Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester City FC vs Brentford FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Manchester City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 9 May 2026 · 16:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jeremy Doku 60' 1–0
Erling Haaland 75' 2–0
Omar Marmoush 90+2' 3–0
Bernardo Silva 36' Y
Nico O'Reilly 74' Y
Y 80' Kristoffer Ajer
Y 88' Jordan Henderson
Matheus Nunes 88' Y
Omar Marmoush 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Marc Perry
  • Assistant 2 Scott Ledger
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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
2026-05-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brentford FC 2025-10-05 Brentford FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 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

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Brentford FC H 3–0 W
04 May Everton FC A 3–3 D
25 Apr Southampton FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Burnley FC A 1–0 W
19 Apr Arsenal FC H 2–1 W
12 Apr Chelsea FC A 3–0 W
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Manchester City FC A 0–3 L
02 May West Ham United FC H 3–0 W
27 Apr Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Fulham FC H 0–0 D
11 Apr Everton FC H 2–2 D
21 Mar Leeds United FC A 0–0 D

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, Brentford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Mikkel Damsgaard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brentford FC backline.
  • 15' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Manchester City FC have won 1039 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Tijjani Reijnders, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Erling Haaland has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 20 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a card on 36.
  • 41' Michael Kayode has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Rayan Cherki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Keith Andrews might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jeremy Doku makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 65' Brentford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Nico O'Reilly. He receives a card.
  • 75' What a strike from Erling Haaland! The score is 2-0.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Kristoffer Ajer. He receives a card.
  • 85' Brentford FC is showing some good football. However, Brentford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jordan Henderson on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Omar Marmoush on 90 minutes.
  • Full Time. Manchester City FC beats Brentford FC

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Brentford FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Keith Andrews

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Phil Foden 8
Erling Haaland 4
Ivan Toney 2
Yoane Wissa 2
Jeremy Doku 1
Aymeric Laporte 1
Omar Marmoush 1
Kevin De Bruyne 1

Head to Head

2026-05-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brentford FC 2025-10-05 Brentford FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 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

Manchester City FC Form

2026-05-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brentford FC W 2026-05-04 Everton FC 3–3 Manchester City FC D 2026-04-25 Manchester City FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2026-04-22 Burnley FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2026-04-19 Manchester City FC 2–1 Arsenal FC W 2026-04-12 Chelsea FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W

Brentford FC Form

2026-05-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brentford FC L 2026-05-02 Brentford FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2026-04-27 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2026-04-18 Brentford FC 0–0 Fulham FC D 2026-04-11 Brentford FC 2–2 Everton FC D 2026-03-21 Leeds United FC 0–0 Brentford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC61% Draw23% Brentford FC16%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Brentford FC
39%
Manchester City FC or Brentford FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC42% Draw43% Brentford FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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