Man City vs Brentford 2024-25 English Premier League
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': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Manchester City 0, Brentford 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from very close range to the top right corner.
- 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.
- 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.
- 42': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Yoane Wissa because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces Rico Lewis.
- 47': Savinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
- 79': John Stones (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Savinho because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Brentford 1.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,148
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +25 | Arsenal | 23 | 50 | 3 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +10 | Aston Villa | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +7 | Manchester United | 23 | 38 | 5 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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