English Premier League

FT Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Brentford WLLWL 0
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Manchester City WWWWD 1
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Etihad Stadium · 52,137 att.

Match Report

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Haaland fires Manchester City to within 1 point of PL lead

Erling Haaland erased any questions about his scoring touch on Tuesday, netting Manchester City's only goal in a 1-0 victory over Brentford that lifted them into second place in the Premier League table, just one point behind leaders Liverpool.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
10
9
Saves
2
30.1
Possession
69.9
6
SHOTS
25
2
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
227
Accurate Passes
656
304
Passes
712
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
11
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
32
26
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
6
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
9
27
Effective Clearances
20
27
Clearances
20

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-2

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 25Manuel AkanjiLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 19Julián ÁlvarezAM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 52Oscar BobbAM-L
  11. 47Phil FodenAM-R

BRE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 20Kristoffer AjerCD
  3. 16Ben MeeCD-L
  4. 13Mathias JørgensenCD-R
  5. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  6. 15Frank OnyekaCM-R
  7. 6Christian NørgaardAM
  8. 12Sergio ReguilónLM
  9. 30Mads RoerslevRM
  10. 11Yoane WissaCF-L
  11. 17Ivan ToneyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45'+2' John Stones (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+2' Ben Mee (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 60' Yoane Wissa (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Oscar Bobb.
  5. 68' Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Yoane Wissa.
  7. 71' Goal! Manchester City 1, Brentford 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez following a fast break.
  8. 77' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  9. 77' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Sergio Reguilón.
  10. 82' Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Frank Onyeka.
  12. 89' Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Mads Roerslev.
  13. 89' Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Julián Álvarez.
  14. 90'+6' Mark Flekken (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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