Brentford overcomes Manchester City 2-1 with I. Toney scoring 2 goals
MANCHESTER. Brentford overcame Manchester City to win 2-1. I. Toney was the key to score 2 goals.
MANCHESTER. Brentford topped Manchester City to win 2-1. I. Toney was the key to score 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.
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 with the help of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13 degrees Celsius or 55.31 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Manchester City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Brentford that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 111 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Brentford found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Manchester City shot 28 times, 5 on target, 23 off target. On the opposite side, 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).
After this match, Manchester City will stay with 32 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Brentford will have 16 points to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
I. Toney
B. Mee
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28'28'
Bernardo Silva (Penalty confirmed)
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29'29'
Kevin De Bruyne (Penalty confirmed)
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37'37'
Erling Haaland
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45'45'
Phil Foden
Manuel Akanji
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62'62'
Christian Nörgaard
Vitaly Janelt
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72'72'
Bryan Mbeumo
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74'74'
Yoane Wissa
Bryan Mbeumo
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84'84'
João Cancelo
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86'86'
Julián Álvarez
João Cancelo
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87'87'
Josh Dasilva
Frank Onyeka
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90'90'
Mathias Jensen
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90'90'
Ivan Toney
Josh Dasilva
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester City will play away against Leeds United on the 26th of December with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).
Brentford will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 26th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala chose to play with the following team: Ederson , John Stones , Manuel Akanji , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Bernardo Silva , Erling Haaland and Phil Foden .
Substitutes
Manchester City made only 1 change substituting J. Cancelo for J. Alvarez (87′).
Top player: Phil Foden
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester City the most was Phil Foden.
His rating is 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 and Lineups
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Thomas Frank played with: David Raya , Zanka , Ethan Pinnock , Ben Mee , Mads Roerslev Rasmussen , Frank Onyeka , Vitaly Janelt , Mathias Jensen , Rico Henry , Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney .
Substitutes
Brentford made 3 changes: V. Janelt for C. Norgaard (62′), B. Mbeumo for Y. Wissa (74′) and F. Onyeka for J. Dasilva (87′).
Top player: Zanka
The player who no doubt impressed Brentford the most was Zanka even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 12 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
