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Birmingham City midfielder Baek Seung-ho (29) recorded his first attacking point of the season. However, Birmingham, competing in England's Football League Championship (second division), suffered a crushing defeat to Brentford of the English Premier League (EPL), ending their Carabao Cup campaign early.
On the 26th (Korea time), Birmingham lost 1-6 to Brentford in a 2026–2027 Carabao Cup Round 2 home match held at St Andrew's in Birmingham, UK.
Starting as a central midfielder, Baek Seung-ho provided his first assist of the season in the 28th minute of the first half while trailing 0-1. In a free-kick situation, Baek passed the ball short to Demarai Gray, who finished with a powerful long-range shot to equalize.
But the joy was short-lived. Just seven minutes after scoring the equalizer, in the 35th minute of the first half, Birmingham conceded a go-ahead goal from Aaron Hickey. In the 40th minute, they also allowed an additional header goal from Nathan Collins, causing their defense to collapse rapidly. In the second half, overwhelmed by Brentford's attacks, they conceded consecutive goals: Mikel Damsgaard in the 25th minute, Igor Thiago in the 28th, and Collins again in the 32nd.
Baek Seung-ho also left a regrettable moment by losing possession during the first goal conceded in the 6th minute of the first half. He was substituted off in the 38th minute of the second half for Tomoki Iwata, ending his match.
Entering his third season after joining England in January 2024, Baek Seung-ho suffered another painful defeat against a top-flight team, following last season's loss to Fulham (0-2). This was the second time he faced a first-division side since then.
The anticipated Korean derby did not materialize. Defender Kim Ji-soo, who was included in Brentford's first-team roster, was left out of the matchday squad for this game. Kim had played the full 90 minutes in a previous Under-21 League (PL2) match, and Brentford deployed new defender Yannick Schuster instead.
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