Birmingham vs Brentford match stats & report

1–6 Full time

League Cup · England · Round of 64 · The DCS Stadium, Stratford-upon-Avon · Ref T. Robinson

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Birmingham lost to Brentford 1–6 in the League Cup (Round of 64) on 25 August 2026. Expected goals finished 0.63–2.08. Brentford had 67% of the ball.

Birmingham vs Brentford match statistics

BirminghamBrentford

33% Ball possession 67%
0.63 Expected goals (xG) 2.08
8 Total shots 18
2 Shots on target 8
4 Shots off target 7
2 Blocked shots 3
2 Shots inside the box 13
4 Corners 7
9 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
233 Passes 520
2 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

6' Goal C. Wilson (assist Y. Yarmolyuk) Brentford
26' Yellow card J. Schuster Brentford
28' Goal D. Gray (assist Paik Seung-Ho) Birmingham
35' Goal A. Hickey Brentford
37' Yellow card J. E. Solis Romero Birmingham
40' Goal N. Collins (assist J. Anthony) Brentford
55' Yellow card B. Osayi-Samuel Birmingham
70' Goal M. Damsgaard (assist J. Anthony) Brentford
73' Goal Thiago (assist J. Anthony) Brentford
77' Goal N. Collins (assist M. Sangaré) Brentford

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Brentford have kept 0 clean sheets in 10.
Brentford score 2.1 a game — 98th percentile in this competition.
Both teams have scored in 9 of Brentford’s last 10.

Team news & lineups

Birmingham

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Chris Davies

21 R. Allsop

25 K. Lund 4 C. Klarer 23 D. Fry 26 B. Osayi-Samuel

8 Paik Seung-Ho 14 J. E. Solis Romero

10 D. Gray 27 K. Fujimoto 7 Carlos Vicente

32 L. Vázquez

Bench J. Beadle , P. Neumann , A. Cochrane , E. Laird , T. Iwata , A. Priske , M. Ducksch , P. Roberts , J. Stansfield

Brentford

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Keith Andrews

12 H. Valdimarsson

3 R. Henry 22 N. Collins 44 J. Schuster 2 A. Hickey

27 V. Janelt 6 Y. Yarmolyuk

19 J. Anthony 24 M. Damsgaard 11 D. Ouattara

13 C. Wilson

Bench C. Kelleher , K. Ajer , Michael Kayode , M. Jensen , K. Lewis-Potter , K. Schade , F. Carvalho , M. Sangaré , Thiago

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Birmingham at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

23% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brentford away

3–5–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.2 per game
Shots on target: 4.9 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.