Premier League Gameweek 36 Sat, May 9 2026 · 17:30 Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Manchester City
3–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 2.98 – 0.24
Brentford
  • J. Doku 60’
  • E. Haaland 75’
  • O. Marmoush 90’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Manchester City cruise past Brentford

Manchester City entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Doku, Haaland and Marmoush. Manchester City finished with the higher xG (2.98 vs 0.24).

Manchester City ✓63%
Draw19%
Brentford18%

Model vs reality

Manchester City goals
3
Model 2.46 · xG 2.98
Brentford goals
0
Model 1.27 · xG 0.24
Total goals
3
Model 3.73 · xG 3.22
Score 3–0
6%
Most likely 2–1 (9%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 72%
Both scored
No
Model 66%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. DokuManchester City · 1 goal
10.0
  • RefereeMichael Salisbury
  • VenueEtihad Stadium
  • Table before kick-offManchester City 2nd · Brentford 8th

Timeline

  1. Bernardo SilvaYellow card · Argument
    36’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. ⇄ P. FodenFor T. Reijnders
    60’
  4. ⇄ O. MarmoushFor M. Cherki
    60’
  5. J. Doku 1–0
    60’
  6. ⇄ V. JaneltFor A. Hickey
    61’
  7. ⇄ D. OuattaraFor M. Damsgaard
    68’
  8. N. O'ReillyYellow card · Foul
    74’
  9. E. Haaland 2–0
    75’
  10. ⇄ J. HendersonFor Y. Yarmoliuk
    79’
  11. K. AjerYellow card · Foul
    80’
  12. M. NunesYellow card · Argument
    88’
  13. J. HendersonYellow card · Argument
    88’
  14. ⇄ SavinhoFor J. Doku
    90’
  15. O. Marmoush 3–0Assist E. Haaland
    90’
  16. O. MarmoushYellow card · Time wasting
    90+5’
  17. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Manchester City25 shots · 15 in box, 10 outside
Brentford4 shots · 2 in box, 2 outside
Manchester CityBrentford
59% Possession 41%
2.98 Expected goals (xG) 0.24
2.81 Expected points (xPts) 0.12
25 Shots 4
10 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 1
8 Blocked shots 1
15 Shots inside the box 2
10 Shots outside the box 2
463 Passes 320
86% Pass accuracy 76%
10 Corners 2
2 Goalkeeper saves 7
8 Fouls 14
0 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.38 Team rating 6.67

Line-ups

Manchester City 4-2-3-1

257.3 G. Donnarumma(G)
336.3 N. O'Reilly 66.9 N. Aké 157.6 A. Guéhi 277.2 M. Nunes
207.2 Bernardo Silva 46.9 T. Reijnders ↓60’
1110.0★ J. Doku ↓90’ 106.3 M. Cherki ↓60’ 428.3 A. Semenyo
96.9 E. Haaland A
  • 25G. Donnarumma (G)7.3
  • 33N. O'Reilly6.3
  • 6N. Aké6.9
  • 15A. Guéhi7.6
  • 27M. Nunes7.2
  • 20Bernardo Silva7.2
  • 4T. Reijnders↓60’6.9
  • 11J. Doku ★↓90’10.0
  • 10M. Cherki↓60’6.3
  • 42A. Semenyo8.3
  • 9E. HaalandA6.9

Substitutes used

  • 47P. Foden↑60’6.6
  • 7O. Marmoush↑60’7.6
  • 26Savinho↑90’

Unused: J. Trafford, Rúben Dias, R. Aït-Nouri, M. Kovačić, J. Stones, Nico González

Brentford 4-4-2

19.2 C. Kelleher(G)
236.2 K. Lewis-Potter 225.9 N. Collins 206.7 K. Ajer 336.2 M. Kayode
246.6 M. Damsgaard ↓68’ 27.0 A. Hickey ↓61’ 86.2 M. Jensen 187.0 Y. Yarmoliuk ↓79’
96.3 Thiago 76.2 K. Schade
  • 1C. Kelleher (G)9.2
  • 23K. Lewis-Potter6.2
  • 22N. Collins5.9
  • 20K. Ajer6.7
  • 33M. Kayode6.2
  • 24M. Damsgaard↓68’6.6
  • 2A. Hickey↓61’7.0
  • 8M. Jensen6.2
  • 18Y. Yarmoliuk↓79’7.0
  • 9Thiago6.3
  • 7K. Schade6.2

Substitutes used

  • 6J. Henderson↑79’6.2
  • 27V. Janelt↑61’6.3
  • 19D. Ouattara↑68’7.5

Unused: H. Valdimarsson, E. Pinnock, P. Dasilva, R. Nelson, S. van den Berg, K. Furo

Player stats

Top rated
J. DokuManchester City10.0
2nd
C. KelleherBrentford9.2
3rd
A. SemenyoManchester City8.3

Manchester City

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Donnarumma G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 89% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
N. O'Reilly M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 39 1 0 1/2 2/0 6.3
N. Aké D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 85% 60 0 1 0/0 0/2 6.9
A. Guéhi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 45 2 0 1/1 0/3 7.6
M. Nunes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 88% 58 0 1 1/2 2/2 7.2
Bernardo Silva M 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 92% 74 6 1 1/1 0/1 7.2
T. Reijnders M 60 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Doku F 90 1 0 2 (2) 6 77% 57 2 1 6/9 1/3 10.0
M. Cherki M 60 0 0 1 (0) 2 76% 29 1 0 1/2 1/0 6.3
A. Semenyo F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 32 0 1 3/5 2/0 8.3
E. Haaland F 90 1 1 5 (4) 2 57% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
P. Foden M 30 0 0 2 (2) 0 92% 12 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
O. Marmoush F 30 1 0 1 (1) 1 100% 2 1 0 0/1 0/1 7.6
Savinho F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Brentford

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
C. Kelleher G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 58% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 9.2
K. Lewis-Potter F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 28 2 0 0/0 0/3 6.2
N. Collins D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 42 1 0 2/2 0/0 5.9
K. Ajer D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 28 1 1 1/1 1/0 6.7
M. Kayode D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 19 2 1 2/3 1/1 6.2
M. Damsgaard M 68 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 27 6 3 0/4 0/1 6.6
A. Hickey D 61 0 0 1 (0) 0 63% 8 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
M. Jensen M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 52 2 3 0/2 1/0 6.2
Y. Yarmoliuk M 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 16 4 1 1/1 0/0 7.0
Thiago F 90 0 0 2 (2) 1 77% 13 2 1 0/1 5/0 6.3
K. Schade M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 14 1 0 0/0 3/0 6.2
J. Henderson M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
V. Janelt M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 21 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
D. Ouattara F 22 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 7 0 0 2/3 1/2 7.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.