Brentford vs Man City

5 October 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Darren England

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Erling Haaland 9’

Match summary

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

Erling Haaland put Man City ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Josko Gvardiol.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.10 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Brentford's 0.69 from 6.

Match stats

30% Possession 70%
6 Shots 10
1 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 2
71 Attacks 140
37 Dangerous attacks 44
311 Passes 764
80% Pass accuracy 91%
16 Tackles 14
10 Fouls 6
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Brentford Man City
Kick-off
8’
Josko GvardiolShot on target
9’
Erling HaalandLeft foot shot0-1 (Man City)
19’
Phil FodenShot on target
22’
Nico GonzálezRodriInjury
39’
Tijjani ReijndersShot on target
Kevin SchadeArgument
45+1’
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
ThiagoShot on target
48’
Mathias JensenMikkel Damsgaard
68’
Dango OuattaraIgor Thiago
68’
Jordan Henderson Foul
70’
Frank OnyekaYegor YarmolyukInjury
73’
Vitaly JaneltJordan Henderson 
74’
76’
Jérémy DokuOscar Bobb 
76’
Bernardo SilvaTijjani Reijnders
77’
Matheus Nunes
83’
Nico O'ReillyTime wasting
Dango OuattaraFoul
84’
Fábio CarvalhoKristoffer Ajer
90+2’
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 0.69 1.10 9’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 0-1 9’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 1.10 9’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 0-1 Haaland 9’
Brentford 0.69 xGMan City 1.10 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Brentford attacking 
48’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 9’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 39’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 29’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 53’ Oscar Bobb (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 8’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 31’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Michael Kayode (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Aaron Hickey (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 9’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 39’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 29’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 53’ Oscar Bobb (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 31’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Michael Kayode (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Aaron Hickey (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brentford 5-3-2 Starting XI
Kelleher
Kayode
Ajer 90’
Berg
Collins
Hickey
Yarmolyuk 73’
Henderson 74’
Damsgaard 68’
Thiago 68’
Schade
Man City 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Donnarumma
O'Reilly
Gvardiol
Dias
Nunes
Rodri 22’
Savinho
Foden
Reijnders 76’
Bobb 76’
Haaland

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Caoimhin Kelleher GK900 0.000.000
Michael Kayode DEF901 0.020.000
Nathan Collins DEF900 0.000.000
Sepp van den Berg DEF900 0.000.081
Kristoffer Ajer DEF900 0.000.000
Aaron Hickey DEF901 0.020.000
Jordan Henderson MID760 0.000.041
Yehor Yarmolyuk MID751 0.010.000
Mikkel Damsgaard MID700 0.000.000
Kevin Schade FWD900 0.000.032
Thiago FWD702 0.570.000
Dango Ouattara Sub200 0.000.000
Mathias Jensen Sub200 0.000.000
Frank Onyeka Sub150 0.000.000
Vitaly Janelt Sub141 0.080.000
Fabio Carvalho Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 19% Avg odds 5.03
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.18
Man City win 58% Avg odds 1.62

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

Form going into the game

Brentford WLDLW
Man City LLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 2-2 Man City, 14 Jan 25 Next meeting: Man City 3-0 Brentford, 09 May 26  All Brentford vs Man City meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.