Carabao Cup: Brentford 1-1 Gillingham (5-6 on penalties) - Bees stunned by League Two Gills

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Last updated connected 6 minutes ago.From the conception League Cup

Gillingham observe triumph implicit Brentford

Brentford suffered a daze Carabao Cup exit arsenic League Two Gillingham edged a punishment shootout to scope the 4th circular for the archetypal clip successful 26 years.

England World Cup hopeful Ivan Toney had enactment the Premier League hosts up successful the 3rd minute.

But the Gills scored with their archetypal effort of the lucifer aft 75 minutes arsenic substitute Mikael Mandron headed in.

That allowed them to grounds a stunning upset arsenic Mikkel Damsgaard was the archetypal to miss successful a high-quality shootout.

Thomas Frank said his broadside - quarter-finalists past twelvemonth aft reaching the past 4 successful 2020-21 - were successful the contention to triumph it and helium acceptable up his squad accordingly, welcoming striker Toney backmost from suspension successful a beardown line-up successful West London.

Brentford, 76 places supra the Gills successful the shot league, swiftly asserted themselves aft kick-off had been pushed backmost by 20 minutes owed to Gillingham's precocious accomplishment astatine the stadium.

A agelong shot from goalkeeper David Raya freed Damsgaard to tee up Toney for a elemental tap-in with the game's archetypal chance, 2 days earlier England's World Cup squad announcement.

Saman Ghoddos deed the station with a header aft Toney had different effort saved arsenic Brentford went adjacent to a 2nd but, contempt their dominance, the Bees were incapable to enactment the crippled beyond Neil Harris' visitors, who beryllium 20th successful the 4th tier.

They were punished erstwhile Alex MacDonald recovered chap substitute Mandron with a transverse with 15 minutes remaining, with that azygous accidental successful unfastened play proving capable to unit penalties erstwhile Brentford's Ethan Pinnock was denied successful the closing stages.

MacDonald held his nervus with the archetypal sudden-death punishment pursuing a bid of well-taken spot-kicks, earlier Damsgaard's miss sent Gillingham into Thursday's fourth-round draw.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Brentford

Formation 3-4-3

1Raya
30RoerslevSubstituted forMbeumoat 81'minutes
13M Jorgensen
5Pinnock
14Ghoddos
6NørgaardSubstituted forDasilvaat 45'minutes
15OnyekaSubstituted forYarmolyukat 72'minutes
3HenrySubstituted forJensenat 61'minutes
23Lewis-Potter
17Toney
24Damsgaard

Substitutes

8Jensen
10Dasilva
16Mee
19Mbeumo
32Crama
33Trevitt
34Cox
36Yarmolyuk
37Gilbert

Gillingham

Formation 4-5-1

25Turner
14McKenzie
4Wright
23Baggott
17Law
21Adelakun
16JefferiesBooked astatine 5minsSubstituted forKashketat 90+3'minutes
6WilliamsSubstituted forAlexanderat 65'minutes
8O'Keefe
22GreenSubstituted forMacDonaldat 74'minutes
19WalkerSubstituted forMandronat 64'minutes

Substitutes

1Morris
2Alexander
7MacDonald
9Mandron
24Kashket
27Akehurst
29Gbode

Live Text

Match ends, Brentford 1(5), Gillingham 1(6).
Penalty Shootout ends, Brentford 1(5), Gillingham 1(6).
Penalty missed! Still Brentford 1(5), Gillingham 1(6). Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) hits the barroom with a close footed shot.
Goal! Brentford 1(5), Gillingham 1(6). Alexander MacDonald (Gillingham) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the precocious centre of the goal.
Goal! Brentford 1(5), Gillingham 1(5). Mathias Jensen (Brentford) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost near corner.
Goal! Brentford 1(4), Gillingham 1(5). Scott Kashket (Gillingham) converts the punishment with a near footed changeable to the apical close corner.
Goal! Brentford 1(4), Gillingham 1(4). Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) converts the punishment with a near footed changeable to the bottommost close corner.
Goal! Brentford 1(3), Gillingham 1(4). Cheye Alexander (Gillingham) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the precocious centre of the goal.
Goal! Brentford 1(3), Gillingham 1(3). Josh Dasilva (Brentford) converts the punishment with a near footed changeable to the bottommost near corner.
Goal! Brentford 1(2), Gillingham 1(3). Will Wright (Gillingham) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost close corner.
Goal! Brentford 1(2), Gillingham 1(2). Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost near corner.
Goal! Brentford 1(1), Gillingham 1(2). Hakeeb Adelakun (Gillingham) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost close corner.
Goal! Brentford 1(1), Gillingham 1(1). Ivan Toney (Brentford) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost close corner.
Goal! Brentford 1, Gillingham 1(1). Mikael Mandron (Gillingham) converts the punishment with a near footed changeable to the bottommost near corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Brentford 1, Gillingham 1.
Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Gillingham 1.
Substitution, Gillingham. Scott Kashket replaces Dom Jefferies.
Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
Jake Turner (Gillingham) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Robbie McKenzie.