Summary

  • FT: Man City 1-0 Brentford - Haaland slots home opener

  • Hosts move second in table ahead of Arsenal and point behind Liverpool

  • Game rearranged after City's involvement in FIFA Club World Cup in December

  • City beat Brentford 3-1 just 15 days ago

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Live Reporting

Neil Johnston

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    Liverpool on 57 points, Manchester City on 56 points and Arsenal on 55 points. In this season's title race, you snooze you lose.

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  2. FULL-TIME

    Man City 1-0 Brentford

    Phew! That was harder than it should have been.

    Job done. Over to you, Liverpool!

    Erling Haaland and Bernardo SilvaGetty Images

  3. YELLOW CARD

    Man City 1-0 Brentford

    From the corner, keeper Mark Flekken goes for glory but connects with Rodri instead of the ball and picks up a yellow card.

  4. Man City 1-0 Brentford

    The keeper is coming up for a late Brentford corner!

  5. Man City 1-0 Brentford

    Oh, hello! A nervy clearance in the City defence sets up a chance for Ivan Toney. Now Brentford have a throw deep inside the City half.

  6. Man City 1-0 Brentford

    City should have had this wrapped up ages ago. They've had 24 attempts. Not long now...

  7. Man City 1-0 Brentford

    Phil Foden looks set to double the lead but Mark Flekken forces the player wide and Foden cannot finish. Flekken has had a game to remember.

  8. Man City 1-0 Brentford

    Six additional minutes.

  9. Man City 1-0 Brentford

    A flurry of substitutions but Kevin de Bruyne remains on the bench.

    Is Guardiola saving him for Bournemouth on Saturday?

  10. GREAT SAVE!

    Man City 1-0 Brentford

    Mark Flekken keeps Brentford in it with a full stretch save to keep out Phil Foden.

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    Into the final five minutes. It's all about the three points at this stage. City are in control but they're not over the line yet.

    Julian Alvarez and Frank OnyekaGetty Images

  12. Man City 1-0 Brentford

    Brentford look tired. This is clever game-management by City who are keeping possession and looking to wrap up the points.

  13. Maupay v Walker

    Man City 1-0 Brentford

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at Etihad Stadium

    One of the sub-plots to tonight's game will be Neal Maupay's battle with Kyle Walker.

    The Brentford striker seemed to be on a one-man wind-up mission against Walker when the two sides met in London earlier this month and the City player got himself wound up needlessly.

  14. YELLOW CARD

    Man City 1-0 Brentford

    That's going to hurt!

    Kyle Walker takes no prisoners as he goes in hard on Neal Maupay.

    The pair have history.

  15. Man City 1-0 Brentford

    Seventeen Premier League goals now for Erling Haaland this season. That's two more than his nearest rival Mo Salah.

    Man City striker Erling HaalandGetty Images

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    I see this game finishing 1-1. You’ve heard it first.

    Lukman, Bolton

  17. DISALLOWED GOAL

    Man City 1-0 Brentford

    Erling Haaland thinks he's scored a second with a close range header but it's ruled out by an offside flag.

  18. SUBSTITUTIONS

    Man City 1-0 Brentford

    On come Keane Lewis-Potter and Mathias Jensen for Sergio Reguilon and Vitaly Janelt.

  19. Man City 1-0 Brentford

    We've got around 12 minutes plus stoppages left. Not too much from Brentford since they fell behind. They're about to make a couple more changes.

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    Lesson of the day. Write Erling Haaland off at your peril.