Manchester City v Brentford, 09 May 2026

Score3-0 to Manchester City
RefereeMichael Salisbury
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,489

View Manchester City v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Manchester City won: 7 Drawn: 1 Brentford won: 2 Manchester City scored: 16 Brentford scored: 7 . As part of their annual City in the Community charity celebration, the stadium was renamed The City in the Community Etihad Stadium just for this game. . Manchester City were now unbeaten in their last seven meetings in all competitions (won six).

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Jérémy Doku 60 G
Erling Haaland 75 G
Omar Marmoush 90+2 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Aaron Hickey Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Tijjani Reijnders 60
Omar Marmoush for Rayan Cherki 60
Sávio for Jérémy Doku 90

Substitutions:

Vitaly Janelt for Aaron Hickey 61
Dango Ouattara for Mikkel Damsgaard 68
Jordan Henderson for Yegor Yarmolyuk 79

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 36 Y
Nico O'Reilly 74 Y
Matheus Nunes 88 Y
Omar Marmoush 90+5 Y

Cards:

Kristoffer Ajer 80 Y
Jordan Henderson 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Josh Dasilva
Forward Kaye Furo

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now scored two or more goals in 14 of their last 16 home games in the Premier League. . The Citizens were now unbeaten in their last 16 home games in the Premier League (won 13). . Omar Marmoush became the first substitute to score in a game in the Premier League for City since Rayan Cherki in the opening game of the season at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brentford had now lost 11 of their last 28 away games in the Premier League (won 13). . The Bees had now failed to score in ten of their last 23 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost eight of their last 12 games in the Premier League that kicked off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (won three).

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Jérémy Doku 60 G
Erling Haaland 75 G
Omar Marmoush 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Tijjani Reijnders 60
Omar Marmoush for Rayan Cherki 60
Sávio for Jérémy Doku 90

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 36 Y
Nico O'Reilly 74 Y
Matheus Nunes 88 Y
Omar Marmoush 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now scored two or more goals in 14 of their last 16 home games in the Premier League. . The Citizens were now unbeaten in their last 16 home games in the Premier League (won 13). . Omar Marmoush became the first substitute to score in a game in the Premier League for City since Rayan Cherki in the opening game of the season at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

0 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Aaron Hickey Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Vitaly Janelt for Aaron Hickey 61
Dango Ouattara for Mikkel Damsgaard 68
Jordan Henderson for Yegor Yarmolyuk 79

Cards:

Kristoffer Ajer 80 Y
Jordan Henderson 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Josh Dasilva
Forward Kaye Furo

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brentford had now lost 11 of their last 28 away games in the Premier League (won 13). . The Bees had now failed to score in ten of their last 23 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost eight of their last 12 games in the Premier League that kicked off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (won three).