Brentford vs Manchester City — Premier League
0-1
Brentford Community Stadium, London
Going into the match, Brentford had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Manchester City had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.3. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Manchester City 4 wins, 1 drawn. Brentford are 5th in the Premier League on 5 points; Manchester City are 1st on 9.
Match report
Home form going in: Brentford
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (W L D L W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Manchester United · 27 Sept 2025
- L 3-1 at Fulham · 20 Sept 2025
- D 2-2 vs Chelsea · 13 Sept 2025
- L 2-1 at Sunderland · 30 Aug 2025
- W 1-0 vs Aston Villa · 23 Aug 2025
- L 3-1 at Nottingham Forest · 17 Aug 2025
Away form going in: Manchester City
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (D W D W W). 2.3 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Monaco · 1 Oct 2025
- W 5-1 vs Burnley · 27 Sept 2025
- D 1-1 at Arsenal · 21 Sept 2025
- W 2-0 vs Napoli · 18 Sept 2025
- W 3-0 vs Manchester United · 14 Sept 2025
- L 2-1 at Brighton · 31 Aug 2025
Head-to-head: Brentford vs Manchester City
- Manchester City 3-0 Brentford · 9 May 2026 · Premier League
- Brentford 2-2 Manchester City · 14 Jan 2025 · Premier League
- Manchester City 2-1 Brentford · 14 Sept 2024 · Premier League
- Manchester City 1-0 Brentford · 20 Feb 2024 · Premier League
- Brentford 1-3 Manchester City · 5 Feb 2024 · Premier League
How it unfolded
- 9' Normal Goal — E. Haaland (Manchester City)
Match statistics
| Brentford | Metric | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 30 | Ball possession | 70 |
| 0.693758 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.09647 |
| 6 | Total shots | 10 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 4 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 311 | Total passes | 764 |
| 249 | Accurate passes | 698 |
| 80 | Pass accuracy | 91 |
| 4 | Key passes | 10 |
| 82 | Duels | 82 |
Premier League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Leeds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 14 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 18 | Tottenham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Coventry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |