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At 4:15 a.m. Beijing time on December 30, the 20th round of the Premier League ushered in a match, and Manchester City challenged Brentford away. Manchester City have been on both the Champions League and league fronts this season. In the Champions League, Manchester City pushed Paris Saint-Germain to advance to the first place in the group. In the first 19 league games, Manchester City won 15, drew 2 and lost 2, firmly occupying the top position. City have been in excellent form lately, winning nine consecutive league games and always winning big, leaving their opponents desperate. This game Manchester City is against the weaker Brentford, and Manchester City's minimum goal is to take all three points.
City lined up in a 433 formation for this game. Edson served as the starting goalkeeper. Acker, Laporte, Ruben-Díaz and Cancelo are paired at 4-back. Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho and De Bruyne make up three midfielders. The attacking combination of Glalis, Foden and Jesus joined forces. Gundogan and Mahrez sit on the bench.
After the start of the game, Manchester City was a bit slow and hot, but Brentford, who played at home, played more sharply. It's just that Brentford's chance-taking ability is a little weaker and he has not been able to score. City were efficient, scoring on their first chance, de Bruyne assisted Foden to score a goal. Brentford's attack was then blocked and the game was gradually controlled by Manchester City. Still, City's chances are slim. At the end of the half, City led by one goal. City had 80% possession in the first half, but only had four shots on goal, one on target and one goal. Brentford also had four shots on goal, two on target, but failed to score.
In the second half, Manchester City grabbed the start, and Foden had consecutive good chances, including one chance to complete the goal, but was blown off because of offside. De Bruyne's shot was then rejected by the upright. Brentford's chances are a bit less, only 2 better chances, but they have not brought Ederson to the test. Laporte headed the ball in the final minute but was again blown off for offside. City have scored 2 goals that were blown off for offside. But that doesn't matter, after all, Manchester City won and the 1-0 score was just right. Manchester City lead the table with 10 consecutive wins, which is too inexplicable.
City had 12 shots on goal in this game, but only 3 shots on target and scored 1 goal. Brentford, on the other hand, had six shots on goal, two on target and failed to score. In the post-match whoscored rating, De Bruyne scored a game-high 8 points, he did not score 4 shots, but had 1 assist, 3 key passes and 3 steals, all 4 of which were the 1st in the game, too against the sky. Foden, who scored the goal, scored 7.4 points.