Manchester City vs Brentford

League Cup · 2025/26 · Quarter-finals
17 December 2025 at 19:30 UTC · Etihad Stadium →Rowsley Street, Manchester

Manchester City

2:0

Full time

Brentford

• R. Cherki 32′
• Savinho 67′

Half-time1–0

Regulation2–0

Referee: Samuel Barrott, England

Manchester City beat Brentford 2–0 in the League Cup on 17 December 2025.

Match events

EVENTS

16′

Abdukodir KhusanovYellow cardFoul

19′

On: P. FodenOff: O. BobbSubstitution

32′

R. CherkiGoal

65′

On: J. GvardiolOff: N. O'ReillySubstitution

66′

On: B. SilvaOff: R. CherkiSubstitution

66′

On: M. NunesOff: NicoSubstitution

67′

SavinhoGoal · Assist: T. Reijnders

75′

On: A. HickeyOff: M. KayodeSubstitution

76′

On: K. Lewis-PotterOff: R. HenrySubstitution

81′

On: R. DonovanOff: M. JensenSubstitution

82′

On: C. GrayOff: Player unavailableSubstitution

86′

Matheus NunesYellow cardFoul

88′

On: Y. E. KonakOff: Y. YarmolyukSubstitution

88′

On: Gustavo NunesOff: K. SchadeSubstitution

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

60%Ball Possession40%

3Blocked Shots0

5Corner Kicks1

8Fouls5

3Goalkeeper Saves5

0Offsides7

90%Passes %84%

565Passes accurate345

—Red Cards—

6Shots insidebox1

5Shots off Goal0

7Shots on Goal3

9Shots outsidebox2

15Total Shots3

631Total passes413

2Yellow Cards0

0.90expected_goals0.18

—goals_prevented—

Lineups

Formations

Manchester City

4-2-3-1

1

J. Trafford

33

N. O'Reilly

6

N. Aké

45

A. Khusanov

82

R. Lewis

14

Nico González

4

T. Reijnders

26

Sávio

10

R. Cherki

52

Oscar Bobb

63

D. Mukasa

Coach: Josep Guardiola i Sala →

Substitutes

3 · Rúben DiasAppearance details unavailableD

9 · E. HaalandAppearance details unavailableF

20 · Bernardo SilvaOn 66′ · 24 minM

24 · J. GvardiolOn 65′ · 25 minD

25 · G. DonnarummaAppearance details unavailableG

27 · Matheus NunesOn 66′ · 24 minM

47 · P. FodenOn 19′ · 63 minM

59 · Charlie GrayOn 82′ · 8 minM

91 · S. MfuniAppearance details unavailableD

Brentford

5-3-2

12

H. Valdimarsson

3

R. Henry

22

N. Collins

4

S. van den Berg

20

K. Ajer

33

M. Kayode

8

M. Jensen

27

V. Janelt

18

Y. Yarmolyuk

7

K. Schade

24

M. Damsgaard

Coach: Keith Andrews →

Substitutes

1 · C. KelleherAppearance details unavailableG

2 · A. HickeyOn 75′ · 15 minD

5 · E. PinnockAppearance details unavailableD

23 · K. Lewis-PotterOn 76′ · 14 minF

25 · M. Peart-HarrisAppearance details unavailableM

26 · Y. KonakOn 88′ · 2 minM

39 · Gustavo GomesOn 88′ · 2 minF

43 · Benjamin ArthurAppearance details unavailableD

45 · R. DonovanOn 81′ · 9 minM