Brentford FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Brentford FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Manchester City FC

Tue 14 Jan 2025 · 19:30 UTC Brentford Community Stadium 17,048 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 66' Phil Foden

0–2 78' Phil Foden

Yoane Wissa 82' 1–2

Christian Norgaard 90+2' 2–2

Overview

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Brentford FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Brentford Community Stadium.

Brentford FC 10 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Adam Nunn

9 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Brentford FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-14 Brentford FC 2–2 Manchester City FC 2024-09-14 Manchester City FC 2–1 Brentford FC 2024-02-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Brentford FC 2024-02-05 Brentford FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2023-05-28 Brentford FC 1–0 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jan	Manchester City FC	H	2–2	D
11 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–1	L
04 Jan	Southampton FC	A	5–0	W
01 Jan	Arsenal FC	H	1–3	L
27 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	0–0	D
21 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–2	L

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jan	Brentford FC	A	2–2	D
11 Jan	Salford City FC	H	8–0	W
04 Jan	West Ham United FC	H	4–1	W
29 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Everton FC	H	1–1	D
21 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Brentford FC		Manchester City FC
#8	Position	#3
14	Points	21
10	Played	10
3 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 3
16	Scored	21
11	Conceded	13
+5	GD	+8
1.40	PPG	2.10
30%	Win %	70%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season

30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Brentford FC are 8th (14 pts). Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brentford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

4/2

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brentford FC

Kevin Schade	3 G
Thiago	2 G	2 A
Keane Lewis-Potter	2 G	1 A
Vitaly Janelt	2 G
Michael Kayode	1 G

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	9 G
Rayan Cherki	5 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	3 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Brentford FC host Manchester City FC — let the battle begin!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin De Bruyne, as he is very good at scoring at Brentford Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' Christian Norgaard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brentford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
40' Josko Gvardiol has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
50' Mateo Kovacic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brentford FC so far.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
60' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Stefan Ortega Moreno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
66' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Phil Foden on 66.
68' Time for substitution for Brentford FC. Mathias Jensen is replaced by Kevin Schade.
73' Brentford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
76' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Mateo Kovacic is withdrawn and Ilkay Gundogan gets his opportunity.
78' Phil Foden doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
79' Another change for Brentford FC made on 79 minute. Vitaly Janelt leaves to be changed by Yegor Yarmolyuk.
82' Yoane Wissa doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
87' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — James McAtee on, Phil Foden off on 87 minutes.
88' Brentford FC make a change. Mads Roerslev trudges off to be replaced by Rico Henry on 88 minutes.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Phil Foden	8
Erling Haaland	4
Yoane Wissa	2
Ivan Toney	2
Ethan Pinnock	1
Neal Maupay	1
Christian Norgaard	1
Jeremy Doku	1

Head to Head

Brentford FC Form

2025-01-14 Brentford FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2025-01-11 Brentford FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-01-04 Southampton FC 0–5 Brentford FC W 2025-01-01 Brentford FC 1–3 Arsenal FC L 2024-12-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2024-12-21 Brentford FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC L

Manchester City FC Form

2025-01-14 Brentford FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2025-01-11 Manchester City FC 8–0 Salford City FC W 2025-01-04 Manchester City FC 4–1 West Ham United FC W 2024-12-29 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2024-12-26 Manchester City FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2024-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.44 Brentford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.72 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Brentford FC or Manchester City FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brentford FC32% Draw27% Manchester City FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Manchester City FC

68%

Brentford FC or Manchester City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brentford FC25% Draw43% Manchester City FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap	Brentford FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.