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15 min: Phil Foden picks up the ball in space and slips it through to Haaland. The striker runs into the box and cuts it back but itâ€s cleared away by a Brentford defender. Warning signs for Brentford.

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GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Manchester City (Haaland, 9)

Heâ€s done it! Manchester City clip a ball over the top to Haaland. Playing on the shoulder of the last defender, Haaland pins Sepp van den Berg before shrugging him off. He takes a moment to adjust, get the ball out of his feet and fire past Caoimhin Kelleher. A classic strikerâ€s goal.

Haaland holds off two defenders to score. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 11.43 EDT

4 min: Haaland drops to the edge of the area to link up play for Manchester City. His ability to help his teammates out in the build up seems much improved this season.

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3 min: Manchester City are trying to set the tempo early in this game. So far Brentford seem content to hit it long on the counter.

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Kick off

Brentford get us going. Theyâ€re kicking from right to left.

Brentford’s Michael Kayode and Manchester City’s Phil Foden battle for the ball. Photograph: John Walton/PAShare

Updated at 11.40 EDT

The two teams are out on the pitch. Theyâ€re observing a minuteâ€s silence for the victims of the recent attack at a Manchester synagogue.

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Updated at 11.31 EDT

Hereâ€s a message from Mary:

“Xaymaca, greetings from California. The world is going to shite. I should be despondent. But Everton is seventh in the table and I canâ€t wipe the smile off my face. Shallow escapism? Yes. So be it.â€

Be sure to check out Andy Hunterâ€s Everton v Crystal Palace match report.

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On those teams

Jordan Henderson has earned a place in Thomas Tuchelâ€s England squad again as we head into the international break. Itâ€s a decision that would have raised eyebrows a couple of months but seems entirely justified based on the midfielderâ€s recent form. Hendoâ€s defence splitting through ball for Igor Thiago last week was a thing of beauty.

His counterpart Phil Foden misses out despite his rich vein of form. Pep Guardiola said: “If he [Foden] keeps on playing like he is, then he will be back [in the England squad].†Heâ€s scored six goals in three games against Brentford at the Gtech Stadium.

Jordan Hendersons gives a thumbs up during Brentfordâ€s 3-1 win against Manchester United in the Premier League at the Gtech Stadium on 27 September 2025 Photograph: Javier García/ShutterstockShare

Meanwhile, the Manchester City manager himself said of their first few games of the season:

“The improvement can be better, reading what the opponent does, spaces to attack, the feeling weâ€re creating again, the tempo and pace thatâ€s really good and attack more fluid and more consistently, we can do some movements that we can do better, and I love that.â€

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On the eve of a potentially historic result for Pep Guardiola, the Brentford manager Keith Andrews reflected on the Manchester City managerâ€s legacy:

“Heâ€s probably been the best manager of the last 15 years, in the modern era; the way heâ€s coached the game, the way heâ€s changed the way the game is perceived and played at different clubs and in different countries.â€

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola arrives at the Gtech stadium before the match against Brentford on 5 October 2025. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/ReutersShare

The teams

Brentford: Kelleher, Collins, van den Berg, Ajer, Kayode, Damsgaard, Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Hickey, Schade, Thiago

Subs: Carvalho, Henry, Janelt, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Onyeka, Ouattara, Pinnock, Valdimarsson

Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, Oâ€Reilly, Rodri, Savinho, Reijnders, Foden, Bobb, Haaland

Subs: Aké, Cherki, Doku, González, KovaÄić, Lewis, Silva, Stones, Trafford

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Preamble

Hello and welcome to minute-by-minute coverage of this Premier League game between Brentford and Manchester City at the Gtech Stadium. Todayâ€s match is the battle of the No 9s.

In the red corner is Igor Thiago. Up until Antoine Semenyoâ€s heroics against Fulham on Friday, the Brazilian was the joint-second highest scorer in the league with four goals in six games. Heâ€s remarkably efficient with a 40% goal conversion rate, as his first goal against Manchester United highlighted.

In the blue corner is Erling Haaland. The Norwegian has been Manchester Cityâ€s brightest spark this season. Heâ€s scored 17 goals in 10 games for club and country and is once again doing Haaland things. Heâ€s never scored at the Gtech before though so heâ€ll be keen to break his duck.

A win for Keith Andrewâ€s side would make it back to back wins against the two Manchester teams. For Pep Guardiola, today is a chance to record a 250th Premier League win as Manchester City manager. A win would make him the fastest manager to achieve such a feat with one Premier League club.

Kick off is at 4:30pm. Send me your questions and comments via email.

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Updated at 10.32 EDT

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