EFL Cup: Probable lineups for Manchester City vs Brentford

Europe 17 December 2025 at 08:55

Imed Ben Amara

News Editor

17.12.25 FT EFL Cup (Carabao Cup)

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Manchester City and Brentford will face off this Wednesday, December 17 at 7:30 pm GMT in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.

The Citizens have lifted the trophy eight times (1970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), while Brentford have never claimed the title.

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Pep Guardiola is still without Kovacic, Rodri, and Stones, who have now been joined in the treatment room by Doku. Marmoush and Aït-Nouri, both called up for AFCON with Egypt and Algeria respectively, will also be absent.

Milambo, Fabio Carvalho, and Dasilva are confirmed absentees for Brentford, while Nelsson remains a doubt. Ouattara and Onyeka are away at AFCON with the Stallions and the Super Eagles, respectively.

Official lineups Manchester City vs Brentford:

Manchester City: Trafic, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, O'Reilly, Reijnders, Silva, Bobb, Cherki, Savinho, Haaland.

Brentford: Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Henry, Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Schade, Damsgaard, Lewis-Potter, Thiago.

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