Erling Haaland’s goal in the second half was enough to give Man City the win.
Manchester City defeated Brentford 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium in their 25th game in the Premier League this season. Man City are now on 56 points but are second in the table. Man City is only one point behind Liverpool, who are the league leaders. This win was hard fought for Man City as they struggled to score after 70 minutes. Brentford even threatened to score in the game.
Erling Haaland won a great ball off Brentford’s Reguilon at the start of the game. Haaland took a shot on target early in the first few minutes, but his shot went straight at Flekken. Flekken would become a key player for Brentford as he made crazy saves to deny Man City. City played in Brentford’s half as they tried to get the opener in the first ten minutes. Phil Foden took a shot from outside the box, but a Brentford defender blocked the attempt heading towards the net.
Brentford had a clear chance to score early in the first half. The clearest chance was for Onyeka, who ran with pace with the ball. Wissa gave him a great ball, but Kyle Walker was catching him up. Under pressure, he took a tame shot straight at Ederson, and the Brazilian made an easy save. Brentford was close again a few minutes later when the Bees had a free kick. Ivan Toney took the free kick, and the ball just went over the bar.
After many attempts, Erling Haaland scores the winner in the 71st minute and breaks a record
Haaland tried to score in the second half and had a few chances he couldn’t convert. His moment would arrive in the 71st minute when he scored the game’s only goal. As Brentford was attacking Man City, the Bees got punished by a counterattack. Haaland ran into space and had a 1v1 with Flekken. Haaland had all the time in the world to decide where to shoot, and he slotted the ball into the bottom left corner.
Haaland scored his 17th Premier League goal in 20 appearances this season, and it is also goal number 22 in all competitions. He never scored against Brentford before this game, but now he has scored against every Premier League team he has faced.