Macclesfield vs Brentford 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
Own-goal sees Brentford end dream FA Cup run for Macclesfield
Macclesfield were unable to recreate the magic of last month's FA Cup win over Crystal Palace, with a Sam Heathcote own goal sending Brentford through to the fifth round after a spirited contest at Moss Rose.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 21': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Macclesfield 0, Brentford 0.
- 61': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Reiss Nelson.
- 68': Substitution, Macclesfield. James Gale replaces Isaac Buckley-Ricketts.
- 70': Own Goal by Sam Heathcote, Macclesfield. Macclesfield 0, Brentford 1.
- 71': Substitution, Macclesfield. Luke Matheson replaces Lewis Fensome because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Kaye Furo.
- 75': James Edmondson (Macclesfield) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Paul Dawson (Macclesfield) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Macclesfield. Justin Johnson replaces Elliot Osborne.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Brentford. Luka Bentt replaces Romelle Donovan.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Macclesfield 0, Brentford 1.
Game Information
Venue: Leasing.com Stadium
Location: Macclesfield, England
Statistics
 BRE |
MFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 74.2 | Possession | 25.8 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 390 | Accurate Passes | 71 |
| 480 | Passes | 165 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 32 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 88 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 46 |
| 31 | Clearances | 46 |
Macclesfield FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Max Dearnley (GK) |
| 35 | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson |
| 12 | Sam Heathcote |
| 24 | Elliot Osborne |
| 15 | Luis Lacey |
| 4 | Lewis Fensome |
| 6 | Paul Dawson  |
| 28 | James Edmondson |
| 7 | Isaac Buckley-Ricketts |
| 11 | Luke Duffy |
| 9 | D'Mani Bughail-Mellor |
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Hákon Valdimarsson (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 2 | Aaron Hickey |
| 33 | Michael Kayode |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 47 | Kaye Furo |
| 11 | Reiss Nelson |
| 45 | Romelle Donovan |
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