Manchester City vs Brentford

Bet Brothers Football
Manchester City
Manchester City

Etihad Stadium

17 Dec 2025, 20:30
2:0
Finished
Brentford
Brentford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF
16'
A. Khusanov
18'
Injured
Oscar Bobb
19'
Phil Foden
Oscar Bobb
32'
Goal
Rayan Cherki
2ND HALF
65'
Joško Gvardiol
Nico O'Reilly
66'
Bernardo Silva
Nico González
66'
Matheus Nunes
Rayan Cherki
67'
Goal
Savinho(T. Reijnders)
M. Kayode
Aaron Hickey
75'
Rico Henry
K. Lewis-Potter
76'
Mathias Jensen
R. Donovan
81'
82'
Charlie Gray
Phil Foden
86'
Matheus Nunes
Kevin Schade
G. Nunes
88'
Y. Yarmolyuk
Y. Konak
88'

Match statistics

60%Possession40%
631Passes Attempted413
565Completed Passes345
5Corners1
15Throw-ins24
15Shots On Target3

Line-ups

Manchester City

Formation

4-2-3-1
James Trafford
#1James Trafford
Nathan Aké
#6Nathan Aké
A. Khusanov
#45A. Khusanov
Nico O'Reilly
#33Nico O'Reilly
Rico Lewis
#82Rico Lewis
Nico González
#14Nico González
T. Reijnders
#4T. Reijnders
Rayan Cherki
#10Rayan Cherki
Savinho
#26Savinho
Oscar Bobb
#52Oscar Bobb
Divine Mukasa
#63Divine Mukasa

Starting XI

James Trafford
James Trafford
#1
Nathan Aké
Nathan Aké
#6
A. Khusanov
A. Khusanov
#45
16'
Nico O'Reilly
Nico O'Reilly
#33
65'
Rico Lewis
Rico Lewis
#82
Nico González
Nico González
#14
66'
T. Reijnders
T. Reijnders
#4
🎯67'
Rayan Cherki
Rayan Cherki
#10
66'
⚽32'
Savinho
Savinho
#26
⚽67'
Oscar Bobb
Oscar Bobb
#52
18'
19'
Divine Mukasa
Divine Mukasa
#63

Will not play

Mateo
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Early March 2026
John
John Stones
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Jérémy
Jérémy Doku
Forward
Calf injury
Return: Late February 2026
Joško
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Early May 2026
Sávio
Sávio Moreira De Oliveira
Forward
Knock injury
Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Manchester City
Pep Guardiola

Head-to-head

10 matches
Manchester City
Manchester City
7
Wins
1
Draws
2
Wins
Brentford
Brentford
Premier LeaguePremier League2025 • 1 match
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League standings

No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.

Match Information

Referee:
Samuel Barrott
Venue:
Etihad Stadium
Capacity:
55 017

Manchester City vs Brentford match from the EFL Cup. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Manchester City and Brentford. Follow team performance and match context within the EFL Cup season.