Wed, Dec 17, 2025 · 07:30 PM

Quarter-finalsFull time

Manchester City

2-0

2 cards•10 subs•MOTM Cherki

Brentford

MAN scorers

Cherki 32'Savinho 67'

Attack edge

MAN

Possession

60% - 40%

Source?

match feed

BRE scorers

No scorer

Match Centre

Compact game flow built from official team stats and player performance lines.

MANvsBRE

60%Possession40%

15Shots3

7On target3

5Corners

MAN4-2-3-1

Tactical Board

5-3-2BRE

Trafford

↑

6.9

Manchester City

14 players

Player
Rico LewisDEF	7.3	90	0	0
Abdukodir KhusanovDEF	7.3	90	0	0
Nathan AkéDEF	7.2	90	0	0
Nico O'ReillyDEF	6.9	65	0	0
Joško GvardiolDEF	6.9	25	0	0
Rayan CherkiMID	8.3	66	1	0
SavinhoMID	8.2	90	1	0
Tijjani ReijndersMID	7.3	90	0	1
Bernardo SilvaMID	6.9	24	0	0
Nico GonzálezMID	6.9	66	0	0
Oscar BobbMID	6.6	19	0	0
Phil FodenMID	6.6	63	0	0
Matheus NunesMID	6.3	24	0	0
Divine Tayon Mahogany MukasaFWD	6.5	90	0	0

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Key Actors

Best-rated, creator, ball-winner and shot threat for each side.

MOTM 8.3

Manchester City

4-2-3-1 · 0/9 bench used

8.3

Best rated

Rayan Cherki

8.3 rating · 66 min

Chance maker

Tijjani Reijnders

3 key passes · 1 assist

Ball winner

Savinho

11 duels won · 4 actions

Shot threat

Rayan Cherki

2/3 on target · 1 goal

Brentford

5-3-2 · 0/9 bench used

7.2

Best rated

Kevin Schade

7.2 rating · 88 min

Chance maker

Vitaly Janelt

1 key passes

Ball winner

Michael Kayode

6 duels won · 4 actions

Shot threat

Michael Kayode

1/1 on target

Timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions in chronological order.

GoalCard

MANBRE

Abdukodir Khusanov

16'

O. Bobb · P. Foden↺

19'

R. Cherki

32'

Half-time

N. O'Reilly · J. Gvardiol↺

65'

R. Cherki · B. Silva↺

66'

Nico · M. Nunes↺

66'

Savinho · T. Reijnders

67'

75'

↺M. Kayode · A. Hickey

76'

↺R. Henry · K. Lewis-Potter

81'

↺M. Jensen · R. Donovan

· C. Gray↺

82'

Matheus Nunes

86'

88'

↺Y. Yarmolyuk · Y. E. Konak

88'

↺K. Schade · Gustavo Nunes

Brentford

13 players

Player
Aaron HickeyDEF	6.7	15
Sepp van den BergDEF	6.6	90
Nathan CollinsDEF	6.5	90
Michael KayodeDEF	6.5	75
Kristoffer AjerDEF	6.3	90
Rico HenryDEF	6.2	76
Vitaly JaneltMID	7.2	90
Romelle DonovanMID	6.7	9
Yehor YarmoliukMID	6.3	88
Mathias JensenMID	6.3	81
Kevin SchadeFWD	7.2	88
Keane Lewis-PotterFWD	6.5	14
Mikkel DamsgaardFWD	6.3	90