Brentford v Manchester City result

Full-time · Brentford 2–2 Manchester City

Premier League · Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:30 GMT · Gtech Community Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Brentford · Manchester City · Head-to-head

Brentford 2–2 Manchester City — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Brentford and Manchester City drew 2–2 at Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League on Tuesday 14 January. Manchester City have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Philip Foden (66’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne; 78’); Brentford: Yoane Wissa (82’, assisted by M. Roerslev) and Christian Nørgaard (90’, assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Brentford, from fewer shots (18 to 21), created the better chances, 2.47 xG to 2.10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Taylor showed no yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Philip Foden (Manchester City) 11.3, Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) 8.2 and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 7.7 led the match.

Next up

Brentford next travel to Hull City on 25 October 2026.

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Brentford: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brentford 2–2 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium · Brentford, Middlesex
Referee: A. Taylor
Head-to-head (last 6): Brentford 2 · draws 0 · Manchester City 4 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Brentford 1W 1D 3L · Manchester City 3W 1D 1L

Brentford 2–2 Manchester City (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 2.38

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 6.38

Corners

against 4.75 / 3.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 3.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.33 yellows

Referee · A. Taylor

2 home / 2.33 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 January 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 January 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brentford for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.38 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.88 for · 15.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.25 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.88 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	6.88 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Taylor — 4.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.04 fouls over 24 matches (2 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2.33

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Maghoma n 8	26.3	3 4/1	1.7 3/1	—
Thiago n 8	61.3	2.6 7/4	1.8 6/4	—
Fábio Carvalho n 8	36	1.9 5/1	2.8 5/4	—
V. Janelt n 8	61.6	1.5 4/2	0.7 3/1	M. Kovačić
R. Henry n 8	80.6	1.4 6/3	1.3 7/2	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Wissa n 8	77.1	2.6 6/4	1.6 4/3
B. Mbeumo n 8	74.5	1.8 6/3	1.4 5/3
Fábio Carvalho n 8	36	1.6 4/1	1.3 3/1
Thiago n 8	61.3	1.5 4/2	0.9 3/2
K. Lewis-Potter n 8	79.6	1.1 6/2	0.7 5/0

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Mbeumo n 8	74.5	0.8 4/1	0.5 3/0
Thiago n 8	61.3	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
K. Schade n 8	57.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Y. Wissa n 8	77.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
M. Damsgaard n 8	67.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Christian Nørgaard n 8	76.1	3.8 8/5
Y. Konak n 8	19.1	3.5 3/2
Y. Yarmolyuk n 8	62.3	3.1 6/5
B. Mbeumo n 8	74.5	2.3 7/6
M. Roerslev n 8	68	2.2 6/4

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Matheus Nunes n 8	63.9	2.3 6/4	1.4 4/2	—
J. McAtee n 8	35.8	1.9 4/2	1.6 4/1	—
D. Mubama n 8	31.9	1.1 3/0	1.4 3/1	—
K. De Bruyne n 8	65.6	0.9 3/1	1 4/1	—
M. Kovačić n 8	61.6	0.9 3/2	0.9 4/1	V. Janelt

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. McAtee n 8	35.8	2.8 4/2	1.9 3/2
Sávio n 8	52.9	2.3 5/3	1.3 4/1
K. De Bruyne n 8	65.6	1.9 6/3	1 4/1
E. Haaland n 8	89.3	1.8 7/4	1.3 6/3
P. Foden n 8	76	1.6 5/2	1.2 5/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Doku n 8	56.1	0.6 2/1	0.8 3/1
J. McAtee n 8	35.8	1.3 2/1	0 0/0
Sávio n 8	52.9	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
J. Grealish n 8	50.4	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
E. Haaland n 8	89.3	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. O'Reilly n 5	65	3 3/3
Matheus Nunes n 8	63.9	3 6/4
M. Kovačić n 8	61.6	2.7 5/5
J. Doku n 8	56.1	2 5/3
K. Walker n 8	62.4	1.6 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brentford		Manchester City
45%	Possession	55%
2.47	Expected goals (xG)	2.10
18	Shots	21
6	Shots on target	8
9	Shots off target	11
3	Blocked shots	2
16	Shots inside the box	15
4	Corners	5
4	Offsides	0
4	Fouls	4
6	Saves	3
404	Passes	508
81%	Pass accuracy	87%

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Flekken	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
N. Collins	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
S. van den Berg	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.9
K. Lewis-Potter	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	6.7
Christian Nørgaard	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	7.7
B. Mbeumo	90	0	0	3	1	5	0	7.7
Y. Wissa	90	1	0	4	2	1	2	7.3
M. Damsgaard	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	7.2
M. Roerslev	87	0	1	2	1	2	2	7.3
V. Janelt	79	0	0	2	1	0	0	6.9
M. Jensen	68	0	0	0	0	4	1	7.3
K. Schade sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Y. Yarmolyuk sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Henry sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
S. Ortega	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Matheus Nunes	90	0	0	0	0	3	3	7.5
M. Akanji	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	7
N. Aké	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.3
J. Gvardiol	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	7.3
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	7
K. De Bruyne	90	0	1	3	0	8	1	8.3
Sávio	90	0	0	5	2	0	0	7.3
E. Haaland	90	0	0	4	3	1	1	6.5
P. Foden	87	2	0	2	2	3	2	9.3
M. Kovačić	76	0	0	1	0	2	0	6.9
İ. Gündoğan sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. McAtee sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brentford v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrentfordLDLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Manchester CityLDWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 3.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Brentford 2 · 0 draws · Manchester City 4 · 2.33 goals/game

2024-09-14 Manchester City 2–1 Brentford
2024-02-20 Manchester City 1–0 Brentford
2024-02-05 Brentford 1–3 Manchester City
2023-05-28 Brentford 1–0 Manchester City
2022-11-12 Manchester City 1–2 Brentford
2022-02-09 Manchester City 2–0 Brentford

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Brentford#10 pos56 pts38 pl+9 GD

Manchester City#3 pos71 pts38 pl+28 GD

Goals per game

Brentford scored1.74

Manchester City scored1.89

Brentford conceded1.5

Manchester City conceded1.16

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What is the head-to-head record between Brentford and Manchester City?: In their last 6 meetings, Brentford won 2, Manchester City won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brentford and Manchester City?: Recent form — Brentford 1W 1D 3L; Manchester City 3W 1D 1L.

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