Manchester City vs Brentford

League Cup - Quarter-finals 17 Dec 2025, 19:30
Manchester City
Manchester City
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Brentford
Brentford
🏟 Etihad Stadium Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Manchester City beat Brentford 2-0 in the League Cup - Quarter-finals on 17 December 2025.

Manchester City dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 15 shots to Brentford's 3.

The match was played at Etihad Stadium.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 15 - 3 On target 7 - 3 Corners 5 - 1 Fouls 8 - 5 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Rayan Cherki
Manchester City · 1 goal
8 Savinho 1 goal
7 James Trafford 3 saves
7 Rico Lewis captained the side
7 Abdukodir Khusanov captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–1 8–2
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–2
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 3–1 2–0
Attacks 21–20 51–33
Match statistics
5 Corners 1
16 Throw In 24
12 Free Kick 8
4 Goal Kick 5
5 Substitution 5
72 Attacks 53
41 Dangerous Attacks 22
7 On Target 3
8 Off Target 0
64% Ball Possession 36%
15 Shots Total 3
7 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 0
3 Shots Blocked 0
6 Shots Inside Box 1
9 Shots Outside Box 2
8 Fouls 5
5 Corners 1
0 Offsides 7
60% Ball Possession 40%
2 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 5
631 Passes Total 413
565 Passes Accurate 345
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester City · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Trafford
82 R. Lewis 45 A. Khusanov 6 N. Aké 33 N. O'Reilly
4 T. Reijnders 14 N. González
52 O. Bobb 10 R. Cherki 26 Savinho
63 D. Mukasa
Brentford · 5-3-2
12 H. Valdimarsson
33 M. Kayode 20 K. Ajer 4 S. Berg 22 N. Collins 3 R. Henry
18 Y. Yarmolyuk 27 V. Janelt 8 M. Jensen
24 M. Damsgaard 7 K. Schade
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 47 Phil Foden
  • 24 Joško Gvardiol
  • 27 Matheus Nunes
  • 20 Bernardo Silva
  • 59 Charlie Gray
  • 25 Gianluigi Donnarumma
  • 3 Rúben Dias
  • 91 Stephen Mfuni
  • 9 Erling Haaland
Brentford
Coach
Keith Andrews
Substitutes
  • 2 Aaron Hickey
  • 23 Keane Lewis-Potter
  • 45 Romelle Donovan
  • 26 Yunus Konak
  • 39 Gustavo Nunes
  • 1 Caoimhin Kelleher
  • 5 Ethan Pinnock
  • 43 Benjamin Arthur
  • 25 Myles Peart-Harris
Substitutions
  • 19' ↑ P. Foden ↓ O. Bobb Manchester City
  • 65' ↑ J. Gvardiol ↓ N. O'Reilly Manchester City
  • 66' ↑ B. Silva ↓ R. Cherki Manchester City
  • 66' ↑ M. Nunes ↓ Nico Manchester City
  • 75' ↑ A. Hickey ↓ M. Kayode Brentford
  • 76' ↑ K. Lewis-Potter ↓ R. Henry Brentford
  • 81' ↑ R. Donovan ↓ M. Jensen Brentford
  • 88' ↑ Y. E. Konak ↓ Y. Yarmolyuk Brentford
  • 88' ↑ Gustavo Nunes ↓ K. Schade Brentford
Cards
  • 16' A. Khusanov Manchester City
  • 86' M. Nunes Manchester City
Head-to-head
Manchester City 7 2 draws 0 Brentford
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2025-10-05 Brentford vs Manchester City 0 - 1
2025-01-14 Brentford vs Manchester City 2 - 2
2024-09-14 Manchester City vs Brentford 2 - 1
2024-02-20 Manchester City vs Brentford 1 - 0
Recent form
Manchester City D D D D W
Brentford D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester City vs Brentford?
Manchester City won 2-0 against Brentford on 17 December 2025.
Who won Manchester City vs Brentford?
Manchester City won the match 2-0.
Where was Manchester City vs Brentford played?
The match was played at Etihad Stadium.
Who had more possession in Manchester City vs Brentford?
Manchester City had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.