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This was Phil Foden's second Premier League hat-trick, having netted three against Manchester United in October 2022Manchester City moved menacingly into second place in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool, as Phil Foden's hat-trick was the catalyst for a convincing win at Brentford.
The hosts actually took the lead through Neal Maupay's breakaway goal in the 21st minute, but it took a heroic performance from Bees keeper Mark Flekken to keep the reigning champions at bay with a string of stunning saves until Foden struck in first-half stoppage time.
Foden's goal gave City the added momentum they needed and he grabbed his second eight minutes after the break when he stole in behind Brentford's defence to glance Kevin de Bruyne's cross beyond the exposed Flekken.
Brentford, despite being dominated, had fleeting chances to level, especially when Ivan Toney volleyed over from close range, but City were vastly superior and wrapped up the win 20 minutes from time when Foden took Erling Haaland's pass in his stride to steer the ball past Flekken.
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Brentford
Squad number1Player nameFlekken
Squad number22Player nameCollins
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number16Player nameMee
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number12Player nameReguilón
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number7Player nameMaupay
Squad number20Player nameAjer
Squad number23Player nameLewis-Potter
Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Squad number33Player nameYarmoliuk
Manchester City
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias- Squad number6Player nameAké
- Squad number24Player nameGvardiol
- Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number47Player nameFoden- Squad number9Player nameHaaland
- Squad number8Player nameKovacic
- Squad number11Player nameDoku
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Flekken
- 22Collins
- 5Pinnock
- 16Mee
- 30RoerslevSubstituted forLewis-Potterat 76'minutes
- 8JensenSubstituted forDamsgaardat 77'minutes
- 6Nørgaard
- 27JaneltSubstituted forYarmoliukat 76'minutes
- 12ReguilónSubstituted forAjerat 79'minutes
- 17Toney
- 7MaupayBooked at 31minsSubstituted forBaptisteat 90+1'minutes
Substitutes
- 13M Jorgensen
- 20Ajer
- 21Strakosha
- 23Lewis-Potter
- 24Damsgaard
- 26Baptiste
- 33Yarmoliuk
- 38Brierley
- 43Fredrick
Man City
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 31Ederson
- 2Walker
- 3Rúben Dias
- 6Aké
- 24Gvardiol
- 16Rodri
- 20Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forDokuat 71'minutes
- 17De Bruyne
- 19Álvarez
- 47Foden
- 9HaalandSubstituted forKovacicat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Stones
- 8Kovacic
- 10Grealish
- 11Doku
- 18Ortega
- 25Akanji
- 27Nunes
- 52Bobb
- 82Lewis
Referee:Jarred Gillett
Attendance:17,096
Live Text
Match ends, Brentford 1, Manchester City 3.
Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Manchester City 3.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Neal Maupay.
Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Erling Haaland.
Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodri with a headed pass.
Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Sergio Reguilón.
Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mathias Jensen.
Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Vitaly Janelt.
Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Mads Roerslev.
Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Bernardo Silva.
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