LONDON. Brentford snatched a late win Manchester City 1-0 after E. Pinnock scored just 1 goal (86′). Manchester City was much better in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks with the collaboration of Ian Hussin and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 11 Total 17
- 4 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 15
- 4 Shots blocked 8
- 89 Attack 110
- 46 Dangerous attack 81
- 49 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 66% while Brentford was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Brentford managed to find the solution to win this match.
Brentford shot 11 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester City shot 17 times, 3 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 5 yellow cards (Yoane Wissa, Thomas Frank, Mikkel Damsgaard, Vitaly Janelt and Zanka). Regarding the opposition, Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Brentford will have 59 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City will stay with 89 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
Brentford – Formation
Brentford
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Brentford started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: David Raya , Aaron Hickey , Zanka , Ethan Pinnock , Ben Mee , Rico Henry , Mikkel Damsgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Frank Onyeka , Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa .
The home team had on the bench: Thomas Strakosha, Joshua Dasilva , Kevin Schade , Finley Stevens, Saman Ghoddos, Kristoffer Ajer, Ryan Trevitt, Shandon Baptiste and Mads Roerslev Rasmussen.
Substitutions
Brentford made 5 changes: Mikkel Damsgaard for Joshua Da Silva (70′), Mikkel Damsgaard for Kevin Schade (70′), Frank Onyeka for Shandon Baptiste (82′), Bryan Mbeumo for Saman Ghoddos (89′) and Yoane Wissa for Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (89′).
Best player: Ethan Pinnock
The most impressive player for Brentford was Ethan Pinnock.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Aymeric Laporte , Nathan Aké , Rico Lewis , Kalvin Phillips , Riyad Mahrez , Cole Palmer , Phil Foden , Sergio Gómez and Julián Álvarez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: İlkay Gündoğan, John Stones, Ben Knight, Shea Charles , Rodri, Alex Robertson, Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland and Stefan Ortega.
Substitutions
Manchester City made only 1 change substituting Nathan Aké for Shea Charles (63′).
Best player: Nathan Aké
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Nathan Aké.
His rating is with 56 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Southampton – Liverpool – 4-4
- Manchester United – Fulham – 2-1
- Leicester City – West Ham United – 2-1
- Leeds United – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-4
- Everton – AFC Bournemouth – 1-0
- Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest – 1-1
- Chelsea – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Brentford – Manchester City – 1-0
- Aston Villa – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-1
- Arsenal – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 5-0
