Brentford vs Man City

5 February 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Neal Maupay 21’
  • Phil Foden 45+3’, 53’, 70’

Match summary

Man City came from behind to win 3-1 away at Brentford. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Neal Maupay put Brentford ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Mark Flekken and Phil Foden equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Foden put Man City in front with a header in the 53rd minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne and Foden made it 1-3 in the 70th minute, set up by Erling Haaland.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Brentford's 0.87 from 9.

Match stats

Brentford Man City
9 Shots 25
3 Shots on Target 15
8 Corners 13
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.87 xG 2.11
0.87 Non-penalty xG 2.11
3 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Brentford Man City
Kick-off
Neal Maupay
Assist: Mark Flekken1-0 (Brentford)
21’
45+3’
Phil Foden1-1 (Man City)
Half-time1-1
53’
Phil Foden
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne1-2 (Man City)
70’
Phil Foden
Assist: Erling Haaland1-3 (Man City)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Brentford
  • Neal Maupay

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 2.11 21’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), 1-0 21’ 45+3’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-1 45+3’ 53’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-2 53’ 70’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-3 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 2.11 21’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), 1-0 Maupay 21’ 45+3’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-1 Foden 45+3’ 53’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-2 Foden 53’ 70’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-3 Foden 70’
Brentford 0.87 xGMan City 2.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Brentford attacking 
70’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 53’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 66’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 23’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 21’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 7’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 38’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Mads Roerslev (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Sergio Reguilón (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Kyle Walker (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 53’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 66’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 23’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 21’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 7’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 38’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Mads Roerslev (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Sergio Reguilón (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Kyle Walker (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mark Flekken GK9010 0.000.191
Nathan Collins DEF900 0.000.000
Ethan Pinnock DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Mee DEF900 0.000.000
Mads Roerslev MID791 0.050.000
Sergio Reguilón MID821 0.020.000
Christian Nørgaard MID903 0.130.000
Mathias Jensen MID800 0.000.131
Vitaly Janelt MID790 0.000.000
Neal Maupay FWD9012 0.260.281
Ivan Toney FWD902 0.410.000
Keane Lewis-Potter Sub110 0.000.000
Yehor Yarmolyuk Sub110 0.000.000
Mikkel Damsgaard Sub100 0.000.021
Kristoffer Ajer Sub80 0.000.000
Shandon Baptiste Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 12% Avg odds 7.90
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.41
Man City win 70% Avg odds 1.37

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 1-0 Man City, 28 May 23 Next meeting: Man City 1-0 Brentford, 20 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.