English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Manchester City LWWWW 1
–
Brentford LDWLL 0
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MNC101
BRE000
Gtech Community Stadium · 17,009 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

BRE · 3-5-2

  1. 40Álvaro FernándezG
  2. 18Pontus JanssonCD
  3. 29Mads Bech SørensenCD-L
  4. 5Ethan PinnockCD-R
  5. 15Frank OnyekaCM-L
  6. 26Shandon BaptisteCM-R
  7. 8Mathias JensenAM
  8. 2Dominic ThompsonLM
  9. 30Mads RoerslevRM
  10. 17Ivan ToneyCF-L
  11. 11Yoane WissaCF-R

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 6Nathan AkéLB
  5. 27João CanceloRB
  6. 25FernandinhoCM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 10Jack GrealishF
  10. 47Phil FodenLF
  11. 9Gabriel JesusRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 17' VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Brentford 0-1 Manchester City (Phil Foden).
  3. 69' Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Yoane Wissa.
  4. 75' Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bidstrup replaces Frank Onyeka.
  5. 82' Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Dominic Thompson because of an injury.

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