Premier League 25/26 · 9 May 2026

Manchester City 3–0 Brentford

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Manchester City favourites at 61%.

Manchester City won and made the better chances: 3.0 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jérémy Doku, 89.2 in 89′.

Well above their usual level: Jérémy Doku +21.2, Kristoffer Ajer +8.0.

Well below it: Rayan Cherki −20.3, Mathias Jensen −13.0, Nico O'Reilly −12.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

4 May 2026	D 3–3	at Everton Premier League
22 Apr 2026	W 1–0	at Burnley Premier League
19 Apr 2026	W 2–1	v Arsenal Premier League
12 Apr 2026	W 3–0	at Chelsea Premier League
17 Mar 2026	L 1–2	v Real Madrid Champions League

2 May 2026	W 3–0	v West Ham United Premier League
27 Apr 2026	L 1–2	at Manchester United Premier League
18 Apr 2026	D 0–0	v Fulham Premier League
11 Apr 2026	D 2–2	v Everton Premier League
21 Mar 2026	D 0–0	at Leeds United Premier League

5 Oct 2025	Brentford 0–1 Manchester City Premier League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jérémy Doku Midfielder	89	1	0	0.16	89.2	+21.2
Omar Marmoush Forward	30	1	0	0.10	79.6	–
Marc Guéhi Defender	90	0	0	–	67.0	+2.5
Sávio Midfielder	1	0	0	–	65.8	–
Erling Haaland Forward	90	1	1	1.22	61.3	+7.8
Matheus Nunes Defender	90	0	0	–	59.1	+3.2
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	90	0	0	0.09	58.9	−1.8
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.08	55.5	+3.6
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	53.7	+4.1
Rayan Cherki Midfielder	60	0	0	0.21	49.5	−20.3
Nathan Aké Defender	90	0	0	0.36	48.6	−4.8
Phil Foden Midfielder	30	0	0	0.67	45.1	–
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder	60	0	0	0.11	44.9	−3.3
Nico O'Reilly Defender	90	0	0	–	43.3	−12.8

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Dango Ouattara Midfielder	22	–	100.0	–
Kristoffer Ajer Defender	90	–	59.2	+8.0
Michael Kayode Defender	90	–	55.3	+4.8
Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper	90	–	52.0	+0.6
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder	68	–	52.0	−7.1
Nathan Collins Defender	90	–	50.4	+1.8
Yehor Yarmoliuk Midfielder	79	–	50.4	+1.9
Igor Thiago Forward	90	0.19	49.8	−6.7
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder	29	–	46.6	–
Mathias Jensen Midfielder	90	0.01	46.0	−13.0
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender	90	–	44.7	−8.6
Aaron Hickey Defender	61	0.04	39.1	−6.2
Kevin Schade Midfielder	90	–	38.1	−5.0
Jordan Henderson Midfielder	11	–	33.5	–