Man City v Brentford LIVE: Premier League result as Erling Haaland goal sends City a point off the top
Man City 1-0 Brentford: Erling Haaland’s second-half goal edged City to victory over the stubborn Bees
Erling Haaland erased any questions about his scoring touch, netting Manchester City’s only goal in a 1-0 victory over Brentford that lifted them into second place in the Premier League table, just one point behind leaders Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola’s team, unbeaten in their last 10 league matches and finally even in games played with title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal, have 56 points, one ahead of Arsenal. Brentford are five points above the relegation zone in 14th.
Haaland, who three days earlier pushed a camera in frustration after missing a top-flight career-worst nine shots in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea, was back in form, increasing his league tally to 17 goals.
The Norwegian broke the deadlock in the 71st minute when he sprinted onto a beautiful through ball from Julian Alvarez then stroked it past a slipping Kristoffer Ajer before beating keeper Mark Flekken. Haaland has now scored against every Premier League club he has faced. He has yet to play Luton Town.
The match is not on TV but relive all the action in our live blog below:
Why isn’t Manchester City vs Brentford on TV?
Man City’s home fixture against Brentford wasn’t selected for TV coverage in the UK in December and was scheduled to be a 3pm Saturday kick-off, which is why it is not available to watch this evening even though it has now been moved to a midweek evening slot.
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Everything you need to know about Man City v Brentford
Manchester City will be looking to bounce back from dropped points in the Premier League title race as the champions get to play their game in hand against Brentford tonight.
City were in action at the Club World Cup before Christmas so their home fixture against the Bees was moved to this month. Pep Guardiola’s side have therefore been playing catch-up to Liverpool and Arsenal in the title race, but they were held to a frustrating draw at home to Chelsea on Saturday.
Brentford were the last Premier League team to beat City at the Etihad – winning in the last minute in December 2022 - but the champions ended their hoodoo against Thomas Frank’s side with a 3-1 win at the Gtech Community Stadium as Phil Foden scored a hat-trick.
Now City can go above Arsenal in the table with a victory and close the gap to leaders Liverpool to just one point. Jurgen Klopp’s side face Luton on Wednesday night but won’t be in action this weekend due to their involvement in the Carabao Cup final.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League fixture
Why isn’t Man City vs Brentford on TV?
Manchester City play their game in hand over Liverpool and Arsenal in the Premier League title race
Man City v Brentford
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of Man City v Brentford in the Premier League.
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