Macclesfield 0:1 Brentford: FA Cup Match Result

FA Cup

Macclesfield DWWDWW

0:1

Finished

Kick-off was 16 Feb, 19:30 UTC

Brentford WDDDWW

Venue: Moss Rose City: Macclesfield

In the FA Cup game on 16 February 2026, Brentford beat Macclesfield 0:1. Match numbers: corners 2:9, fouls 7:14.

Key numbers

Possession, % 26 – 74

Shots on target 1 – 1

Shots off target 3 – 7

Expected goals 0.46 – 1.75

🟨 21' V. Janelt — Yellow card ⇄ 61' R. Nelson — Substitution ⇄ 68' I. Buckley — Substitution ⚽ 70' S. Heathcote — Own goal ⇄ 71' K. Furo — Substitution ⇄ 72' L. Fensome — Substitution 🟨 75' J. Edmondson — Yellow card 🟨 77' Y. Yarmolyuk — Yellow card 🟨 84' P. Dawson — Yellow card ⇄ 85' E. Osborne — Substitution ⇄ 90+4' R. Donovan — Substitution

Match events

21' Brentford Yellow card V. Janelt
61' Brentford Substitution R. Nelson off: K. Lewis-Potter
68' Macclesfield Substitution I. Buckley off: J. Gale
70' Brentford Own goal S. Heathcote
71' Brentford Substitution K. Furo off: D. Ouattara
72' Macclesfield Substitution L. Fensome off: L. Matheson
75' Macclesfield Yellow card J. Edmondson
77' Brentford Yellow card Y. Yarmolyuk
84' Macclesfield Yellow card P. Dawson
85' Macclesfield Substitution E. Osborne off: J. Johnson
90+4' Brentford Substitution R. Donovan off: L. Bentt

Statistics

26 Possession, % 74

1 Shots on target 1

3 Shots off target 7

0.46 Expected goals 1.75

0 Big chances 1

26 Attacks 25

2 Corners 9

7 Fouls 14

13 Free kicks 6

2 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 7

16 Throw-ins 26

All statistics

16/3348% Aerial duels 17/3352%

25 Backward passes 87

3 Blocked shots 8

46 Clearances 31

4/1331% Crosses 9/3228%

10/1663% Dribbles 14/2070%

0.16 Expected assists 1.64

94 Failed passes 90

1 Goalkeeper saves 1

7 Interceptions 3

3 Key passes 13

10/6017% Long passes 40/8845%

28 Passes into the final third 121

139 Passes in the opposition half 300

39 Passes in own half 212

0.14 Shot accuracy 0.06

2 Shots from outside the box 2

5 Shots inside the box 14

9/1850% Tackles 9/1182%

165 Total passes 480

Line-ups

Macclesfield

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Max Dörnli	1
4	L. Fensome	4
12	Sam Heathcote	12
15	Louis Lacey	15
35	Cameron Jake Borthwick-Jackson	35
6	P. Dawson	6
7	Isaac Buckley-Ricketts	7
11	Luke Duffy	11
24	Elliot James Osborne	24
28	James Edmondson	28
9	D'Mani Lucell Bughail-Mellor	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
2	Luke Matheson	2
5	Rollin Menayese	5
32	Kacper Pasek	32
8	Regan Jon Griffiths	8
17	Carlos do Santos	17
23	Danny Whitehead	23
34	Michael Stone	34
19	James Gale	19
22	Justin Johnson	22

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Brentford

Starting XI
#	Player	number
12	Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson	12
2	Aaron Buchanan Hickey	2
5	Ethan Rupert Pinnock	5
22	Nathan Collins	22
33	Michael Kayode	33
8	Mathias Jensen	8
11	Reiss Luke Nelson	11
18	Yehor Yarmolyuk	18
27	Vitaly Janelt	27
45	Romell Donovan	45
47	Kai Furuoye	47

Substitutes
#	Player	number
31	Ellery Ronald Balcombe	31
3	Rico Antonio Henry	3
4	Sepp van den Berg	4
20	Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer	20
48	Luka Bunt	48
19	Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara	19
23	Keane William Lewis-Potter	23