English Premier League

Brentford vs Man City 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 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
+35 Arsenal 28 61 3
+31 Manchester City 27 56 5
+8 Aston Villa 28 51 7
+11 Manchester United 27 48 5
Full Table

Statistics

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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

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