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Birmingham City 1-6 Brentford, EFL Cup

EFL Cup · Round 2Full time
Birmingham City
  • Gray 28′

1–6

xG 0.40 – 1.98

Half time 1–3

Brentford
  • Wilson 6′
  • Hickey 35′
  • Collins 40′, 77′
  • Damsgaard 70′
  • Igor Thiago 73′
Kick-off
Venue
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Referee
Tim Robinson
Attendance
17,722
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Birmingham City 1-6 Brentford. xG 0.4-2.0. Brentford deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Birmingham City

4-2-3-1 · Chris Davies

Avg rating 5.89

Brentford

4-2-3-1 · Keith Andrews

Avg rating 7.40

  • Allsop

    #21 · Goalkeeper · Birmingham City

    90′ played

    4.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Hansen

    #25 · Left-back · Birmingham City

    61′ played

    5.9

    Off 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.10
    Player page

  • Klarer

    #4 · Centre-back · Birmingham City

    90′ played

    5.1

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
    Player page

  • Fry

    #23 · Centre-back · Birmingham City

    90′ played

    4.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Osayi-Samuel

    #26 · Right-back · Birmingham City

    90′ played

    4.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Seung-Ho

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Birmingham City

    83′ played

    7.0

    1 assistOff 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.29
    Player page

  • Solís

    #14 · Defensive midfielder · Birmingham City

    90′ played

    5.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
    Player page

  • Gray

    #10 · Left winger · Birmingham City

    75′ played

    7.9

    1 goalOff 75′

    xG
    0.12
    Player page

  • Fujimoto

    #27 · Attacking midfielder · Birmingham City

    61′ played

    6.5

    Off 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Vicente

    #7 · Right winger · Birmingham City

    90′ played

    6.6
    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Vázquez

    #32 · Forward · Birmingham City

    61′ played

    6.3

    Off 61′

    xG
    0.08
    Player page

  • Valdimarsson

    #12 · Goalkeeper · Brentford

    90′ played

    6.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Henry

    #3 · Left-back · Brentford

    71′ played

    6.2

    Off 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Collins

    #22 · Centre-back · Brentford

    90′ played

    9.3

    2 goals

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.45
    Player page

  • Schuster

    #44 · Centre-back · Brentford

    90′ played

    6.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
    Player page

  • Hickey

    #2 · Right-back · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.9

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • Yarmoliuk

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Brentford

    48′ played

    7.7

    1 assistOff 48′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
    Player page

  • Janelt

    #27 · Defensive midfielder · Brentford

    71′ played

    7.5

    Off 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.13
    Player page

  • Anthony

    #19 · Left winger · Brentford

    90′ played

    9.5

    3 assistsPlayer of the match

    xG
    0.15

    Passing

    xA
    1.00
    Player page

  • Damsgaard

    #24 · Attacking midfielder · Brentford

    90′ played

    8.7

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.42

    Attack

    xG
    0.55
    Player page

  • Ouattara

    #11 · Right winger · Brentford

    45′ played

    6.6

    Off 46′

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Wilson

    #13 · Forward · Brentford

    62′ played

    7.5

    1 goalOff 62′

    xG
    0.04
    Player page

Bench

  • Priske

    #9 · Substitute · Birmingham City

    29′ played

    5.9

    On 61′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Cochrane

    #20 · Substitute · Birmingham City

    29′ played

    6.5

    On 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Stansfield

    #28 · Substitute · Birmingham City

    29′ played

    5.9

    On 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Neumann

    #5 · Substitute · Birmingham City

    15′ played

    6.1

    On 75′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Iwata

    #24 · Substitute · Birmingham City

    7′ played

    On 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

Bench

  • Schade

    #7 · Substitute · Brentford

    45′ played

    6.4

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
    Player page

  • Sangaré

    #18 · Substitute · Brentford

    42′ played

    7.5

    1 assistOn 48′

    Passing

    xA
    0.34

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • Igor Thiago

    #9 · Substitute · Brentford

    28′ played

    7.6

    1 goalOn 62′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.52
    Player page

