Man City Sends Brentford Close To Relegation Zone With 2-0 Win

Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Brentford in Premier League gave them a whopping 12 points lead over the closest rival Liverpool. The Wednesday match played at the Etihad Stadium saw a jubilant Man City enjoying an easy win over the out-of-form side of Thomas Frank.

Highlights Of The Match:

• Brentford comfortably blunt the relentless league leaders
• Foul by Mads Roerslev turned into a soft penalty for Man City
• Riyad Mahrez converted the penalty into a goal for Man City
• Mahrez has scored in seven straight games for Man City
• A poor clearance by Brentford’s goalkeeper turned into a second goal by Man City
• It was Man City’s unbeaten run to 14 league games
• It was the fifth successive defeat for Brentford

Goals Scored:

The first goal came in the 40th minute – Riyad Mahrez shot the penalty into a goal

The second goal came in the 69th minute – Kevin De Bruyne fired the shot

Where Does Brentford Stand On Premier League After This Defeat?

Manchester City’s win over Brentford

The defeat is crushing for Brentford as the club now faces the risk of relegation. They are in the 14th position, six points above Norwich City is in the 18th position. But Brentford has still a game to play and an opportunity to escape relegation.

What Experts Are Saying On Man City’s easy Win?

Man City could have taken more lead in the second half, but they felt comfortable after scoring the second goal. The City coach Pep Guardiola called the match a tough game and appreciated the defense of Brentford. He said that there was no space between midfield and attack. … Read the rest

Watch Everton And Man City Fighting For Survival Tonight

Stuck in a series of ups and downs this season, Everton is desperately look ahead for a win after tasting defeat at the hands of Fulham. They played well in the previous games with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur but lost the match to Fulham. Tonight, Everton will face mighty Man City and The Toffees need this match in order to remain in European contention.

How Everton will face Man City?

Man City has been on a winning streak and look ahead to win their 16th match tonight. On points tally, Man City is 7-points ahead of the second placed Man United, their cross-town rivals. Also, Man City has the advantage of the weaker position of Everton that will play without important players.

Which players will miss the match?

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, the striker of Everton, will miss his second straight game. But Allan can try making up for the striker in the midfield. On the visitor side, injured Ilkay Gundogan, who’s also the Player of the Month in January, will miss the game. But Man City has Kevin De Bruyne replacing the injured player.

What are their managers thinking about?

Pep Guardiola’s team is looking forward to play with Arsenal on the weekend and then the Champions League. But Carlo Ancelotti looks a little more worried as his side will take on Merseyside Derby on Saturday and Everton need picking as many points as they can in order to strengthen their position on points tally.

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