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EFL Cup25 Aug 2026 · Round of 64 · Finished

EFL Cup: Birmingham 1-6 Brentford — Highlights, 25 August 2026

BirminghamBirmingham
  • Demarai Gray 28'
1–6
BrentfordBrentford
  • Callum Wilson 6'
  • Aaron Hickey 35'
  • Nathan Collins 40', 77'
  • Mikkel Damsgaard 70'
  • Igor Thiago 73'

Birmingham lost 1-6 at home to Brentford in the EFL Cup (Round of 64) at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Birmingham. Scoring for Birmingham: Demarai Gray (28'); for Brentford: Callum Wilson (6'), Aaron Hickey (35'), Nathan Collins (40'), Mikkel Damsgaard (70'), Igor Thiago (73'), Nathan Collins (77'). Key players: Birmingham — Luis Vázquez (0.08 xG), Demarai Gray (0.12 xG), Phil Neumann; Brentford — Igor Thiago (0.68 xG), Jaidon Anthony (0.17 xG), Nathan Collins.

VenueSt Andrew's Trillion Trophy StadiumBirmingham • England • 29,409
WeatherCloudy22°C

Highlights

Brentford Football Club

Match data

Possession

32%68%

Shots on target

28

xG

0.512.07

Key moments

6’Callum WilsonYehor Yarmolyuk0–1
28’Demarai GraySeung-Ho Paik1–1
35’Aaron Hickey1–2
40’Nathan CollinsJaidon Anthony1–3
70’Mikkel DamsgaardJaidon Anthony1–4
73’Igor ThiagoJaidon Anthony1–5
77’Nathan CollinsMamadou Sangare1–6

Starting lineup

4-2-3-1
4-2-3-1
21Allsop
25Lund
4Klarer
23Fry
26Osayi-Samuel
8Paik
14Solís
10Gray
27Fujimoto
7Vicente
32Vázquez
12Valdimarsson
3Henry22Collins44Schuster2Hickey
27Janelt6Yarmolyuk
19Anthony24Damsgaard11Ouattara
13Wilson
Birmingham
61’Kristoffer LundAlex Cochrane
61’Luis VázquezAugust Priske
61’Kanya FujimotoJay Stansfield
75’Demarai GrayPhil Neumann
83’Seung-Ho PaikTomoki Iwata
Brentford
46’Yehor YarmolyukMamadou Sangare
46’Dango OuattaraKevin Schade
62’Callum WilsonIgor Thiago
71’Vitaly JaneltMichael Kayode
71’Rico HenryKeane Lewis-Potter