Brentford 1-0 Manchester City: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 28 May 2023

Result

Brentford 1-0 Manchester City

Premier League · Sunday 28 May 2023, 15:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Brentford 1-0 Manchester City: match report

Brentford beat Manchester City 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 28 May 2023. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Ethan Pinnock of Brentford in the 85th minute.

Discipline: Brentford received 5 yellow cards; Manchester City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Brentford were 9th on 56 points from 37 and Manchester City 1st on 89 points from 37. Brentford went on to finish that season 9th with 59 points, and Manchester City 1st with 89.

Brentford lined up in a 5-3-2 and Manchester City in a 3-2-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethan Pinnock of Brentford (9.1), ahead of Ben Mee (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Brentford win, 0 draws and 2 for Manchester City.

Going into the match Brentford's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Manchester City's D-W-W-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 55'Yellow card · Yoane WissaBrentford
  • 57'Yellow card · Thomas FrankBrentford
  • 65'Yellow card · Mikkel DamsgaardBrentford
  • 77'Yellow card · Vitaly JaneltBrentford
  • 84'Yellow card · ZankaBrentford
  • 85'Goal · Ethan PinnockBrentford · 1-0

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Brentford 1, draws 0, Manchester City 2.

Team news

Brentford line-up (5-3-2)

David Raya, Aaron Hickey, Zanka, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Rico Henry, Mikkel Damsgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Frank Onyeka, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa

Manchester City line-up (3-2-4-1)

Ederson, Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Aké, Rico Lewis, Kalvin Phillips, Riyad Mahrez, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Sergio Gómez, Julián Alvarez