The gap between Man City and top team Liverpool is only one point after coach Pep Guardiola’s team won 1-0 against Brentford in the compensation match of round 18 of the Premier League.
After letting Chelsea draw last weekend, Man City returned to the race for the championship with a 1-0 victory over Brentford in the compensation match of round 18 of the Premier League. The only goal of the match was scored by Haaland in the 71st minute. The Norwegian player continued to lead the Premier League scoring list with 17 goals and 5 assists.
Haaland scored the only goal to help Man City win the match (Photo: Getty).
Man City is under great pressure before the match with Brentford when the gap between the defending champion and the team leading the table is 4 points. In fact, Man City went through a difficult 90 minutes when they could only score one goal against the opponent despite having an overwhelming position.
According to statistics, Man City controlled the ball 70% of the time, launched 22 shots and 11 times the ball hit the goal. With 30% of possession, Brentford only had 6 shots and the ball hit Man City’s goal 2 times. Man City’s expected goals (xG) index is up to 2.46, but in fact the home strikers only scored once, which shows that Man City’s ability to seize opportunities is not good.
Luck smiled at Man City when the home team at Etihad Stadium scored thanks to a disastrous mistake by the opponent. In the 71st minute, Man City counterattacked when the Brentford team advanced. Haaland received the ball near the middle of the field, in front of midfielder Ajer. Brentford’s defender frantically slipped and fell, allowing Haaland to comfortably score and beat goalkeeper Flekken.
Guardiola’s team has returned to second place (Photo: Getty).
Man City’s victory over Brentford made the race for the Premier League title tense. After 25 rounds, Liverpool is leading with 57 points, Man City is second with 56 points and Arsenal is third with 55 points.
The Premier League races are gradually separating groups, in the championship race there are 3 candidates including Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal. In the top 4 race are Aston Villa (49 points), Tottenham (47 points) and Man Utd (44 points).
