': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
80': Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
82': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
82': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tomoki Iwata replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
84': Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
86': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
86': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
90': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
90': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dael Fry.
90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Brentford 6.
0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Brentford 6.

Statistics

BRE		BIR
12	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
68.5	Possession	31.5
18	SHOTS	8
8	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
435	Accurate Passes	155
520	Passes	238
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
9	Accurate Crosses	2
16	Crosses	7
0.6	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	71
26	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	14
12	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	16
10	Effective Clearances	21
10	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Ryan Allsop (GK)
4	Christoph Klarer
23	Dael Fry
25	Kristoffer Lund
26	Bright Osayi-Samuel
27	Kanya Fujimoto
8	Paik Seung-Ho
14	Jhon Solís
32	Luis Vázquez
10	Demarai Gray
7	Carlos Vicente

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Patrick Roberts, Ethan Laird, Phil Neumann, Marvin Ducksch, August Priske, Jay Stansfield, James Beadle, Tomoki Iwata, Alex Cochrane.

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Hákon Valdimarsson (GK)
22	Nathan Collins
44	Jannik Schuster
3	Rico Henry
2	Aaron Hickey
24	Mikkel Damsgaard
27	Vitaly Janelt
6	Yehor Yarmoliuk
13	Callum Wilson
19	Jaidon Anthony
11	Dango Ouattara

Brentford Substitutes:

Mathias Jensen, Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago, Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Kevin Schade, Fábio Carvalho, Mamadou Sangare, Caoimhín Kelleher.

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