Brentford vs Man City

28 May 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ethan Pinnock 85’

Match summary

Brentford saw off Man City 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Ethan Pinnock put Brentford ahead in the 85th minute, set up by Bryan Mbeumo.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brentford created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Man City 1.20 from 17.

Match stats

Brentford Man City
11 Shots 17
4 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 1.19
1.44 Non-penalty xG 1.19
12 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Brentford Man City
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ethan Pinnock
Assist: Bryan Mbeumo1-0 (Brentford)
85’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brentford
  • Zanka
  • Mikkel Damsgaard
  • Vitaly Janelt
  • Yoane Wissa

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.20 85’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), 1-0 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.20 85’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), 1-0 Pinnock 85’
Brentford 1.44 xGMan City 1.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Brentford attacking 
85’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), set piece, 0.52 xG, goal 68’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 90’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 51’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 4’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 4’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 36’ Ben Mee (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 16’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Ben Mee (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Zanka (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Sergio Gómez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Kalvin Phillips (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Sergio Gómez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), set piece, 0.52 xG, goal 68’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 90’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 51’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 4’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 4’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 36’ Ben Mee (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 16’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 41’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Ben Mee (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Zanka (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Sergio Gómez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Kalvin Phillips (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Sergio Gómez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Hickey DEF710 0.000.000
Zanka DEF901 0.060.162
Ethan Pinnock DEF9013 0.650.000
Ben Mee DEF902 0.180.081
Rico Henry DEF900 0.000.000
Vitaly Janelt MID903 0.200.061
Frank Onyeka MID821 0.010.000
Mikkel Damsgaard MID710 0.000.351
Bryan Mbeumo FWD9011 0.350.633
Yoane Wissa FWD900 0.000.000
Kevin Schade Sub190 0.000.000
Josh Dasilva Sub190 0.000.000
Shandon Baptiste Sub80 0.000.000
Mads Roerslev Sub10 0.000.000
Saman Ghoddos Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 28% Avg odds 3.37
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.57
Man City win 45% Avg odds 2.15

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brentford WWLWW
Man City WWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 1-2 Brentford, 12 Nov 22 Next meeting: Brentford 1-3 Man City, 05 Feb 24  All Brentford vs Man City meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.