Manchester City v Brentford, 20 February 2024

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,247

View Manchester City v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 6 Manchester City won: 4 Drawn: 0 Brentford won: 2 Manchester City scored: 8 Brentford scored: 4 . Manchester City had now failed to score in one of the ten meetings in all competitions since March 1951.

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Erling Haaland 71 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland

Starting lineup:

Mark Flekken Goalkeeper
Mathias Jørgensen Defender
Ben Mee Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Christian Norgaard Defender/Midfielder
Mads Roerslev Defender/Midfielder
Sergio Reguilón Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Frank Onyeka Midfielder
Yoane Wissa Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Jérémy Doku for Oscar Bobb 61
Mateo Kovačić for Julián Alvarez 89

Substitutions:

Neal Maupay for Yoane Wissa 68
Mathias Jensen for Vitaly Janelt 77
Keane Lewis-Potter for Sergio Reguilón 78
Mikkel Damsgaard for Frank Onyeka 89
Saman Ghoddos for Mads Roerslev 89

Cards:

John Stones 45+2 Y
Kyle Walker 82 Y

Cards:

Ben Mee 45+3 Y
Yoane Wissa 60 Y
Ivan Toney 68 Y
Mark Flekken 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Forward Neal Maupay

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now won 12 of their last 13 games in all competitions (drawn one). . City had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 21 games in all competitions. . Erling Haaland had now scored against all of 21 teams he had played against in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 14th . This was Brentford's 50th away game in the Premier League (won 14, lost 24). . The Bees remained with a draw in the Premier League since their visit to Nottingham Forest on 1 October 2023; longer than other team currently in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 14 of their last 15 games in the Premier League.

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland

Substitutions:

Jérémy Doku for Oscar Bobb 61
Mateo Kovačić for Julián Alvarez 89

Cards:

John Stones 45+2 Y
Kyle Walker 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now won 12 of their last 13 games in all competitions (drawn one). . City had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 21 games in all competitions. . Erling Haaland had now scored against all of 21 teams he had played against in the Premier League.

0 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mark Flekken Goalkeeper
Mathias Jørgensen Defender
Ben Mee Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Christian Norgaard Defender/Midfielder
Mads Roerslev Defender/Midfielder
Sergio Reguilón Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Frank Onyeka Midfielder
Yoane Wissa Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Neal Maupay for Yoane Wissa 68
Mathias Jensen for Vitaly Janelt 77
Keane Lewis-Potter for Sergio Reguilón 78
Mikkel Damsgaard for Frank Onyeka 89
Saman Ghoddos for Mads Roerslev 89

Cards:

Ben Mee 45+3 Y
Yoane Wissa 60 Y
Ivan Toney 68 Y
Mark Flekken 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Forward Neal Maupay

Comments:

League position: 14th . This was Brentford's 50th away game in the Premier League (won 14, lost 24). . The Bees remained with a draw in the Premier League since their visit to Nottingham Forest on 1 October 2023; longer than other team currently in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 14 of their last 15 games in the Premier League.