Manchester City 2-0 Brentford: A surprise win against Brentford
MANCHESTER. Manchester City had a surprising win over Brentford with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by R. Mahrez (39') and a goal from K. De (69').
MANCHESTER. Manchester City had a surprising win over Brentford with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by R. Mahrez (39′) and a goal from K. De (69′). Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (75%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren England who was helped by Simon Long and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.39 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 75% while Brentford was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester City won the contest.
Manchester City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Brentford shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Manchester City. On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Brentford.
After playing this encounter, Manchester City will have 57 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Brentford will stay with 23 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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39'39'
R. Mahrez (Penalty)
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64'64'
J. Dasilva
S. Ghoddos
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64'64'
B. Mbeumo
S. Canos
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67'67'
J. Grealish
R. Mahrez
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69'69'
K. De Bruyne
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71'71'
Y. Wissa
F. Onyeka
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71'71'
I. Gundogan
P. Foden
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester City will play away against Norwich City on the 12th of February with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).
Brentford will host Crystal Palace on the 12th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
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 , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Riyad Mahrez , Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling .
Substitutes
Manchester City made 2 changes: R. Mahrez for J. Grealish (67′) and P. Foden for I. Gundogan (71′).
Top player: Kevin De Bruyne
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 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 , Kristoffer Ajer , Pontus Jansson , Ethan Pinnock , Mads Roerslev Rasmussen , Frank Onyeka , Christian Nørgaard , Mathias Jensen , Rico Henry , Sergi Canós and Saman Ghoddos .
Substitutes
Brentford made 3 changes: S. Ghoddos for J. Dasilva (64′), S. Canos for B. Mbeumo (64′) and F. Onyeka for Y. Wissa (71′).
Top player: Mathias Jensen
The player who no doubt impressed Brentford the most was Mathias Jensen.
His rating is with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
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