English Premier League

Brentford vs Manchester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Brentford
    FT
    0 - 1
    Manchester City
    • 16': Phil Foden

    Manchester City beat Brentford to extend Premier League lead over Chelsea, Liverpool

    Manchester City beat Brentford 2-1 to extend their lead atop the Premier League standings.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
    • 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mads Bech Sørensen.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
    • 15': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ederson.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a headed pass.
    • 16': Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester City 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
    • 17': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Brentford 0-1 Manchester City (Phil Foden).
    • 20': Offside, Manchester City. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
    • 22': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
    • 27': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Fernandinho.
    • 30': Foul by Dominic Thompson (Brentford).
    • 30': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 32': Dangerous play by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 32': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
    • 33': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 35': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
    • 39': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
    • 41': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Manchester City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Manchester City 1.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernandinho.
    • 50': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
    • 50': Offside, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
    • 53': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
    • 54': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 54': Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 58': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 58': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 62': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 69': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Yoane Wissa.
    • 70': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
    • 70': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a headed pass.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 75': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bidstrup replaces Frank Onyeka.
    • 76': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Mads Bidstrup (Brentford).
    • 77': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 82': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Dominic Thompson because of an injury.
    • 83': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 83': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
    • 85': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
    • 86': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Aymeric Laporte is caught offside.
    • 88': VAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 0-1 Manchester City.
    • 89': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
    • 89': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
    • 90'+1': Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford).
    • 90'+2': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
    • 90'+3': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Manchester City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Brentford 0, Manchester City 1.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/382.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originMNC BREhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/337.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    10 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 2
    76.3 Possession 23.7
    12 SHOTS 6
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    634 Accurate Passes 136
    716 Passes 217
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    21 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    45 Long Balls 59
    26 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    4 Effective Tackles 6
    11 Tackles 17
    0.4 Tackle % 0.4
    8 Interceptions 16
    10 Effective Clearances 17
    10 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 17,009

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Chelsea 3 +6 7
    2 Arsenal 2 +6 6
    3 Tottenham Hotspur 3 +4 6
    4 Liverpool 2 +3 6
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    40 Álvaro Fernández (GK)
    18 Pontus Jansson
    29 Mads Bech Sørensen
    5 Ethan Pinnock
    15 Frank Onyeka
    26 Shandon Baptiste
    8 Mathias Jensen
    2 Dominic Thompson
    30 Mads Roerslev
    17 Ivan Toney
    11 Yoane Wissa
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Marcus Forss, Fin Stevens, Myles Peart-Harris, Mads Bidstrup, Matthew Cox, Sergi Canós, Saman Ghoddos.

    MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Ederson (GK)
    14 Aymeric Laporte
    3 Rúben Dias
    6 Nathan Aké
    27 João Cancelo
    25 Fernandinho
    20 Bernardo Silva
    17 Kevin De Bruyne
    10 Jack Grealish
    47 Phil Foden
    9 Gabriel Jesus
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Riyad Mahrez, Luke Mbete, Zack Steffen, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Raheem Sterling, Scott Carson, Ilkay Gündogan, Cole Palmer.

    Premier League News

    Controversial VAR calls see Chelsea past Fulham 2-0
    Controversial VAR calls see Chelsea past Fulham 2-0

    A João Pedro header and Enzo Fernández penalty sealed Chelsea's win over Fulham in a VAR-dominated derby.

    Are Chelsea right to cancel Jackson's Bayern loan after Delap injury?
    Are Chelsea right to cancel Jackson's Bayern loan after Delap injury?

    The ESPN FC crew debate if Chelsea are right to cancel Nicolas Jackson's potential loan to Bayern Munich.

    Hislop: Man United's only job was to beat Burnley
    Hislop: Man United's only job was to beat Burnley

    Shaka Hislop tries to look at the positives for Man United after their 3-2 win vs. Burnley in the Premier League.

    Fulham, Burnley managers share fury with VAR amid controversy
    Fulham, Burnley managers share fury with VAR amid controversy

    Burnley manager Scott Parker and his Fulham counterpart Marco Silva both expressed their dismay with VAR after crucial decisions against their teams.

    Man United face anxious wait on Cunha, Mount injuries
    Man United face anxious wait on Cunha, Mount injuries

    Ruben Amorim said he's hoping for good news on injuries to Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount because Manchester United need them "to be competitive."