Man City vs Brentford

20 February 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Darren England

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Erling Haaland 71’

Match summary

Man City saw off Brentford 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Erling Haaland put Man City ahead in the 71st minute, set up by Julián Álvarez.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.54 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Brentford's 0.50 from 6.

Match stats

Man City Brentford
25 Shots 6
11 Shots on Target 2
10 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.54 xG 0.50
2.54 Non-penalty xG 0.50
19 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Man City Brentford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Erling Haaland
Assist: Julián Álvarez1-0 (Man City)
71’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Man City
  • Kyle Walker
  • John Stones
Brentford
  • Mark Flekken
  • Ben Mee
  • Yoane Wissa
  • Ivan Toney

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 0.50 71’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 1-0 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 0.50 71’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 1-0 Haaland 71’
Man City 2.54 xGBrentford 0.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Man City attacking 
34’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 90+1’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 16’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 37’ Oscar Bobb (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 71’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 36’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 30’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Rodri (Man City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 17’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Sergio Reguilón (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Manuel Akanji (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ John Stones (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Manuel Akanji (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 90+1’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 16’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 37’ Oscar Bobb (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 71’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 36’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 30’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Rodri (Man City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 17’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Sergio Reguilón (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Manuel Akanji (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ John Stones (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Manuel Akanji (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Ivan Toney (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
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF900 0.000.451
Rúben Dias DEF902 0.210.000
John Stones DEF902 0.100.000
Manuel Akanji DEF902 0.040.021
Bernardo Silva MID901 0.450.355
Rodri MID902 0.130.595
Phil Foden MID906 0.590.173
Julián Álvarez MID9013 0.150.403
Oscar Bobb MID631 0.290.122
Erling Haaland FWD9016 0.590.000
Jéremy Doku Sub270 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 81% Avg odds 1.19
Draw 12% Avg odds 7.81
Brentford win 7% Avg odds 14.24

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

Form going into the game

Man City WWWWD
Brentford WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 1-3 Man City, 05 Feb 24 Next meeting: Man City 2-1 Brentford, 14 Sep 24  All Man City vs Brentford 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.