Goals and Highlights: Manchester City 2-0 Brentford in Premier League

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With the win, City reach 60 points and remain alone at the top. Brentford is still 14th, with 23 points in the Premier League. Check out the standings.

 

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Brentford vs Crystal Palace - 11 am ET

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The referee blows his whistle. There is no time for anything else. City beat Brentford 2-0.

Brentford manage to step into the area. They arrive with danger, but the game was stopped for offside. Ederson was about to make a masterful save.

We will go until the 93rd minute in this second half.

Manchester City spins the ball in the attack in search of space.

Brentford is dangerous on the left, but is caught offside.

Brentford corner. They came good and got two corners in a row.

Two corners in a row for City, but they don't take them well. We are coming to the final minutes.

City arrives with a Blitz! Cancelo shoots and the defense cuts it off. The ball is left at the feet of Rodri, who shoots in the corner and Raya is all stretched out and plays for a corner.

João Cancelo receives the ball in the attack, goes forward and finishes with a deflection. A corner for City.

Manchester City doesn't let go of the bone and keeps pressing, even with 2-0 on the scoreboard.

FROM MANCHESTER CITY! KDB!

Raya makes a mistake on the ball, Sterling shoots, and the goalkeeper saves. The ball is left to the feet of De Bruyne, who adds to the score.

Mahrez goes out to Grealish.

Cancelo receives the ball on the edge of the box and shoots to Raya's defense.

City are pressing forward, but Brentford manage to steal the ball. On the counterattack, KDB returns to the defense and recovers the ball.

João Cancelo makes a great move and almost adds to Manchester City's lead.

João Cancelo takes a shot from outside the box and shoots over the goal. Out!

Manchester City has a free-kick to take on the attacking left. De Bruyne on the ball.

The ball is rolling for the second half of the City-Brentford game.

End of the first half. Manchester City's 1-0 partial victory over Brentford.

Sterling takes off and comes face to face with the goalkeeper, but rolls it back. The Brentford defense is able to clear the danger.

We go to 47 minutes in this first half.

Henry and Ghoodos play together and Henry shoots face to face with Ederson. Ederson makes a save, but is fouled afterwards. The match is stopped for assistance.

OF MANCHESTER CITY!

Mahrez takes a perfect strike and opens the scoring for Manchester City. 1-0 against Brentford.

Sterling receives the ball in the attack, breaks into the box, and is tackled by Hasmussen. The penalty kick is awarded to Manchester City.

There was a lack of communication between Ruben Dias and Ederson, and Brentford get a free corner.

Laporte receives a free-kick, takes it in his stride, touches it on his chest, and shoots the ball over the crossbar.

The ball is crossed into Sterling's box. He sets it up and finishes with a volley. The ball goes over the goal.

Mahrez crosses into the area, the ball goes between the legs of Pinnock and Raya takes away from the feet of Sterling. On the left, Cancelo shoots out.

Jensen receives the ball on the attacking left, shoots dangerously, and Ederson makes a corner. The referee stops the play for offside.

City's pressure. De Bruyne was awarded a corner, but the linesman flagged him offside.

Bernard enters the box and crosses. Pinnock heads the ball out for a corner.

At the corner, Ghoddos breaks at speed and tries Canós in the attack. The ball goes wide to Canós.

Crossing in the box to Sterling, but Henry stretches out and plays for a corner.

De Bruyne takes a free-kick quickly on the attacking left. Sterling explodes in the back.

Ghoddos receives the ball at speed, but slips.

Raya misses the ball, Mahrez throws Sterling into the box, but he was offside.

We are past the first two minutes. City have possession, but have yet to finish. Sterling crosses into the box, but Raya keeps the ball.

Referee blows the whistle. The ball is rolling for Manchester City-Brentford.

Soon the ball is rolling! Teams are already on the field.

Manchester City's players are presented on the stadium's big screen and the fans are cheering!

Players warming up on the Etihad Stadium pitch. We will have a good game between the teams this afternoon.

Kevin De Bruyne has scored five goals and made eight assists in his last 12 matches against promoted teams

Brentford has lost five games in a row in all competitions. In all, the team has conceded 16 goals. In addition, the Bees had only taken two points from their last seven away games in the Premier League.

