LONDON. Manchester City conquers Brentford 1-0 after P. Foden scored just 1 goal (16′). Manchester City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was David Coote who was helped by Stuart Burt and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 24 Ball Possession 76
Shots
- 6 Total 12
- 2 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 55 Attack 100
- 21 Dangerous attack 68
- 47 Ball safe 61
- 13 Free Kicks 12
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 0
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 76% while Brentford was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the contest.
Brentford shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Brentford will stay with 20 points to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City will have 50 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will host Aston Villa on the 2nd of January with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Brentford (4 draws).
Manchester City will play away agasint Arsenal on the 1st of January with a 17-13 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (8 draws).
Brentford – Formation
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Fernández , Ethan Pinnock , Pontus Jansson , Mads Bech Sörensen , Mads Roerslev Rasmussen , Shandon Baptiste , Mathias Jensen , Frank Onyeka , Dominic Thompson , Yoane Wissa and Ivan Toney .
The home team had on the bench: Saman Ghoddos , F. Stevens, M. Cox, Mads Bidstrup , M. Peart-Harris, Sergi Canós and M. Forss.
Brentford could not rely on the presence of S. Ghoddos (injured).
Substitutions
Brentford made 3 changes: Y. Wissa for S. Canos (69′), F. Onyeka for M. Bidstrup (75′) and D. Thompson for S. Ghoddos (82′).
Best player: Ivan Toney
The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was Ivan Toney.
His rating is with 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 24. He performed 1 cross.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , João Cancelo , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , Nathan Aké , Kevin De Bruyne , Fernandinho , Bernardo Silva , Gabriel Jesus , Jack Grealish and Phil Foden .
These were the players on the bench: İ. Gündoğan, C. Palmer, R. Mahrez, S. Carson, R. Sterling, L. Mbete-Tabu, Z. Steffen and O. Zinchenko.
Substitutions
Manchester City decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Best player: Kevin De Bruyne
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 59 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.