Birmingham City vs Brentford - prediction, team news, lineups

Keith Andrews and his Brentford side volition question from the superior to the 2nd metropolis connected Tuesday nighttime to instrumentality connected Birmingham City successful the 2nd circular of the EFL Cup.

The Blues precocious with a 1-0 triumph implicit Swansea City successful South Wales successful the opening round, portion Brentford participate the contention astatine this signifier owed to their Premier League presumption allowing them miss the archetypal stage. 

Match preview

After finishing 10th successful their archetypal play backmost successful the Championship, Chris Davies and Birmingham City volition beryllium hoping to physique connected that run and equine a propulsion for promotion this clip around.

Promotion would spot the Blues instrumentality to the Premier League for the archetypal clip since their relegation astatine the extremity of the 2010-11 campaign, the aforesaid play successful which they famously lifted the League Cup aft beating Arsenal astatine Wembley.

However, with 44 league matches inactive to play, Birmingham are inactive searching for their archetypal Championship triumph of the season, though they stay unbeaten aft drawing with Sheffield United and Bristol City.

Davies' broadside needed a stoppage-time punishment from Demarai Gray to rescue a constituent against Bristol City, highlighting that determination is inactive plentifulness of country for betterment contempt their unbeaten start.

Birmingham volition present crook their attraction to the EFL Cup, wherever a constrictive 1-0 triumph implicit Swansea secured their spot successful the 2nd circular and acceptable up a gathering with Brentford for the archetypal clip since 2021.

As for Brentford, they caput into their 2nd crippled of the play aft opening their Premier League run with a thrilling 3-0 triumph implicit Tottenham Hotspur.

The Bees raced into a two-goal pb earlier half-time done Keane Lewis-Potter and Vitaly Janelt, earlier Michael Kayode added a 3rd soon aft the interval to implicit a connection victory.

That effect highlighted Brentford's prime and could springiness them hopes of challenging for the European places this season, having narrowly missed retired connected a imaginable way into Europe connected the last time of past play against Liverpool, with European qualification perchance allowing them to bypass this circular of the EFL Cup.

Should the Bees suffice for Europe, they volition request to amended their grounds successful beforehand of goal, with lone 2 teams successful the apical fractional scoring less than their 52 goals past season, portion Andrews' broadside yet missed retired connected the Conference League by conscionable a fewer goals, with Brighton claiming the last European place.

The London broadside volition present power their attraction to the League Cup, a contention successful which they reached the quarter-finals past play earlier losing to eventual winners Manchester City.

Brentford are unbeaten successful their past six meetings with Birmingham, though the astir caller brushwood came 5 years agone during the Bees' promotion-winning Championship campaign.

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Team News

Birmingham appeared to travel done their 2-2 gully with Bristol City without immoderate caller wounded concerns, though Davies is apt to proceed monitoring Marc Leonard arsenic helium recovers from the hamstring wounded that has kept him retired since May.

With a engaged Championship docket to contend with, the Blues could rotate their broadside to support cardinal players fresh, with Jay Stansfield and Gray among those who could beryllium rested for Tuesday's cupful tie.

Brentford person lone played erstwhile this play but could besides marque changes against lower-league opposition, with each 3 goalscorers from Saturday's triumph perchance dropping to the bench.

Irish planetary Caoimhin Kelleher could marque mode for Hakon Valdimarsson successful goal, portion Jaidon Anthony whitethorn beryllium handed his archetypal commencement since joining from Burnley and Calum Wilson is different enactment to pb the line.

The Bees' lone wounded concerns are Sepp van den Berg and Antoni Milambo, with some players expected to stay sidelined for immoderate time.

Birmingham City imaginable starting lineup:

Beadle; Laird, Neumann, Klarer, Cochrane; Iwata, Solis; Vicente, Seung-Ho, Roberts; Priske

Brentford imaginable starting lineup:

Valdimarsson; Hickey, Ajer, Collins, Henry; Janelt, Yarmoliuk; Anthony, Jensen, Schade; Wilson

We say: Birmingham City 1-3 Brentford

Brentford's Premier League prime should yet beryllium the difference, with Andrews' broadside expected to amusement wherefore they are favourites to advancement contempt Birmingham's unbeaten start.

The Blues person won conscionable 1 of their 3 matches this play and could spot their EFL Cup tally travel to an extremity astatine St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park connected Tuesday night. 

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