Manchester City vs Brentford

Manchester City

3 - 0

Brentford

🕒 Sat, 09 May 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Salisbury 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Brentford 9

Referee Stats

Michael Salisbury

14 matches · 4.14 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.14
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.64
Over 4.5 cards	57%
Home wins	50%
Draws	36%
Away wins	14%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (25-4).
Manchester City controlled possession (59%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14

Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brentford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 31

Avg: 1.16 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37

PPG

1.11

2.37

1.16

0.74

1.63

74%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

47%

84%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Brentford rank9th

Manchester City points78

Brentford points53

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brentford: #9 · 53 pts · GD +3

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brentford last 5 away

D L L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals2-6

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Brentford trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Brentford score away63%

Brentford clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first75%

Brentford score first42%

Brentford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Brentford 22%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Brentford 30.4'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22

Brentford score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brentford concede away1.63 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Brentford score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Brentford are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

16-30 9

61-75 9

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Brentford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 6

46-60 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

463

320

Passes Accurate

397

244

Passes %

86%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36'

36' Bernardo Silva

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Doku

Normal Goal

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ R. Cherki

1st substitution · For: Omar Marmoush

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ T. Reijnders

2nd substitution · For: P. Foden

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Hickey

1st substitution · For: V. Janelt

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ M. Damsgaard

2nd substitution · For: D. Ouattara

74'

74' N. O'Reilly

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

E. Haaland

Normal Goal

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Y. Yarmolyuk

3rd substitution · For: J. Henderson

80'

80' K. Ajer

88'

88' Matheus Nunes

88'

88' J. Henderson

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Doku

3rd substitution · For: Sávio

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Omar Marmoush

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Haaland

90+5'

90+5' Omar Marmoush

Manchester City vs Brentford 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Brentford 3-0 on Saturday, 09 May 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Salisbury. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 36'.

Second half: Manchester City took the lead at 60' when J. Doku scored, making the score 1-0. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 60', with R. Cherki replacing Omar Marmoush. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 60', with T. Reijnders replacing P. Foden. Brentford made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Hickey replacing V. Janelt. Brentford made their 2nd substitution at 68', with M. Damsgaard replacing D. Ouattara. N. O'Reilly received a yellow card for Manchester City at 74'. Manchester City extended the lead at 75' when E. Haaland scored, making the score 2-0. Brentford made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Y. Yarmolyuk replacing J. Henderson. K. Ajer received a yellow card for Brentford at 80'. Matheus Nunes received a yellow card for Manchester City at 88'. J. Henderson received a yellow card for Brentford at 88'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. Doku replacing Sávio. Manchester City added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+2' when Omar Marmoush scored, with the assist credited to E. Haaland, making the score 3-0. Omar Marmoush received a yellow card for Manchester City at 90+5'.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Brentford used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 4 yellow cards, while Brentford got 2 yellow cards.