Birmingham City 1-6 Brentford: Collins double leads Bees demolition in EFL Cup (full match highlights)

On August 25, 2026, at St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham, Brentford demolished the hosts 6-1 in their EFL Cup second-round fixture. The referee blew the starting whistle at 22:00 Moscow time. The visitors started brightly and opened the scoring in the 6th minute: Callum Wilson fired into the far corner after a pass from Yehor Yarmoliuk — 0-1. In the 26th minute, Jannik Schuster received a yellow card for a reckless foul. Birmingham equalised in the 28th minute: Demarai Gray restored parity after a pass from Paik Seung-ho — 1-1. However, the hosts' joy was short-lived: in the 35th minute, Aaron Hickey put Brentford back ahead — 1-2. In the 37th minute, John Solis saw yellow. In the 40th minute, Nathan Collins doubled the visitors' lead after a pass from Jaydon Anthony — 1-3. In the 55th minute, Bright Osayi-Samuel received a yellow card. In the second half, Brentford continued to dominate: in the 70th minute, Mikkel Damsgaard scored the fourth after a pass from Anthony — 1-4. In the 73rd minute, Igor Thiago scored the fifth, again after a pass from Anthony — 1-5. In the 77th minute, Collins completed his brace with the sixth goal — 1-6. Match statistics: Birmingham had 38% possession, recorded 8 shots on goal compared to Brentford's 22, and completed 69% of their passes against Brentford's 84%. Nathan Collins, with his brace, and Jaydon Anthony, with three assists, were the heroes of the match. Brentford confidently advanced to the next round of the EFL Cup. Birmingham, despite the defeat, could be proud of their players' commitment, but the class of the opposition was too high.