The story
Man City beat Brentford 2-0 at Etihad Stadium in EFL Cup, matchday 1.
The goals came from Rayan Cherki (32') and Sávio (67').
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Man City had 60% of the ball and 15 shots to Brentford's 3.
Match stats
Key moments
- 32' Rayan Cherki Goal · Man City 1-0
- 67' Sávio Goal · Man City 2-0 Assist: Tijjani Reijnders
Line-ups
Man City
- James TraffordGoalkeeper
- Rico LewisDefender
- Nico O'Reillyoff 65'Defender
- Abdukodir KhusanovDefender
- Nathan AkéDefender
- Nico Gonzálezoff 66'Midfielder
- Tijjani ReijndersMidfielder
- Divine MukasaMidfielder
- Rayan Cherkioff 66'Forward
- Oscar Bobboff 19'Forward
- SávioForward
Brentford
- Hákon ValdimarssonGoalkeeper
- Kristoffer AjerDefender
- Nathan CollinsDefender
- Michael Kayodeoff 75'Defender
- Rico Henryoff 76'Defender
- Sepp van den BergDefender
- Mathias Jensenoff 81'Midfielder
- Vitaly JaneltMidfielder
- Yegor Yarmolyukoff 88'Midfielder
- Kevin Schadeoff 88'Forward
- Mikkel DamsgaardForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (4)
- 16' 🟨 Abdukodir Khusanov
- 32' ⚽ Rayan Cherki
- 67' ⚽ Sávioassist Tijjani Reijnders
- 86' 🟨 Matheus Nunes
Head to head
5Man City wins1Draws0Brentford wins
