Manchester City vs Brentford match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 4 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Ref D. Bond

Manchester City stats & fixtures · Brentford stats & fixtures

Manchester City beat Brentford 2–1 in the Premier League on 14 September 2024. Expected goals finished 2.17–0.96. Manchester City had 54% of the ball.

Manchester City vs Brentford match statistics

Manchester CityBrentford

54% Ball possession 46%
2.17 Expected goals (xG) 0.96
18 Total shots 8
7 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 6
12 Corners 3
9 Fouls 3
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 1
544 Passes 468
89% Pass accuracy 85%
5 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

1' Goal Y. Wissa Brentford
19' Goal E. Haaland Manchester City
32' Goal E. Haaland (assist Ederson) Manchester City
42' Yellow card M. Kovačić Manchester City
47' Yellow card Savinho Manchester City
79' Yellow card J. Stones Manchester City
82' Yellow card N. Collins Brentford

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Pep Guardiola

31 Ederson

82 R. Lewis 25 M. Akanji 5 J. Stones 2 K. Walker

19 İlkay Gündoğan 8 M. Kovačić

10 J. Grealish 17 K. De Bruyne 26 Savinho

9 E. Haaland

Bench Rodri , J. Gvardiol , B. Silva , Rúben Dias , M. Nunes , S. Ortega , J. Doku , P. Foden , J. McAtee

Brentford

Confirmed 5-3-2 T. Frank

1 M. Flekken

23 K. Lewis-Potter 22 N. Collins 5 E. Pinnock 4 S. van den Berg 20 K. Ajer

27 V. Janelt 6 C. Norgaard 24 M. Damsgaard

19 B. Mbeumo 11 Y. Wissa

Bench K. Schade , Mads Roerslev , Fábio Carvalho , Y. Yarmolyuk , H. Valdimarsson , R. Trevitt , Y. Konak , B. Mee , J. Meghoma

Form guide

Manchester City at home

8–0–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.5 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brentford away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester City vs Brentford head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Feb 24	Manchester City v Brentford	1–0
5 Feb 24	Brentford v Manchester City	1–3
28 May 23	Brentford v Manchester City	1–0
12 Nov 22	Manchester City v Brentford	1–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Manchester City vs Brentford head-to-head record