City were on a 12-game winning streak until a 1-1 draw with Southampton last weekend. The team, moreover, had been on a 19-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League. The sequence is since they took over the leadership of the Championship.

The first round match in December was the first Premier League clash between City and Brentford in over 70 years. City won 1-0, with a goal from Phil Foden.

 

City have the option tonight of potentially going with our traditional 4-3-3 formation - though there is also the possibility of operating with three at the back.

With Ederson returning in goal, he looks likely be shielded by a back line of Dias, Laporte and Stones with Joao Cancelo able to be deployed either as a full-back or further forward as a wing back.

Brentford coach Thomas Frank spoke about the match against Manchester City:

"We are looking forward to a big challenge, perhaps our biggest of the season."

Fernández, Lössl, Dasilva, Wissa, Mbeumo, Baptiste, Sorensen, Stevens.

Raya, Henry, Pinnock, Jansson, Ajer, Roerslev, Norgaard, Onyeka, Jensen, Ghoddos e Canós.

Steffen, Walker, Ake, Gundogan, Grealish, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Delap, McAtee

Ederson, Cancelo, Dias (C), Stones, Laporte, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Sterling

Match: Manchester City-Brentford

Premier League

Round: Round 24

Date: 09/02/2022

Time: 16:45

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester (ING)

Where to watch: ESPN, pay-TV channel, and Star +, Streaming platform.

Real time: VAVEL Brazil

The Manchester City vs Brentford match will kick off at 3:45 PM ET, being played at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN, the pay-TV channel, and Star+, the streaming platform linked to ESPN and Disney Group. You can check it minute by minute here on VAVEL Brazil.

Probable Brentford:

David Raya; Ajer, Jansson e Pinnock; Sergi Canós, Onyeka, Norgaard, Jensen e Henry; Mbeumo e Toney

 

Manchester City's probable lineup is: 

Ederson; Walker, Reuben Dias, Laporte and João Cancelo; Rodri, Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne; Sterling, Foden and Mahrez

Christian Eriksen, Brentford's main signing in the January window, will not make his debut against Manchester City, manager Thomas Frank has confirmed. The Dane has a contract until the end of the season, is training, but is not yet fit for a match.

"We don't believe that we need many players in the box to defend well. The best way to defend is when the opponent has the ball away from our goal or when we have possession. For you to concede a goal, the opponent has to have the ball and the less they have, the more chances you have of not conceding goals."

Four straight losses have seen Brentford plummet down the table to 14th place with 23 points. The big complication to start a reaction is to face the leader, who has not lost for some time and is playing hard to win a second championship.

It will not be time yet for Eriksen to make his debut for the Bees, and Fosu, Jeanvier, and Jorgensen will also be out. Wissa and Mbeumo are recovered from Covid-19 and have a good chance of returning to the team against City. David Raya, Pinnock, Baptiste and Onyeka are other possible additions.

After qualifying in the FA Cup against Fulham, Manchester City now turns its attention to the Premier League, seeking to maintain its lead in the tournament, which it maintains with 57 points and a wide advantage over its rivals.

Only two absentees Pep Guardiola will have on Wednesday, these being Palmer and Gabriel Jesus. The starters who did not play the FA Cup return to the team and, thus, the main team will be the one that the coach has been arming the Citizens this season.

The match between Manchester City vs Brentford marks the 24th round of the Premier League. The main tournament for the teams competing in England's top division. Manchester City comes into the match as league leaders, seven points ahead of Liverpool, and also ahead of Chelsea, the current third-placed team. Brentford, meanwhile, is having an average campaign and is looking to get away from the relegation zone. The team is fighting to stay in the top flight and is currently in 14th place. The match starts at 16:45 (Brasília), at the Etihad Stadium, City's home ground.

Hello, soccer lover! It's now time for Manchester City-Brentford in the 24th round of the English Premier League. The teams duel in a match valid for the Premier League and the three points are worth a lot on each side. For Cit, a win means to remain the sole leader of the competition, with 9 points ahead of Liverpool. As for Brentford, a win keeps the team alive in the fight to stay further away from the relegation zone, since the team is currently in 14th place. Follow the match in real time on VAVEL Brazil.