  • Lewis-Potter

    #23 · Substitute · Brentford

    19′ played

    6.6

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Kayode

    #33 · Substitute · Brentford

    19′ played

    6.5

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Amanda Aikioniemi / Public domain · Timmy96 / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 31%Possession69%
    BIR 31%, BRE 69%.
  • 0.40Expected goals (xG)1.98
    BIR 0.40, BRE 1.98.
  • 0.40Non-penalty xG1.98
    BIR 0.40, BRE 1.98.
  • 0.04xG on target3.69
    BIR 0.04, BRE 3.69.
  • 8Shots18
    BIR 8, BRE 18.
  • 2On target8
    BIR 2, BRE 8.
  • 1Big chances4
    BIR 1, BRE 4.
  • 233Passes520
    BIR 233, BRE 520.
  • 67%Pass accuracy84%
    BIR 67%, BRE 84%.
  • 4Corners6
    BIR 4, BRE 6.
  • 21Tackles12
    BIR 21, BRE 12.
  • 16Interceptions6
    BIR 16, BRE 6.
  • 4.8PPDA (lower = more pressing)2.1
    BIR 4.8, BRE 2.1.
  • 9Fouls12
    BIR 9, BRE 12.
  • 2Yellow cards1
    BIR 2, BRE 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    BIR 0, BRE 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Birmingham CityBrentford
  1. 6′
    Goal, Wilson (Yarmoliuk)0–1
  2. 26′
    Yellow card, Schuster
  3. Goal, Gray (Seung-Ho)1–1
    28′
  4. 35′
    Goal, Hickey1–2
  5. Yellow card, Solís
    37′
  6. 40′
    Goal, Collins (Anthony)1–3
  7. 46′
    Substitution, Schade (Off Ouattara)
  8. 48′
    Substitution, Sangaré (Off Yarmoliuk)
  9. Yellow card, Osayi-Samuel
    55′
  10. Substitution, Priske (Off Hansen / Fujimoto / Vázquez)
    61′
  11. Substitution, Cochrane (Off Hansen / Fujimoto / Vázquez)
    61′
  12. Substitution, Stansfield (Off Hansen / Fujimoto / Vázquez)
    61′
  13. 62′
    Substitution, Igor Thiago (Off Wilson)
  14. 70′
    Goal, Damsgaard (Anthony)1–4
  15. 71′
    Substitution, Lewis-Potter (Off Henry / Janelt)
  16. 71′
    Substitution, Kayode (Off Henry / Janelt)
  17. 73′
    Goal, Igor Thiago (Anthony)1–5
  18. Substitution, Neumann (Off Gray)
    75′
  19. 77′
    Goal, Collins1–6
  20. Substitution, Iwata (Off Seung-Ho)
    83′

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Werner100359 / CC BY 4.0

26 shots

Every shot

← BRE attack

BIR attack →

Igor Thiago 73′Brentford · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.96xGOT0.52xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Birmingham City0.40xG

Brentford1.98xG

Full time1–6

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Wilson 6′Gray 28′Hickey 35′Collins 40′Damsgaard 70′Igor Thiago 73′Collins 77′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Birmingham City on top10%

Brentford on top90%

HT0′–5′: Brentford on top5′–10′: Brentford on top10′–15′: Brentford on top15′–20′: Brentford on top20′–25′: Birmingham City on top25′–30′: Birmingham City on top30′–35′: Brentford on top35′–40′: Brentford on top40′–45′: Birmingham City on top45′–50′: Brentford on top50′–55′: Brentford on top55′–60′: Brentford on top60′–65′: Birmingham City on top65′–70′: Birmingham City on top70′–75′: Brentford on top75′–80′: Brentford on top80′–85′: Brentford on top85′–90′: Brentford on top90′–95′: Brentford on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

21Hansen6Vázquez34Allsop20Osayi-Samuel13Vicente17Solís14Gray18Seung-Ho10Fujimoto27Klarer13Fry

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Birmingham City · Starting XI until the first substitution (60')Busiest link: Klarer and Allsop, 10 passes.Centralisation index 0.09: Allsop made 1.9× an even share of the passes.
38Damsgaard24Valdimarsson26Yarmoliuk24Hickey28Schuster14Ouattara43Collins24Anthony34Janelt22Henry8Wilson

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Brentford · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Collins and Henry, 15 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Collins made 1.7× an even share of the passes.

Birmingham City leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.09 against 0.07).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 43), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 15).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.