Manchester City 2-0 Brentford: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Manchester City

R. Cherki 32'

Sávio 67'

Brentford

EFL Cup 2025/2026

Quarter-finals

December 17, 2025 7:30pm

Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Key stats

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Manchester City 4-2-3-1

Brentford 5-3-2

Goalkeeper

J. Trafford

6.2

H. Valdimarsson

6.5

Defenders

N. O'Reilly

6.7

R. Henry

6.2

N. Aké

7.0

N. Collins

6.5

A. Khusanov

7.0

S. van den Berg

6.6

R. Lewis

7.0

K. Ajer

6.2

M. Kayode

6.3

Midfielders

Nico González

6.9

M. Jensen

6.3

T. Reijnders

7.3

V. Janelt

7.2

Sávio

8.0

Y. Yarmolyuk

6.2

R. Cherki

8.2

Oscar Bobb

6.7

Forwards

D. Mukasa

6.2

K. Schade

7.2

M. Damsgaard

6.3

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8.2

R. Cherki

7.2

K. Schade

Match Summary

On December 17, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Manchester City faced off against Brentford at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. The game concluded with Manchester City securing a victory. With 60% possession, Manchester City versus Brentford's 40% and shots on goal at 7 to 3. Manchester City had 90% successful passes (of 624 passes) over Brentford which had 83% successful passes (of 410 passes). The outstanding efforts by R. Cherki and K. Schade played a key role.

Lineup

4-2-3-1

5-3-2

Trafford

6.2

Played:
93Min

Saves:
3 of 3

Accurate passes:
13/28

Lewis

7.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
50/55

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
0/1

Khusanov

7.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/40

Won duels:
5/8

Aké

7.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
61/66

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/3

O'Reilly

6.7

Played:
65Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
41/50

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
1/2

Reijnders

7.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
60/62

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
4/6

Dribbles:
2/2

González

6.9

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
56/60

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/3

Bobb

6.7

Played:
19Min

Accurate passes:
2/2

Won duels:
1/1

Dribbles:
1/1

Cherki

8.2

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
40/46

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/8

Dribbles:
2/3

Sávio

8.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
30/35

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
11/21

Dribbles:
7/12

Mukasa

6.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
35/41

Won duels:
2/12

Dribbles:
0/2

Schade

7.2

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
7/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Damsgaard

6.3

Played:
93Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
35/46

Won duels:
2/9

Dribbles:
1/2

Jensen

6.3

Played:
81Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
23/31

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
1/2

Janelt

7.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
35/40

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/3

Yarmolyuk

6.2

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
20/26

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/9

Dribbles:
1/2

Henry

6.2

Played:
76Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
9/14

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
0/1

Collins

6.5

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Accurate passes:
36/42

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Berg

6.6

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
53/55

Won duels:
3/6

Ajer

6.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
47/55

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
0/1

Kayode

6.3

Played:
75Min

Tackles:
5

Accurate passes:
27/29

Won duels:
7/11

Dribbles:
1/2

Valdimarsson

6.5

Played:
93Min

Saves:
5 of 7

Accurate passes:
37/46

Substitutes

Coach

Pep Guardiola

Foden

6.7

Played:
63Min

Accurate passes:
51/53

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
1/1

Gvardiol

6.7

Played:
28Min

Accurate passes:
12/12

Won duels:
1/1

Nunes

6.5

Played:
27Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
31/34

Won duels:
0/2

Silva

6.9

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
33/33

Won duels:
0/1

Donnarumma

Dias

Mfuni

Gray

6.7

Played:
11Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
7/7

Won duels:
1/2

Haaland

Coach

Keith Andrews

Kelleher

Hickey

6.3

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Pinnock

Lewis-Potter

6.5

Played:
17Min

Accurate passes:
7/8

Won duels:
0/1

Arthur

Peart-Harris

Konak

Played:
5Min

Accurate passes:
4/4

Gomes

Played:
5Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Donovan

6.5

Played:
12Min

Accurate passes:
4/5

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
1/2

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

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Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Manchester City vs Brentford

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline