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Premier League · Matchweek 36 · May 9

Manchester City - Brentford

Manchester City beat Brentford 3-0 in Premier League (Matchweek 36). Goals: J. Doku 60'; E. Haaland 75'.

Manchester CityHOME Manchester City
3 - 0
FT
BrentfordAWAY Brentford
J. Doku 60'E. Haaland 75'O. Marmoush 90+2'
⚽
🏟 Etihad Stadium Manchester 👤 Referee: M. Salisbury
Key events
36' 🟨 B. SilvaYellow card Manchester C
60' ⚽ J. Doku(1 - 0) Manchester C
74' 🟨 N. O'ReillyYellow card Manchester C
75' ⚽ E. Haaland(2 - 0) Manchester C
80' 🟨 K. AjerYellow card Brentford
88' 🟨 J. HendersonYellow card Brentford
88' 🟨 M. NunesYellow card Manchester C
90+2' ⚽ O. Marmoush(3 - 0) · Assist: E. Haaland Manchester C
90+5' 🟨 O. MarmoushYellow card Manchester C
Quick stats
%60 Possession %40
1.90 Pre-match xG 1.20
25 Total shots 3
10 Shots on target 1
7 Shots off target 1
8 Blocked shots 1
15 Shots inside box 1
10 Shots outside box 2
1 Saves 7
Match timeline
First half
B. SilvaYellow card🟨
36'
HT 0 - 0
T. Reijnders ↔ P. FodenSubstitution🔁
60'
R. Cherki ↔ O. MarmoushSubstitution🔁
60'
J. Doku(1 - 0)⚽
60'
62'
🔁A. Hickey ↔ V. JaneltSubstitution
69'
🔁M. Damsgaard ↔ D. OuattaraSubstitution
N. O'ReillyYellow card🟨
74'
E. Haaland(2 - 0)⚽
75'
79'
🔁Y. Yarmolyuk ↔ J. HendersonSubstitution
80'
🟨K. AjerYellow card
88'
🟨J. HendersonYellow card
M. NunesYellow card🟨
88'
J. Doku ↔ SavinhoSubstitution🔁
90+1'
O. Marmoush(3 - 0) · Assist: E. Haaland⚽
90+2'
O. MarmoushYellow card🟨
90+5'
FT 3 - 0
Match statsManchester City · Brentford
Key stats
%60 Possession %40
1.90 Pre-match xG 1.20
Shots
25 Total shots 3
10 Shots on target 1
7 Shots off target 1
8 Blocked shots 1
15 Shots inside box 1
10 Shots outside box 2
1 Saves 7
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
459 Total passes 303
396 Accurate passes 229
%86 Pass accuracy %76
Set pieces & discipline
10 Corners 1
0 Offsides 2
8 Fouls 14
Cards
3 Yellow cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
3 2nd-half goals 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Manchester City▼ Brentford90'
Shot map29 shots
Jérémy Doku 3' · xG 0.02 Mathias Jensen 17' · xG 0.01 Bernardo Silva 19' · xG 0.05 Erling Haaland 20' · xG 0.11 Tijjani Reijnders 23' · xG 0.04 Tijjani Reijnders 24' · xG 0.02 Erling Haaland 26' · xG 0.20 Erling Haaland 28' · xG 0.06 Nathan Aké 28' · xG 0.35 Bernardo Silva 29' · xG 0.04 Rayan Cherki 35' · xG 0.08 Tijjani Reijnders 35' · xG 0.01 Rayan Cherki 39' · xG 0.07 Jérémy Doku 39' · xG 0.03 Tijjani Reijnders 44' · xG 0.04 Antoine Semenyo 44' · xG 0.04 Rayan Cherki 47' · xG 0.06 Antoine Semenyo 54' · xG 0.05 Igor Thiago 55' · xG 0.07 Aaron Hickey 58' · xG 0.04 Jérémy Doku 60' · xG 0.05 Phil Foden 67' · xG 0.41 Jérémy Doku 73' · xG 0.07 Erling Haaland 75' · xG 0.70 Erling Haaland 75' · xG 0.51 Phil Foden 82' · xG 0.26 Nathan Aké 83' · xG 0.01 Omar Marmoush 90' · xG 0.10 Igor Thiago 90' · xG 0.12
Manchester City Brentford Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2021–2025
Manchester City 7
Dec 29who was on topDec 17
Brentford 2
7 Manchester City 1 draw 2 Brentford
Manchester City won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.2goals / match
15–7total goals
5/1clean sheets
2-0Manchester City best win · Dec 17
1-0Brentford best win · May 28
%60 Over 1.5 6/10
%40 Over 2.5 4/10
%20 Over 3.5 2/10
%40 BTTS 4/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester City at home5 matches
4W 0D 1L 8:3
Brentford at home5 matches
1W 1D 3L 4:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester City4W 1D 0L Brentford1W 3D 1L
2.60 1.20 Points per game
11 6 Goals scored
5 4 Goals conceded
2.33 1.46 xG average
1.04 1.43 xGA average
%40 %60 Clean sheets
%60 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
10.0 4.6 Corners
0.8 1.0 Cards
Manchester City6W 2D 2L Brentford2W 6D 2L
2.00 1.20 Points per game
19 14 Goals scored
