Foden guides Man City to a comeback victory away from home.
After trailing 1-0, Manchester City completes the comeback to win 3-1 against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. Phil Foden scores a hattrick to give Man City the crucial victory. Man City is now second with 49 points and is two points away from league leader Liverpool.
In the first half, Brentford took the lead in the 21st minute. Brentford keeper Mark Flekken, from a goal kick, assisted Neal Maupay for the opener. The ball from Flekken arrived to Maupay, who was running towards the box of Man City. Mapuay was alone against Ederson, and he slotted the ball in the bottom left corner. Flekk was vital for Brentford in the first half as he made nine saves.
The impressive performance from Flekken was not enough to stop the equalizer that arrived late in the first half. Foden scores from close range seconds before the halftime whistle to give Man City the equalizer. Foden struck early in the second half as he gave Man City the lead. Foden scores an unusual goal as he heads the ball past Flekken and goes into the bottom right corner of the net.
Phil Foden completes his hat trick in the 70th minute to give Man City three important points
Foden completes his hat trick in the 70th minute with a brilliant Erling Haaland assist. Haaland finds Foden with a great pass, and as the English midfielder passes by the last defender, he calmly slots the ball past Flekken. This is Foden’s second hat trick in his career; the first one was against Manchester United last season. Foden has four goals and four assists in his last six Premier League games, making it 8 goal contributions in the last six league games.
Man City still has a game in hand, and if they win that, they could top the league by one point over Liverpool. For now, Man City sits second with 49 points, winning nine consecutive games in all competitions.