Brentford conquers Manchester City 2-1 with I. Toney scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Brentford bested Manchester City to win 2-1. I. Toney was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

Mark Hall

November 13, 2022

MANCHESTER. Brentford prevailed over Manchester City to win 2-1. I. Toney was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Brentford to strike first with a goal of I. Toney at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, I. Toney gave the win to Brentford in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Manchester City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (75%).

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes who was helped by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

Manchester City

1 - 2

Brentford

! 75 Ball Possession 25

Shots

28 Total 10
5 On Target 7
23 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 2

137 Attack 66
111 Dangerous attack 33
151 Ball safe 117

9 Free Kicks 11
0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

9 Total 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

1 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 75% while Brentford was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was putting more pressure with 111 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Brentford was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Manchester City shot 28 times, 5 on target, 23 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brentford shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (E. Haaland and J. Cancelo). On the other side, Brentford received 2 yellow cards (B. Mbeumo and M. Jensen).

Match Timeline

16'

Ivan Toney(goal)B. Mee

Bernardo Silva(var)

28'

Kevin De Bruyne(var)

29'

Erling Haaland- Yellow

37'

Phil Foden(goal)Manuel Akanji

45'

62'

Christian Nørgaard - sub ->Vitaly Janelt

72'

Bryan Mbeumo- Yellow

74'

Yoane Wissa- sub ->Bryan Mbeumo

84'

Julián Álvarez- sub ->João Cancelo

86'

87'

Josh Dasilva - sub ->Frank Onyeka

90'

Mathias Jensen- Yellow

90'

Ivan Toney(goal)Josh Dasilva

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Manchester City will stay with 32 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Brentford will have 19 points like Fulham and Crystal Palace to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away with Everton on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (6 draws).

Brentford will host West Ham United on the 13th of May with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City

Ederson 31.Brazil

6.9

João Cancelo 7.Portugal

6.9

86'

84'

Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain

7.2

John Stones 5.England

6.8

Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland

6.8

İlkay Gündoğan 8.Germany

6.5

Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium

7.4

Rodri 16.Spain

7.7

Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal

7.1

Phil Foden 47.England

7.7

45'

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

7.0

37'

Substitutes

Stefan Ortega 18.Germany

Rúben Dias 3.Portugal

Rico Lewis 82.England

Kalvin Phillips 4.England

Cole Palmer 80.England

Jack Grealish 10.England

Sergio Gómez 21.Spain

Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria

Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

6.8

86'

Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.9), John Stones (6.8), Manuel Akanji (6.8), Aymeric Laporte (7.2), João Cancelo (7.0), Kevin De Bruyne (7.4), Rodri (7.7), İlkay Gündoğan (6.5), Bernardo Silva (7.1), Erling Haaland (7.0) and Phil Foden (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Rúben Dias, Kalvin Phillips, Cole Palmer, Jack Grealish, Rico Lewis, Riyad Mahrez, Sergio Gómez, Stefan Ortega and Julián Álvarez.

Substitutions

Manchester City made only 1 change substituting J. Cancelo for J. Alvarez (87′).

Best player: Phil Foden

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Phil Foden.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 38 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.

Brentford – Formation

Brentford

David Raya 1.Spain

7.1

Zanka 13.Denmark

7.6

Ben Mee 16.England

7.0

Ethan Pinnock 5.Jamaica

6.8

Rico Henry 3.England

7.1

Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark

6.9

Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark

6.7

90'

Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany

6.9

62'

Frank Onyeka 15.Nigeria

6.4

87'

Ivan Toney 17.England

7.4

16', 90'

Bryan Mbeumo 19.Cameroon

6.5

74'

72'

Substitutes

M. Cox 34.England

T. Crama 32.France

Yehor Yarmoliuk 36.Ukraine

Josh Dasilva 10.England

7.8

87'

Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo

7.1

74'

Christian Nørgaard 6.Denmark

7.0

62'

Sergi Canós 7.Spain

Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran

Keane Lewis-Potter 23.England

Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Thomas Frank played with: David Raya (7.1), Zanka (7.6), Ethan Pinnock (6.8), Ben Mee (7.0), Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (6.9), Frank Onyeka (6.1), Vitaly Janelt (6.8), Mathias Jensen (6.7), Rico Henry (7.1), Bryan Mbeumo (6.7) and Ivan Toney (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yegor Yarmolyuk, Joshua Dasilva, Tristan Crama, Matthew Cox, Sergi Canós, Yoane Wissa (7.1), Christian Nørgaard (6.8), Saman Ghoddos and Keane Lewis-Potter.