§ Premier League · 2024-25 · Matchday 4

Manchester City 2–1 Brentford

  • Haaland 19'
  • Haaland 32'
  • Wissa 1'

14 September 2024

The match in data

Manchester City got the better of Brentford, 2–1, on 14 September 2024, on matchday 4 of the 2024-25 Premier League.

Manchester City came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 1'.

Player of the match: Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), rated 70, thanks above all to 6 tackles and 8 duels won. Pinnock produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Manchester City, the highest-rated player was Rico Lewis, with 71.

Erling Haaland scored twice.

70
Player of the match

Ethan Pinnock

Brentford · 90'

Produced 1.09× and cost 0.21× their position's average

Added
  • 6 tackles 3.3×
  • 8 duels won 1.8×
  • 68 passes 1.3×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
  • 1 duel lost 0.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Manchester City
PlayerPositionMinRating
Rico Lewis Defender 46 71
Rodri Midfielder 44 67
Ederson Goalkeeper 90 62
Mateo Kovacic Midfielder 46 62
Manuel Akanji Defender 90 56
John Stones Defender 84 52
Erling Haaland Forward 90 51
Kyle Walker Defender 90 51
Jack Grealish Forward 84 48
Josko Gvardiol Defender 44 42
İlkay Gündoğan Midfielder 90 41
Savinho Forward 90 37
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder 90 35
Bernardo Silva Midfielder 6 no rating
Rúben Dias Defender 6 no rating
Matheus Nunes Defender 1 no rating
Brentford
PlayerPositionMinRating
Yoane Wissa Forward 45 74
Ethan Pinnock ★ Defender 90 70
Mark Flekken Goalkeeper 90 66
Christian Nørgaard Midfielder 90 60
Sepp van den Berg Defender 90 57
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder 72 51
Kevin Schade Forward 45 46
Kristoffer Ajer Defender 72 45
Nathan Collins Defender 90 43
Bryan Mbeumo Forward 90 40
Keane Lewis-Potter Forward 90 34
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder 84 25
Fábio Carvalho Midfielder 18 no rating
Mads Roerslev Defender 18 no rating
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder 6 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Brentford player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Bryan Mbeumo, with 3 key passes. Next: Christian Nørgaard 1, Kevin Schade 1.

Bryan Mbeumo led Brentford's creativity against Manchester City with 3 key passes. Christian Nørgaard and Kevin Schade managed just 1 each.

Which Manchester City player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Kevin De Bruyne, with 5 key passes. Next: İlkay Gündoğan 4, Kyle Walker 1.

Kevin De Bruyne paced Manchester City's passing with 5 key passes. İlkay Gündoğan followed with 4, while Kyle Walker registered 1 in the 2–1 win.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Manchester City 2–1 Brentford, Premier League 2024-25. Player of the match: Ethan Pinnock, 70
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.