English Premier League

Brentford vs Man City 2021-22 English Premier League

FT
0 - 1
  • 16': Phil Foden

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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 17': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Brentford 0-1 Manchester City (Phil Foden).
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 69': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Yoane Wissa.
  • 75': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bidstrup replaces Frank Onyeka.
  • 82': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Dominic Thompson because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,009

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+19 Arsenal 15 33 2
+19 Manchester City 15 31 4
+7 Aston Villa 15 30 3
+8 Crystal Palace 15 26 3
Full Table

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/382.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMNC BREhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/337.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=origin
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

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
40 Álvaro Fernández (GK)
18 Pontus Jansson
29 Mads Bech Sørensen
5 Ethan Pinnock
15 Frank Onyeka
26 Shandon Baptiste
8 Mathias Jensen
2 Dominic Thompson
30 Mads Roerslev
17 Ivan Toney
11 Yoane Wissa

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Rúben Dias
6 Nathan Aké
27 João Cancelo
25 Fernandinho
20 Bernardo Silva
17 Kevin De Bruyne
10 Jack Grealish
47 Phil Foden
9 Gabriel Jesus

Premier League News

Mohamed Salah to return to Liverpool squad vs. Brighton - sources

Mohamed Salah to return to Liverpool squad vs. Brighton - sources

Mohamed Salah is set to be included in Liverpool's squad for Saturday's Premier League match with Brighton & Hove Albion, sources told ESPN.

Premier League injuries this weekend: Club-by-club updates and FPL latest

Premier League injuries this weekend: Club-by-club updates and FPL latest

The Premier League is in full flow, and ESPN has you covered with all the latest injury and suspension news.

Tottenham's Thomas Frank: Dyche understands me better than anyone else

Tottenham's Thomas Frank: Dyche understands me better than anyone else

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has said that Sean Dyche knows him better than any other coach in football.

Laurens' weekend preview: Liverpool's Salah drama, Tyne-Wear derby, more

Laurens' weekend preview: Liverpool's Salah drama, Tyne-Wear derby, more

What is Julien Laurens watching this weekend? In addition to big derby games in France, the Netherlands and England, we're all wondering if Mo Salah will feature for Liverpool.

Transfer rumors, news: Salah out, Elliott in at Liverpool?

Transfer rumors, news: Salah out, Elliott in at Liverpool?

Mohamed Salah's possible Liverpool exit could be offset by Harvey Elliott's return to Anfield in January. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.