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Evening all, and welcome to Manchester City v Brentford!

Premier League / Matchday 24
Etihad Stadium / 09.02.2022
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Michael Hincks

Updated 09/02/2022 at 21:38 GMT


45+1'
COUTINHO EQUALISES FOR VILLA AT HOME TO LEEDS
He seems to be doing nicely.
45'
THERE'LL BE TWO ADDED MINUTES
I daresay City disappear them by keeping the ball.
43'
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STONES LOSES POSSESSION AND HERE COME BRENTFORD!
Stones chests down a crossfield pass, slips, and Henry pounces, swapping passes with Onyeka and marching into the box. But the ball isn't in stride follinwg a poor first touch, so he has to dig out a shot; Ederdson sacves it easily, then wears Ghoddos and Dias tanking in after any potential spillage.
42'
BACK AT SPURS
Southampton are absolutely all over them and just hit the angle.
42'
APART FROM THE FACT THAT IT CAME, THAT WASN'T REALLY COMING
City were on top but not creating much, but the pressure of playing them is what provokes fouls of the like we've just seen.
40'
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GOAL! Man City 1-0 Brentford (Mahrez pen)
Mahrez opens his body and passes high to the keeper's right as he dives the other way.
39'
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PENALTY TO CITY!
Sterlig goes down the outside of Roerslev, allows the ball to run, pauses, and allows the challenge to come tamely through him. What was he thinking there? That was so, so rash and unnecessary, sterling was going nowhere.
37'
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A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN DIAS AND EDERSON!
Canos curls in a ball between them, Dias expects the keeper to come, and when he doesn't lamps it behind. From the corner, Onyeka plops a header into Ederson's arms.
35'
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LAPORTE SHOULD SCORE!
De Bruyne curls the free-kick towards Dias at the back post, and he nods across; Laporte takes it down nicely too, then curls a little right-footer across Raya and just wide.
34'
JANSSON LEAPS WITH FODEN
You can gues show this one ends, Foden copping a forearm to neck. Free-kick City, 30 yards out, left of centre...
33'
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FODEN HAS WOKEN
Mahrez curls a nails pass into Stones, who touches off for Foden, and he picks a terrific pass into Sterling, on the left of the six-yard box. This is a chance! But well though Sterling does, leaping to hook it from behind him, he gets too much of it, sending an acrobatic shot over the bar.
32'
CITY ARE STEPPING IT UP
De Bruyne feeds Foden, who picks a return pass through the bodies, but Ajer is alert and concedes another corner.
29'
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SAAAAAAVED RAYO!
Mahrez curls a low cross in, forcing Rayo to dive in front of Sterling to shove it out of his path; that's a really good save because it was dangerous down there. The ball breaks to Cancelo, but he lashes over the top.
28'
MIGHT THIS BE A GAME FOR JACK GREALISH?
I know he doesn't fit in with city's style - he likes a lot of touches and to be the focal point - but at the moment, they need someone to find that jink or that angle because Brentford are shutting them down.
26'
BERNARDO FLOATS DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF AJER
Who slides in to concede another corner ... another corner that comes to nowt.
26'
MORE BAD NEWS FOR BRENTFORD
Dan James has put Leeds ahead at Villa.
25'
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LOVELY APPROACH PLAY FROM CITY
Mahrez spreads to Cancelo, who stretches down the left, then wallops a cross into Raya's midriff. I think that's the first save made by either keeper.
24'
CITY ARE YET TO MAKE A CHANCE
Or, put another way, Brentford have started well.
23'
NICE FROM BRENTFORD
They counter down the left and with City expecting a cross, Jensen curls high towards the near post, forcing Ederson to save ... before the flag goes up for offside.
22'
BROJA EQUALISES FOR SOTON AT SPURS
Ben Davies falls over, and when the ball comes back he touches home.
22'
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