Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Manchester City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 14 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 55,017 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 1' Yoane Wissa
Erling Haaland 19' 1–1
Erling Haaland 32' 2–1
Mateo Kovacic 42' Y
Savio 47' Y
John Stones 79' Y
Y 82' Nathan Collins

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
  • Assistant 2 Simon Long

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

7
1
2
Manchester City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Brentford FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-11-12 Manchester City FC 1–2 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Brentford FC H 2–1 W
31 Aug West Ham United FC A 3–1 W
24 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 4–1 W
18 Aug Chelsea FC A 2–0 W
25 May Manchester United FC H 1–2 L
19 May West Ham United FC H 3–1 W
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
31 Aug Southampton FC H 3–1 W
25 Aug Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
18 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 2–1 W
19 May Newcastle United FC H 2–4 L
11 May AFC Bournemouth A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Brentford FC
#1 Position #4
15 Points 9
5 Played 5
5 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 0
13 Scored 10
5 Conceded 4
+8 GD +6
3.00 PPG 1.80
100% Win % 40%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Brentford FC are 4th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brentford FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A
Brentford FC
Kevin Schade 3 G
Vitaly Janelt 2 G
Keane Lewis-Potter 1 G 1 A
Michael Kayode 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Manchester City FC vs Brentford FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 1' A goal from the Congo DR international Yoane Wissa! He fires home on 1 to make it 0-1!
  • 6' 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.
  • 11' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' Erling Haaland adds to his 16 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Brentford FC's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' Erling Haaland does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' Poor challenge from Mateo Kovacic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 45' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Yoane Wissa is replaced by Kevin Schade on 45 minute.
  • 46' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josko Gvardiol is hanging Mateo Kovacic on the field on 46 minute.
  • 47' Manchester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 52' Brentford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' Brentford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 62' Kyle Walker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 27 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Brentford FC. Kristoffer Ajer is replaced by Mads Roerslev.
  • 77' Ilkay Gundogan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 62 goals in his last 439 appearances.
  • 79' John Stones picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Brentford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 84' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Grealish departs to be replaced by Bernardo Silva.
  • 89' Brentford FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Savio is replaced by Matheus Nunes on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester City FC players.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Brentford FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Phil Foden 8
Erling Haaland 4
Ivan Toney 2
Yoane Wissa 2
Omar Marmoush 1
Kevin De Bruyne 1
Riyad Mahrez 1
Ethan Pinnock 1

Head to Head

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 2022-11-12 Manchester City FC 1–2 Brentford FC

Manchester City FC Form

2024-09-14 Manchester City FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2024-08-31 West Ham United FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2024-08-24 Manchester City FC 4–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-08-18 Chelsea FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-05-19 Manchester City FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W

Brentford FC Form

2024-09-14 Manchester City FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2024-08-31 Brentford FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2024-08-25 Liverpool FC 2–0 Brentford FC L 2024-08-18 Brentford FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-05-19 Brentford FC 2–4 Newcastle United FC L 2024-05-11 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.82 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC53% Draw24% Brentford FC23%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Brentford FC
47%
Manchester City FC or Brentford FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC37% Draw43% Brentford FC20%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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