EFL Cup / 25/26
Manchester City v Brentford FC
Manchester CityHome
2 – 0Brentford FCAway
Wed 17 Dec 2025 · 19:30 UTC · Result
- Stadium
- Etihad Stadium
- Referee
- Samuel Barrott
- Attendance
- 38,254
ON THE PITCH
Lineups & match stats
Goals scored and substitution minutes. On = subbed on; Off = subbed off. — means not recorded or not applicable. Unused substitutes did not play.
Manchester City
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford | 0 | — | — |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Nathan Aké | 0 | — | — |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki | 1 | — | 66′ |
| 14 | Nico González | 0 | — | 66′ |
| 26 | Savinho | 1 | — | — |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly | 0 | — | 65′ |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov | 0 | — | — |
| 52 | Oscar Bobb | 0 | — | 19′ |
| 63 | Divine Mukasa | 0 | — | — |
| 82 | Rico Lewis | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rúben Dias | 0 | — | — |
| 9 | Erling Haaland | 0 | — | — |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva | 0 | 66′ | — |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol | 0 | 65′ | — |
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes | 0 | 66′ | — |
| 47 | Phil Foden | 0 | 19′ | 82′ |
| 59 | Charlie Gray | 0 | 82′ | — |
| 91 | Stephen Mfuni | 0 | — | — |
Brentford FC
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rico Henry | 0 | — | 76′ |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Kevin Schade | 0 | — | 88′ |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen | 0 | — | 81′ |
| 12 | Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | Yegor Yarmolyuk | 0 | — | 88′ |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer | 0 | — | — |
| 22 | Nathan Collins | 0 | — | — |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt | 0 | — | — |
| 33 | Michael Kayode | 0 | — | 75′ |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caoimhín Kelleher | 0 | — | — |
| 2 | Aaron Hickey | 0 | 75′ | — |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock | 0 | — | — |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter | 0 | 76′ | — |
| 25 | Myles Peart-Harris | 0 | — | — |
| 26 | Yunus Emre Konak | 0 | 88′ | — |
| 39 | Gustavo Nunes | 0 | 88′ | — |
| 43 | Benjamin Arthur | 0 | — | — |
| 45 | Romelle Donovan | 0 | 81′ | — |