Match summary
Before kickoff, Manchester City (2nd, 71 pts) were 20 points ahead of Brentford (8th, 51 pts). Manchester City won 7 of the 10 previous meetings on record.
Manchester City vs BrentfordResult, Lineups & H2H
Etihad Stadium
Manchester City vs Brentford in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Manchester City4W 1D 0L
Manchester CityBrentford
13Pointsof 156
11Goals scored6
5Goals conceded4
2Clean sheets3
9Scored in a row2
7Unbeaten in a row1
1Without a win0
2Conceded in a row0
Head to head10 meetings · Dec 2021 – Dec 2025
- Manchester City wins
- 7
- Draws
- 1
- Brentford wins
- 2
2.2goals per meeting
40%both teams scored
40%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsManchester City 4W 1D 0L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 353 earlier results
Manchester CityBrentford
#2Position#8
71Points34 v 35 games51
+37Goal difference+6
2.03Scored per gameleague avg 1.371.49
0.94Conceded per game1.31
#3Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Manchester CityBrentford
- Yellow Card · Manchester City · Omar Marmoush90+5'
- Goal · Manchester City · Omar Marmoush3-090+2'
- Substitution · Manchester City · Savinho · InOut: Jérémy Doku90'
- 88'Yellow Card · Brentford · Jordan Henderson
- Yellow Card · Manchester City · Matheus Nunes88'
- 80'Yellow Card · Brentford · Kristoffer Ajer
- 79'Substitution · Brentford · Jordan Henderson · InOut: Yegor Yarmolyuk
- Goal · Manchester City · Erling Haaland2-075'
- Yellow Card · Manchester City · Nico O'Reilly74'
- 68'Substitution · Brentford · Dango Ouattara · InOut: Mikkel Damsgaard
- 61'Substitution · Brentford · Vitaly Janelt · InOut: Aaron Hickey
- Substitution · Manchester City · Phil Foden · InOut: Tijjani Reijnders60'
- Substitution · Manchester City · Omar Marmoush · InOut: Rayan Cherki60'
- Goal · Manchester City · Jérémy Doku1-060'
- Yellow Card · Manchester City · Bernardo Silva36'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Manchester CityBrentford
59%Ball Possession41%
25Shots Total4
10Shots On Target2
10Corners2
8Fouls14
4Yellow Cards2
0Offsides2
2Saves7
463Passes320
7Shots Off Target1
110Attacks63
84Dangerous Attacks38
15Shots Inside Box2
10Shots Outside Box2
3Goals0
16Free Kicks8
8Shots Blocked1
3Substitutions3
14Tackles22
1Assists0
397Accurate Passes244
0Injuries2
19Total Crosses11
5Accurate Crosses1
5Interceptions10
55Duels Won47
6Big Chances Created2
5Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 56(77%) | 2 | 13/23 | |
| 7.6 | 30' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 2(100%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 33(88%) | - | 8/13 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 47(89%) | 2 | 11/15 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 78(92%) | 6 | 8/15 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 59(88%) | - | 6/10 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(89%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 60(85%) | - | 5/10 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 4/5 | 7(57%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.8 | 30' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 12(92%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.7 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 27(93%) | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 30(76%) | 1 | 2/7 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(82%) | 1 | 2/8 | |
Savinho FW | - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | - |
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