Manchester City vs Brentford, 2024-25 English Premier League
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Haaland strikes twice as Man City come from behind to beat Brentford
Manchester City beat Brentford 2-1 at home on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the Premier League season after Erling Haaland netted twice following the fastest goal of the season from the visitors.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Manchester City 0, Brentford 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from very close range to the top right corner.
- 2': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 2': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a through ball.
- 8': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 9': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 15': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 17': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
- 19': Goal! Manchester City 1, Brentford 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 26': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
- 28': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
- 29': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a cross.
- 29': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ederson.
- 32': Goal! Manchester City 2, Brentford 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ederson.
- 34': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 40': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
- 41': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
- 42': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Yoane Wissa because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 45'+4': Offside, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter is caught offside.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Brentford 1.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces Rico Lewis.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 47': Savinho (Manchester City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 47': Savinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 48': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 48': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 56': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
- 65': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan following a corner.
- 67': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 67': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 69': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 69': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 70': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 71': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 71': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 72': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 76': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 78': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 78': Foul by John Stones (Manchester City).
- 78': Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': John Stones (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 81': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 82': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 82': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Jack Grealish.
- 84': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces John Stones.
- 86': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 87': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 87': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 88': Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Savinho because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Brentford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 398 | Accurate Passes | 485 |
| 468 | Passes | 544 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 12 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 20 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 22 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,148
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,148
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 12 | +16 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 5 | John Stones  |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 19 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 26 | Savinho |
Brentford (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
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