English Premier League

Brentford vs Manchester City, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Brentford
  • 21': Neal Maupay
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1 - 3
Manchester City
  • 45'+3': Phil Foden
  • 53': Phil Foden
  • 70': Phil Foden

Foden hits hat trick as Man City rally to beat Brentford

Phil Foden scored a brilliantly composed hat-trick as Manchester City fought back to earn a 3-1 win at Brentford on Monday and close to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a game in hand.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 13': Offside, Brentford. Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 14': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 14': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sergio Reguilón.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 21': Goal! Brentford 1, Manchester City 0. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Flekken.
  • 22': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben Mee.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Offside, Brentford. Mads Roerslev is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 26': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sergio Reguilón.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 31': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
  • 31': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben Mee.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Rodri.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
  • 38': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 39': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 44': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 45': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 45'+1': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Brentford 1, Manchester City 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Manchester City 1.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 48': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Goal! Brentford 1, Manchester City 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Phil Foden.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
  • 70': Goal! Brentford 1, Manchester City 3. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 76': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Mads Roerslev.
  • 76': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  • 77': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 77': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 79': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 79': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Sergio Reguilón.
  • 84': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodri with a headed pass.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Erling Haaland.
  • 90': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
  • 90': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Neal Maupay.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Manchester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 1, Manchester City 3.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
13 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 12
71.9 Possession 28.1
25 SHOTS 9
15 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
679 Accurate Passes 203
750 Passes 279
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 6
28 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 58
25 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 7
11 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
5 Interceptions 11
23 Effective Clearances 31
23 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,096

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 35 +57 80
2 Manchester City 34 +50 79
3 Liverpool 35 +41 75
4 Aston Villa 35 +21 67
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
5 Ethan Pinnock
16 Ben Mee
22 Nathan Collins
27 Vitaly Janelt
8 Mathias Jensen
6 Christian Nørgaard
12 Sergio Reguilón
30 Mads Roerslev
7 Neal Maupay
17 Ivan Toney
Brentford Substitutes:
Kristoffer Ajer, Benjamin Fredrick, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Shandon Baptiste, Thomas Strakosha, Mathias Jorgensen, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Ethan Brierley.

MNC Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
6 Nathan Aké
3 Rúben Dias
16 Rodri
24 Josko Gvardiol
2 Kyle Walker
19 Julián Álvarez
17 Kevin De Bruyne
47 Phil Foden
20 Bernardo Silva
9 Erling Haaland
Manchester City Substitutes:
Jack Grealish, Matheus Nunes, Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis, Jérémy Doku, Stefan Ortega, Mateo Kovacic, Oscar Bobb, John Stones.

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