Brentford vs Man City

14 January 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Yoane Wissa 82’
  • Christian Nørgaard 90+2’
  • Phil Foden 66’, 78’

Match summary

The points were shared as Brentford and Man City drew 2-2. It was goalless at half-time.

Phil Foden put Man City ahead in the 66th minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne, Foden made it 0-2 in the 78th minute, Yoane Wissa pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 82nd minute, set up by Mads Roerslev, and Christian Nørgaard equalised with a header in stoppage time, set up by Keane Lewis-Potter.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brentford created 2.39 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Man City 2.67 from 21.

Match stats

Brentford Man City
18 Shots 21
6 Shots on Target 8
4 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.39 xG 2.65
2.39 Non-penalty xG 2.65
14 Deep Completions 15

Key events

Brentford Man City
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
66’
Phil Foden
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne0-1 (Man City)
78’
Phil Foden0-2 (Man City)
Yoane Wissa
Assist: Mads Roerslev1-2 (Brentford)
82’
Christian Nørgaard
Assist: Keane Lewis-Potter2-2 (Brentford)
90+2’
Full-time2-2

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.39 2.67 66’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-1 66’ 78’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-2 78’ 82’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 1-2 82’ 90+2’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 2-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.39 2.67 66’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-1 Foden 66’ 78’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-2 Foden 78’ 82’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 1-2 Wissa 82’ 90+2’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 2-2 Nørgaard 90+2’
Brentford 2.39 xGMan City 2.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Brentford attacking 
70’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.70 xG, blocked 82’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 78’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 66’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 90+5’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 23’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 52’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 61’ Manuel Akanji (Man City), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 85’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 50’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ James McAtee (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 61’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 83’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Mads Roerslev (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 34’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Mads Roerslev (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.70 xG, blocked 82’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 78’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 66’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 90+5’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 23’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 52’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 61’ Manuel Akanji (Man City), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 85’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90’ James McAtee (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 83’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Mads Roerslev (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 78’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Mads Roerslev (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mark Flekken GK900 0.000.000
Mads Roerslev DEF8812 0.090.642
Nathan Collins DEF901 0.060.000
Sepp van den Berg DEF901 0.040.041
Keane Lewis-Potter DEF9010 0.000.051
Christian Nørgaard MID9011 0.050.000
Vitaly Janelt MID802 0.080.000
Mathias Jensen MID690 0.000.224
Bryan Mbeumo FWD903 0.450.905
Yoane Wissa FWD9015 1.430.061
Mikkel Damsgaard FWD902 0.150.112
Kevin Schade Sub211 0.040.311
Yehor Yarmolyuk Sub100 0.000.000
Rico Henry Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 19% Avg odds 5.16
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.47
Man City win 60% Avg odds 1.60

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

Form going into the game

Brentford LLDLW
Man City LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 2-1 Brentford, 14 Sep 24 Next meeting: Brentford 0-1 Man City, 05 Oct 25  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.