77′
22:38
Substitution at Brentford FC: Mads Roerslev
77′
22:38
Substitution at Brentford FC: Mikkel Damsgaard
77′
22:38
Substitution at Brentford FC: Mathias Jensen
77′
22:38
Substitution at Brentford FC: Yegor Yarmolyuk
77′
22:38
Substitution at Brentford FC: Vitaly Janelt
75′
22:37
The final quarter of an hour begins. The ball rolls confidently through the ranks of the Skyblues. Brentford has almost the entire team in their own penalty area.
71′
10:35 p.m
Substitution at Manchester City: Jérémy Doku
71′
22:34
Substitution at Manchester City: Bernardo Silva
70′
10:30 p.m
Too bad for Manchester City, 1:3 by Phil Foden
Hat-trick for Phil Foden! At the edge of the penalty area, Erling Haaland is played with his back to the goal. The Norwegian puts the ball into Phil Foden’s path. With quick steps he evades two defenders and puts the ball ice cold into the left corner of the goal from eleven meters.
66′
22:29
There wasn’t much missing! A cross from the right half of the field lands perfectly at Ivan Toney in the left penalty area. His volley goes over by a hair’s breadth.
62′
22:24
Suddenly Manchester City allows themselves to be pushed back far into their own half. The home team settles into the city penalty area. Will the underdog rebel again?
60′
22:24
What an equalizing opportunity for Brentford! Ivan Toney delivers a cross from the left halffield to Ethan Pinnock from the right baseline. He hits it from 14 meters, but Rúben Dias clears the ball for a corner with a tackle.
55′
22:18
The home team dares to come out of their own half. With a flying ball from the left side, Mads Roerslev is brought into play on the right side of the box. He takes the shot at full speed, but shoots the ball almost a meter over the box.
53′
22:14
Too bad for Manchester City, 1:2 by Phil Foden
The ball fidgets in the net! Kevin De Bruyne crosses the ball into the box from the left halffield. Phil Foden escapes from his opponent and extends the ball from eight meters into the right corner of the goal.
50′
22:14
Even after the break, possession of the ball largely belongs to the guests. But after winning the ball in their own half, Brentford suddenly moved very quickly. Ivan Toney is sent on the right wing. However, his cross is intercepted on the edge of the penalty area. There was more to it.
46′
22:06
The teams are back on the pitch. There are no personnel changes. Go on!
46′
22:06
Kick-off of the 2nd half
45′+4
9:58 p.m
Half-time conclusion:
After the first 45 minutes, the score is 1-1 between Brentford FC and Manchester City. The guests took command from the start. However, the outstanding Mark Flekken ruined all of Guardiola’s team’s offensive efforts. In the 21st minute, the goalkeeper crowned his performance with the preparatory work to make it 1-0. His tee shot slipped through the City defense and Neal Maupay completed the attack. For a long time it looked as if Brentford would be able to keep the lead going into half-time, but Phil Foden scored a well-deserved equalizer with a goal in stoppage time.
45′+4
9:51 p.m
End of 1st half
45′+3
9:49 p.m
Great for Manchester City, 1-1 by Phil Foden
There is the balance! Kevin De Bruyne fires a shot from distance. Ethan Pinnock tries to clear with his head, but the ball falls at Phil Foden’s feet on the penalty spot. He doesn’t miss the chance and scores to make it 1-1.
45′
9:46 p.m
Official injury time (minutes): 3
42′
9:45 p.m
With a brilliant chip, Kevin De Bruyne puts Joško Gvardiol on the left of the penalty area. The shot from the turn flies past the far post.
40′
9:44 p.m
There are five minutes left on the clock in the first round. Will the home team take the lead into the half-time break?
39′
9:43 p.m
This time Brentford FC chose a short variant. Reguilón gets the leather back and crosses the ball into the box. The cross gets longer and longer, so Ederson has to stretch out. The City keeper fends off the pill for a corner.
38′
9:40 p.m
Reguilón’s due corner flies sharply in front of the goal. City clears for the next corner kick. This time from the right side.
37′
9:40 p.m
For the first time since conceding the goal, the hosts managed to provide some relief. After a long throw-in from the left side onto the first post, Brentford even got a corner.
