Brentford vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League2 - 2
Man City throw away two-goal lead as Brentford snatch draw
Christian Norgaard's stoppage-time header gave Brentford a thrilling 2-2 Premier League draw against Manchester City as the hosts cancelled out two second-half goals from Phil Foden to grab a share of the spoils on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
- 3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
- 5': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 6': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 8': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 12': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
- 15': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 15': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
- 20': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 22': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
- 22': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 24': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 28': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 33': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 34': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 38': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 43': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Manchester City 0.
- 46': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 46': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 50': Savinho (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Manuel Akanji following a fast break.
- 50': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 51': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 52': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
- 54': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 57': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
- 57': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.
- 60': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 60': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Attempt missed. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
- 62': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
- 63': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 63': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 64': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 65': Attempt missed. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a headed pass following a corner.
- 65': Offside, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
- 66': Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester City 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 69': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 69': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 70': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 70': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 75': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 78': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 78': Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester City 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 79': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg.
- 82': Goal! Brentford 1, Manchester City 2. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
- 83': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 85': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 85': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 87': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Phil Foden.
- 87': Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Mads Roerslev.
- 90': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Goal! Brentford 2, Manchester City 2. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 90'+5': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 90'+5': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Manchester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Manchester City 2.
Statistics
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| 4 | Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 55.3 | Possession | 44.7 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 449 | Accurate Passes | 335 |
| 519 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 30 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,048
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 26 | Savinho |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
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