English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 9, 2026
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Manchester City WWWWD 3
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Match Report

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Jeremy Doku inspires 3-0 Man City win over Brentford to close gap on Arsenal

Jérémy Doku struck again as Manchester City kept their title hopes alive with a vital 3-0 win over Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
2
41.6
Possession
58.4
4
SHOTS
25
2
ON GOAL
10
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
259
Accurate Passes
409
337
Passes
474
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
35
19
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
8
14
Effective Tackles
8
24
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
5
29
Effective Clearances
30
29
Clearances
30

Highlights

01:02 Hislop: Man City's win vs. Brentford showed why they're second Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 15Marc GuéhiCD-R
  4. 33Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 10Rayan CherkiAM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaLM
  8. 4Tijjani ReijndersRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 42Antoine SemenyoAM-R

BRE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD-L
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 8Mathias JensenCM-L
  7. 2Aaron HickeyCM-R
  8. 24Mikkel DamsgaardLM
  9. 18Yehor YarmoliukRM
  10. 9Igor ThiagoCF-L
  11. 7Kevin SchadeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 36' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 60' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  3. 60' Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Rayan Cherki.
  4. 60' Goal! Manchester City 1, Brentford 0. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  5. 61' Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Aaron Hickey.
  6. 68' Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  7. 74' Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Goal! Manchester City 2, Brentford 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  9. 79' Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  10. 80' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 88' Jordan Henderson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 88' Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90' Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
  14. 90'+2' Goal! Manchester City 3, Brentford 0. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  15. 90'+5' Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.

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