11 13 Goals conceded
2.05 1.44 xG average
1.11 1.46 xGA average
%40 %40 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
9.1 4.7 Corners
1.5 1.1 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
2Manchester Cityin the table78pts
38matches 23-9-6W-D-L 77:35goals +42diff
LDWWD
9Brentfordin the table53pts
38matches 14-11-13W-D-L 55:52goals +3diff
DDLWL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
2.00 1.56 Points per game
1.68 1.27 xG average
1.14 1.51 xGA average
%40 %24 Clean sheets
%48 %52 BTTS
%60 %52 Over 2.5
5.5 4.9 Corners
1.8 2.0 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Dec 17 Manchester City 2-0 Brentford League Cup
Oct 5 Brentford 0-1 Manchester City Premier League
Jan 14 Brentford 2-2 Manchester City Premier League
Sep 14 Manchester City 2-1 Brentford Premier League
Feb 20 Manchester City 1-0 Brentford Premier League
Feb 5 Brentford 1-3 Manchester City Premier League
May 28 Brentford 1-0 Manchester City Premier League
Nov 12 Manchester City 1-2 Brentford Premier League
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Manchester City dominated the ball60% possession
Manchester City took more shots25 - 3
Brentford committed more fouls14 - 8
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Manchester City1.35 Brentford0.68
0'25'45'70'90'
Manchester Citypeak 25-30' Brentfordpeak 50-55'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Manchester City Brentford
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
6.9 PPDA 7.1
695 Touches 515
41.4m Defensive height 35.4m
73 Progressive passes 54
%78.0 Final-third accuracy %57.0
%30.0 Verticality %38.5
%84.0 Pass accuracy %74.0
25 Shots 4
126 Defensive actions 153
37.8m Block depth 23.2m
%58 In opposition half %37
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Manchester City3.36xG Brentford0.24xG
60' Jérémy Doku 75' Erling Haaland 92' Omar Marmoush
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Manchester City Brentford
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
55% MAN 53% MAN 55% MAN 85% MAN 62% MAN 67% BRE 65% MAN 60% MAN 68% MAN
Manchester Cityown half →Brentford
BY THIRD
Defensive %67 %33
Middle %58 %42
Attacking %52 %48
BY FLANK
Left %54 %46
Centre %53 %47
Right %65 %35
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Manchester City126 actions
average height 41.4m
Brentford153 actions
average height 35.4m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Manchester City518 passes · %84
20 Bernardo Silva — 76/103 passes · %94 27 Matheus Nunes — 58/81 passes · %85 6 Nathan Aké — 52/72 passes · %85 11 Jérémy Doku — 46/89 passes · %77 33 Nico O'Reilly — 43/63 passes · %83 15 Marc Guéhi — 41/68 passes · %87 42 Antoine Semenyo — 31/60 passes · %79 4 Tijjani Reijnders — 25/34 passes · %89 10 Rayan Cherki — 25/49 passes · %76 25 Gianluigi Donnarumma — 20/26 passes · %91 47 Phil Foden — 11/23 passes · %69 9 Erling Haaland — 4/15 passes · %57 7 Omar Marmoush — 2/10 passes · %100
Brentford362 passes · %74
22 Nathan Collins — 41/56 passes · %87 8 Mathias Jensen — 38/77 passes · %64 23 Keane Lewis-Potter — 28/45 passes · %82 20 Kristoffer Ajer — 27/45 passes · %90 1 Caoimhín Kelleher — 23/49 passes · %64 27 Vitaly Janelt — 21/26 passes · %84 33 Michael Kayode — 19/43 passes · %68 24 Mikkel Damsgaard — 18/47 passes · %67 18 Yehor Yarmoliuk — 14/28 passes · %88 9 Igor Thiago — 12/27 passes · %80 7 Kevin Schade — 7/23 passes · %50 19 Dango Ouattara — 7/18 passes · %78 6 Jordan Henderson — 7/13 passes · %54 2 Aaron Hickey — 6/18 passes · %67
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Manchester City73 progressive · map shows 41
Left%37Centre%22Right%41
Brentford54 progressive · map shows 25
Left%48Centre%16Right%36
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
6.9 PPDA 7.1
%30.0 Verticality %38.5
%78 Final third pass %57
%84 Pass accuracy %74
