At 4:15 a.m. on December 30th, Beijing time, the 20th round of the 2021/22 Premier League played a focused game. The leaders Manchester City played away against 14th-ranked Brentford. Foden scored in the first half, and in the second half he and Laporte each scored a goal and was declared invalid. In the end, Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 away, winning ten consecutive Premier League victories, and the lead in the standings was extended to 8 points.
In the 15th minute, Visa made a cross from the left. Ruben Dias made a clearance and went straight to the near corner of his goal. Edson flew to save the ball. One minute later, Brentford took a right corner kick. Ivan Tony made a header from close range and was cleared by Cancelo on the goal line.
Manchester City scored the goal after overtaking the opponent’s offensive.
In the 17th minute, De Bruyne made a 45-degree cross from the right, Foden pushed into the net from the front point, and the video playback showed that the goal was effective and Manchester City led 1-0!
In the remaining time of the first half, the two sides played calmly, and Manchester City took a 1-goal lead into the intermission. At the beginning of the second half, De Bruyne and Foden joined forces to recreate the threat. In the 46th minute, De Bruyne again sent a cross from the right, Foden nodded before the goal and slipped past the goal.
In the 50th minute, Jesus made a pass from the right side of the penalty zone. Foden succeeded with a header in front of the goal, but was declared invalid because of offside.
In the 66th minute, De Bruyne shot the center post from a long distance and bounced back into the court. He caught the ball from his teammate and hit the goal slightly wide. Two minutes later he tried a long shot again, this time it was high.
In the 87th minute, De Bruyne took a free kick from the left side of the front court. Laporte scored a header in the wall, but he was also invalidated for offside.
In the end, Manchester City did not make any substitution adjustments, and they eventually beat Brentford 1-0 in the away game.
The lineup of both sides:
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