Manchester City beat Brentford 3-0

Match report

Manchester City beat Brentford 3-0 in Premier League matchday 36 on Saturday, 9 May 2026 at Etihad Stadium. J. Doku (60'), E. Haaland (75') and O. Marmoush (90') scored for Manchester City. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Manchester City had 59% of the ball and 25 shots (10 on target) against Brentford’s 4 (2 on target). Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 10.0. The result leaves Manchester City 1st in the Premier League table on 15 points and Brentford 4th on 9.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Manchester City

1st · 15 points · P 5 W 5 D 0 L 0

Form

Brentford

4th · 9 points · P 5 W 2 D 3 L 0

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	5	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	+4	12
3	Brighton	5	+11	10
4	Brentford	5	+6	9
5	Leeds	5	+4	9

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 5 Dec 2026, Brentford – Manchester City

Full Manchester City vs Brentford head-to-head

Match events

36'yellow cardBernardo SilvaYellow Card
60'substitutionT. ReijndersOff: P. Foden
60'substitutionR. CherkiOff: O. Marmoush
60'goalJ. DokuNormal Goal
61'substitutionA. HickeyOff: V. Janelt
68'substitutionM. DamsgaardOff: D. Ouattara
74'yellow cardNico O'ReillyYellow Card
75'goalE. HaalandNormal Goal
79'substitutionY. YarmolyukOff: J. Henderson
80'yellow cardKristoffer AjerYellow Card
88'yellow cardMatheus NunesYellow Card
88'yellow cardJordan HendersonYellow Card
90'substitutionJ. DokuOff: Savinho
90'goalO. MarmoushAssist: E. Haaland
90+5'yellow cardOmar MarmoushYellow Card

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Pep Guardiola

Starting XI

Substitutes

Brentford

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Keith Andrews

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

59%Possession41%
2.98Expected goals (xG)0.24
25Total shots4
10Shots on target2
7Shots off target1
8Blocked shots1
15Shots inside the box2
10Shots outside the box2
10Corners2
0Offsides2
8Fouls14
4Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves7
463Passes320
397Accurate passes244
86%Pass accuracy76%
1.50Goals prevented1.50

Player statistics

Manchester City

Manchester City player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
25Gianluigi DonnarummaG	90	7.3				19 · 89%			1/1
6Nathan AkéD	90	6.9			2 (1)	60 · 85%	1		4/9
15Marc GuéhiD	90	7.6				45 · 89%		2	11/13
27Matheus NunesD	90	7.2				58 · 88%	2		6/10
33Nico O'ReillyD	90	6.3				39 · 82%	1	1	2/8
4Tijjani ReijndersM	60	6.9			1 (0)	27 · 93%
10Rayan CherkiM	60	6.3			1 (0)	29 · 76%	2	1	2/6
11Jérémy DokuMTop rated	89	10.0	1		2 (2)	57 · 77%	6	2	11/19
20Bernardo SilvaM	90	7.2			2 (0)	74 · 92%	1	6	8/15
42Antoine SemenyoM	90	8.3			1 (0)	32 · 88%	1		4/9
9Erling HaalandF	90	6.9	1	1	5 (4)	7 · 57%	2		0/2
1James TraffordG	–	–
3Rúben DiasD	–	–
5John StonesD	–	–
21Rayan Aït-NouriD	–	–
8Mateo KovačićM	–	–
14Nico GonzálezM	–	–
47Phil FodenM	30	6.6			2 (2)	12 · 92%		1	3/5
7Omar MarmoushF	30	7.6	1		1 (1)	2 · 100%	1	1	3/5
26SavinhoF	1	–				2 · 100%

Brentford

Brentford player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Caoimhin KelleherG	90	9.2		33 · 58%			1/1
20Kristoffer AjerD	90	6.7		28 · 89%		1	3/7
22Nathan CollinsD	90	5.9		42 · 86%		1	3/6
23Keane Lewis-PotterD	90	6.2		28 · 93%		2	5/5
33Michael KayodeD	90	6.2		19 · 79%	1	2	6/13
2Aaron HickeyM	61	7.0	1 (0)	8 · 62%		1	2/2
8Mathias JensenM	90	6.2		52 · 67%		2	2/11
18Yehor YarmoliukM	79	7.0		16 · 88%		4	5/6
24Mikkel DamsgaardM	68	6.6		27 · 67%		6	7/14
7Kevin SchadeF	90	6.2		14 · 64%		1	3/12
9Igor ThiagoF	90	6.3	2 (2)	13 · 77%	1	2	6/15
12Hákon Rafn ValdimarssonG	–	–
4Sepp van den BergD	–	–
5Ethan PinnockD	–	–
6Jordan HendersonM	11	6.2		12 · 67%
10Josh DasilvaM	–	–
27Vitaly JaneltM	29	6.3		21 · 86%			0/4
11Reiss NelsonF	–	–
19Dango OuattaraF	22	7.5		7 · 86%	1		4/6
47Kaye FuroF	–	–