41.4m Defensive height 35.4m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE24 matches on record
Michael Salisbury
Strictness46 TEMPO45
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 54.0 +1.0
Fouls 2221.0 +1.0
Goals 33.1 -0.1
Corners 119.7 +1.3
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 3.02.0 +1.0
Shots 25.014.3 +10.7
On target 10.05.1 +4.9
Possession %60%61 -0.7
Corners 10.06.0 +4.0
Cards 3.01.0 +2.0
Conceded 0.00.9 -0.9
this matchseason average · 37 matches
Goals 0.01.5 -1.5
Shots 3.010.4 -7.4
On target 1.03.9 -2.9
Possession %40%47 -7.5
Corners 1.04.7 -3.7
Cards 2.03.0 -1.0
Conceded 3.01.3 +1.7
this matchseason average · 37 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Jérémy Doku 10.00
Starting XI
11 Jérémy Doku M · 87' 10.00
Goals1On target2/2Key pass6Dribbles6/10Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won11/20Fouls won3Fouls1Passes56 · %44
42 Antoine Semenyo M · 87' 7.90
Key pass1Dribbles3/5Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/9Fouls2Passes29 · %26
27 Matheus Nunes D · 87' 7.30
Key pass2Dribbles1/2Interceptions1Duels won6/9Fouls won2Fouls2Passes56 · %50
15 Marc Guéhi D · 87' 7.20
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won9/11Fouls won3Passes42 · %38
20 Bernardo Silva M · 87' · K 7.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won6/13Fouls won1Passes69 · %65
25 Gianluigi Donnarumma G · 87' 6.90
Saves1Duels won1/1Passes19 · %17
4 Tijjani Reijnders M · 60' 6.90
Passes27 · %25
6 Nathan Aké D · 87' 6.70
On target1/2Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won3/8Fouls won2Passes59 · %50
33 Nico O'Reilly D · 87' 6.50
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won2/7Fouls2Passes39 · %32
9 Erling Haaland F · 87' 6.30
Goals1On target4/5Key pass1Passes6 · %3
10 Rayan Cherki M · 60' 6.30
Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won2/6Fouls1Passes29 · %22
Substitutes
7 Omar Marmoush F · 27' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/5Fouls won1Passes2 · %2
47 Phil Foden M · 27' 6.30
On target2/2Tackles1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Passes9 · %9
Unused: Nico GonzálezMateo KovačićRayan Aït-NouriJohn StonesRúben DiasJames TraffordSavinho
Starting XI
1 Caoimhin Kelleher G · 87' 9.50
Saves7Duels won1/1Passes28 · %16
2 Aaron Hickey M · 61' 7.00
Tackles1Blocks2Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes8 · %5
20 Kristoffer Ajer D · 87' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won3/7Fouls1Passes25 · %22
18 Yehor Yarmoliuk M · 79' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles4Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won5/6Passes16 · %14
23 Keane Lewis-Potter D · 87' 6.70
Tackles2Duels won5/5Fouls won3Passes22 · %20
24 Mikkel Damsgaard M · 68' 6.60
Tackles6Interceptions3Duels won7/14Fouls won1Offside1Passes27 · %18
8 Mathias Jensen M · 87' 6.50
Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won2/10Fouls1Passes47 · %31
33 Michael Kayode D · 87' 6.50
Key pass1Dribbles2/3Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won6/13Fouls won1Fouls1Passes17 · %14
7 Kevin Schade F · 87' 6.30
Tackles1Duels won3/10Fouls3Offside1Passes11 · %6
9 Igor Thiago F · 87' 6.20
On target1/1Key pass1Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won5/14Fouls5Passes12 · %9
22 Nathan Collins D · 87' · K 6.20
Dribbles2/2Tackles1Blocks1Duels won3/6Passes37 · %32
Substitutes
19 Dango Ouattara F · 19' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Duels won3/4Fouls won2Fouls1Passes5 · %4
6 Jordan Henderson M · 8' 6.50
Passes6 · %2
27 Vitaly Janelt M · 26' 6.20
Fouls1Passes15 · %13
Unused: Josh DasilvaHákon Rafn ValdimarssonSepp van den BergEthan PinnockReiss NelsonKaye Furo
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%83) ✓
Manchester City %83 Draw %10 Brentford %7
2.59Manchester City xPuan
0.31Brentford xPuan
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