Brentford vs Manchester City
Ref: Darren England, EnglandGtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex · 17,250 cap
Match recap
Manchester City beat Brentford 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Haaland scored for Manchester City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.70 for Brentford versus 0.85 for Manchester City. Brentford sit 9th in the Premier League table while Manchester City are 2nd.
First Half
9'
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Gvardiol
22'
⇄
Rodri
Schade
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Thiago
⇄
Damsgaard
Henderson
Yellow Card
⇄
Yarmolyuk
⇄
Henderson
76'
⇄
Bobb
76'
⇄
Reijnders
77'
Matheus Nunes
Yellow Card
83'
O'Reilly
Yellow Card
Ouattara
Yellow Card
⇄
Ajer
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrentfordManchester City
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.70VS0.85
Attack2 · 4 won
6
Shots
10
1
Shots on target
4
4
Shots in the box
6
2
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
2
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
30%
Possession
70%
311
Total passes
764
249
Accurate passes
698
80%
Pass accuracy
91%
Discipline0 · 2 won
10
Fouls
6
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Brentford
5-3-2
Manchester City
4-1-4-1
Brentford
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 2A. HickeyD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 7K. SchadeF
- 9ThiagoF
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 3R. HenryD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 8M. JensenM
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 14Fábio CarvalhoM
- 15F. OnyekaM
- 19D. OuattaraF
- 23K. Lewis-PotterF
- 27V. JaneltM
Manchester City
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 9E. HaalandF
- 16RodriM
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 26SávioM
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 47P. FodenM
- 52Oscar BobbM
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkéD
- 8M. KovačićM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 11J. DokuF
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 82R. LewisD
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Igor Thiago | F | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kevin Schade | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Michael Kayode | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rico Henry | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabio Carvalho | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Onyeka | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mathias Jensen | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dango Ouattara | F | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Dias(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joško Gvardiol | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 76 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/4 |
| Oscar Bobb | M | 76 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4/5 |
| Savinho | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Phil Foden | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Rodri | M | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rayan Cherki | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Stones | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Kovačić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico González | M | 68 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernardo Silva | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jérémy Doku | F | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |