Birmingham City 1-6 Brentford · Carabao Cup
Birmingham City lost to Brentford 1-6 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Birmingham City and Brentford met in the Carabao Cup at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park in Birmingham on Tuesday, 25 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Birmingham City: D. Gray 28'. Brentford: C. Wilson 6'; A. Hickey 35'; N. Collins 40', 77'; M. Damsgaard 70'; I. Thiago 73'.
How the match went
Brentford saw more of the ball, 68% of it. Birmingham City had 8 shots with 2 on target, Brentford 18 with 8 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 4 to Birmingham City and 6 to Brentford. Birmingham City conceded 9 fouls, Brentford 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Birmingham City, 1 for Brentford).
Line-ups
Birmingham City started in a 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.
Brentford started in a 4-2-3-1: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Aaron Hickey, Jannik Schuster, Nathan Collins, Rico Henry, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Vitaly Janelt, Dango Ouattara, Mikkel Damsgaard, Jaidon Anthony, Callum Wilson.
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