MANCHESTER. Manchester City defeats Brentford 1-0 after E. Haaland scored just 1 goal (71′). Manchester City was much superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Darren England with the assistance of Ian Hussin and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.36 degrees Celsius or 52.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 25 Total 6
- 11 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 138 Attack 64
- 125 Dangerous attack 25
- 64 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City had a superior ball possession 70% while Brentford was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 125 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 25 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Brentford shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Kyle Walker and John Stones). On the other side, Brentford received 4 yellow cards (Mark Flekken, Yoane Wissa, Ivan Toney and Ben Mee).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Manchester City has 56 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Brentford will stays with 25 points like Crystal Palace to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 24th of February with a 14-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Brentford will play away against West Ham United on the 24th of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Brentford (0 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , John Stones , Rúben Dias , Manuel Akanji , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Phil Foden , Julián Álvarez , Oscar Bobb and Erling Haaland .
The home team had on the bench: Mateo Kovacic , Stefan Ortega, Sergio Gómez, Matheus Nunes, Scott Carson, Rico Lewis, Nathan Aké, Kevin De Bruyne and Jérémy Doku .
Substitutions
Manchester City made 2 changes: Oscar Bobb for Jérémy Doku (61′) and Julián Álvarez for Mateo Kovacic (89′).
Player of the match: Rodri
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Rodri even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 105 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17.
Brentford – Formation
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Thomas Frank played with: Mark Flekken , Zanka , Kristoffer Ajer , Ben Mee , Mads Roerslev , Frank Onyeka , Christian Nørgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Sergio Reguilón , Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Saman Ghoddos , Thomas Strakosha, Keane Lewis-Potter , Mikkel Damsgaard , Shandon Baptiste, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Nathan Collins, Mathias Jensen and Neal Maupay .
Substitutions
Brentford made 5 changes: Yoane Wissa for Neal Maupay (68′), Frank Onyeka for Mikkel Damsgaard (89′), Mads Roerslev for Saman Ghoddos (89′), Vitaly Janelt for Mathias Jensen (77′) and Sergio Reguilón for Keane Lewis-Potter (78′).
Player of the match: Mark Flekken
The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was the goalkeeper: Mark Flekken. His rating is 9.69. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.