35′
9:38 p.m
Vitaly Janelt needs treatment. The encounter is briefly interrupted. But it looks like things are moving on for the midfielder.
31′
9:35 p.m
Yellow card for Neal Maupay (Brentford FC)
The goalscorer sees a yellow card for a foul to make it 1-0.
30′
9:35 p.m
After half an hour, Pep Guardiola’s team is clearly the better team. But due to a positional error in the City defense, Brentford FC leads 1-0. On offense, the guests can’t get past Mark Flekken.
26′
9:30 p.m
Manchester City continues to despair of the former SC Freiburg goalkeeper. Mark Flekken fends off a shot from Joško Gvardiol on the left corner of the goal with a flying parade to the corner.
24′
9:26 p.m
Almost the equalizer! Erling Haaland wins the ball five meters in front of the box. He has a free path, but his shot from 13 meters fails past the outstanding Mark Flekken.
22′
9:25 p.m
This hit was not in the offing. How do the guests react to the sudden deficit?
21′
9:22 p.m
Tooor for Brentford FC, 1-0 by Neal Maupay
What’s going on here?! A long drive from Mark Flekken slips through the City defense. Neal Maupay grabs the ball ten meters behind the halfway line. When he reached the penalty area, he pushed the ball past Ederson into the left corner of the goal.
19′
9:22 p.m
A cross from Kevin De Bruyne lands at the second post to Erling Haaland. Caught in the grips of two opponents, he is unable to get the ball into the box. At least he gets a corner.
17′
9:20 p.m
The guests have the game completely under control with almost 75% possession. Brentford FC rarely provides relief.
15′
9:19 p.m
And the Brentford keeper has to intervene again! Kyle Walker moves from the second row. With an excellent flight, Mark Flekken steers the play equipment over the crossbar.
14′
9:18 p.m
Mark Flekken has to stretch a lot! From 17 meters on the left, Julián Álvarez saves the ball with a tight low shot. Flekken uses his long arm to direct the ball around the right post.
11′
9:15 p.m
As a result of the corner, Joško Gvardiol fires the next shot on goal. This time a Brentford player stands in the way and deflects for a corner.
10′
9:14 p.m
Nice try! Julián Álvarez fires a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area. With a nice save, Mark Flekken fishes the ball out of the top right corner of the goal. Corner awarded to City.
7′
9:10 p.m
Again Kevin De Bruyne runs at the opponent on the right wing. This time he finds Erling Haaland in the backcourt. His shot attempt is blocked.
6′
9:09 p.m
Once again, Manchester City attacks on the right wing. Kevin De Bruyne has a lot of space there. However, his strong cross flies straight into the arms of Mark Flekken.
3′
9:06 p.m
Neal Maupay brings the ball sharply into the six-yard box from the right edge of the penalty area. A City defender clears the ball into the goal.
2′
9:05 p.m
On the right side the ball is passed through to Phil Foden. He crosses smoothly into the box, but none of his teammates are there. Brentford clears and initiates the counterattack.
1′
9:02 p.m
The ball is rolling! Which team gets off to a better start to the game?
20:29
Pep Guardiola’s team has almost lost no points in six games. The only draw at the end of the year was 2-2 against Crystal Palace. In January, City won both in the league against Newcastle United (3:2) and Burnley FC (3:1) and in the FA Cup against Huddersfield Town (5:0) and Tottenham Hotspur (1:0).
20:24
Brentford ended the 2023 season with a series of five defeats. At the start of 2024, Thomas Frank’s team was knocked out of the FA Cup after extra time against Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the league, however, things went better again. In the home game against Nottingham Forrest there was a 3-2 win and at Tottenham Hotspur the home team narrowly lost 2-3 after a 1-0 lead.
8:06 p.m
The hosts are the clear outsiders in this game. Brentford are only three points clear of the relegation zone, but have played one game less than the competition. Manchester City (3rd) is five points behind league leaders Liverpool after playing two games less. So with a win this evening and with a win in the catch-up game on matchday 18 (also against Brentford) you would jump to the top.
19:57
Hello and welcome to the Premier League on Monday evening. In the last match of matchday 23, Brentford FC will face Manchester City. Have fun reading along!