Brentford vs Man City

29 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee David Coote

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Phil Foden 16’

Match summary

Man City took a 1-0 win at Brentford. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

Phil Foden put Man City ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.02 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Brentford's 0.24 from 6.

Match stats

Brentford Man City
6 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.24 xG 1.02
0.24 Non-penalty xG 1.02
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Brentford Man City
Kick-off
16’
Phil Foden
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne0-1 (Man City)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.24 1.02 16’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-1 16’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.24 1.02 16’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-1 Foden 16’
Brentford 0.24 xGMan City 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Brentford attacking 
16’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 15’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 15’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Mathias Jensen (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
Álvaro Fernández GK900 0.000.000
Mads Bech Sørensen DEF900 0.000.000
Ethan Pinnock DEF900 0.000.122
Pontus Jansson DEF900 0.000.000
Mads Roerslev MID900 0.000.000
Dominic Thompson MID840 0.000.000
Mathias Jensen MID901 0.010.000
Shandon Baptiste MID902 0.040.071
Frank Onyeka MID772 0.120.000
Ivan Toney FWD900 0.000.000
Yoane Wissa FWD711 0.080.000
Sergi Canos Sub190 0.000.000
Mads Bidstrup Sub130 0.000.000
Saman Ghoddos Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 6% Avg odds 15.88
Draw 12% Avg odds 8.30
Man City win 82% Avg odds 1.17

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

Form going into the game

Brentford WLDWL
Man City WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Man City 2-0 Brentford, 09 Feb 22  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.