Man City vs Brentford 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Quarterfinals
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Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Oscar Bobb because of an injury.
- 32': Goal! Manchester City 1, Brentford 0. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces Nico O'Reilly.
- 66': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Nico González.
- 66': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 67': Goal! Manchester City 2, Brentford 0. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders following a fast break.
- 75': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Michael Kayode.
- 76': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Rico Henry.
- 81': Substitution, Brentford. Romelle Donovan replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Charlie Gray replaces Phil Foden.
- 86': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Brentford. Yunus Konak replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 88': Substitution, Brentford. Gustavo Nunes replaces Kevin Schade.
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Statistics
 BRE |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 39.7 | Possession | 60.3 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 345 | Accurate Passes | 565 |
| 413 | Passes | 631 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 9 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 22 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov  |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
| 14 | Nico González |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 63 | Divine Mukasa |
| 26 | Savinho |
| 52 | Oscar Bobb |
Brentford (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (GK) |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 33 | Michael Kayode |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 7 | Kevin Schade |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
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