Key events
Just 22 seconds into the opening period, Brentford crossed from the right, Lewis headed the ball to the goal, Stones made a mistake in clearing, Wissa easily scored in the face of an empty goal, and Brentford completed a blitz away from home, 1-0.
In the 20th minute, De Bruyne poked the ball to Haaland in the penalty area, Haaland turned and volleyed from a tight angle, the ball hit the defender and refracted into the net, Manchester City equalized, 1-1.
In the 32nd minute, Ederson found Haaland directly with a big foot, Haaland carried the defender into the penalty area, and scored a brace in the face of the goalkeeper, and Manchester City completed the 2-1 overtake.
In the 81st minute, De Bruyne distributed the ball to Haaland in the box, and Haaland swept sideways, although the goalkeeper was helpless, but hit the post and bounced.
Match report
On September 14, Beijing time, in the fourth round of the English Premier League, Manchester City hosted Brentford.
Defending champions Manchester City have won all three of their first three rounds, while Brentford have a record of 2 wins and 1 defeat. In the last six meetings between the two teams, Manchester City has the upper hand with 4 wins and 2 losses, and in the two meetings last season, Manchester City achieved a double against their opponents, including a narrow 1-0 win at home.
In the fourth minute, Brentford caused danger again, and Mbeumo slotted into the box, but hesitated to miss a shot in the face of defenders and goalkeepers.
In the 9th minute, Brentford took a corner kick from the right, Collins grabbed the spot in front of the goal and pushed it from close range, but it was blocked by the attentive Ederson.
In the 17th minute, De Bruyne took a tactical corner kick, and after cooperating with his teammates, he pushed it at close to zero angle, but was blocked by the goalkeeper from the bottom line, and De Bruyne was also offside first.
In the 26th minute, De Bruyne broke away from the defense at the edge of the penalty area and fired a low shot, and the ball grazed the post.
In the 29th minute, Brentford crossed from the right, Pinoch at the back post headed the ball, and Ederson lifted the ball off the line with one palm.
In the 37th minute, Savinho fired from the edge of the penalty area, but the angle was too straight and was confiscated by the Brentford goalkeeper.
In first-half stoppage time, Lewis denied a volley from a tight angle that was saved by Ederson.
At the end of the first half, Manchester City led 2-1.
In the 56th minute, Savinho took the ball in the box to get rid of the defense, and his volley from a tight angle was confiscated by Brentford.
In the 65th minute, Savinho received a cross pass from a teammate at the edge of the penalty area, got rid of the defense and volleyed, but failed to hold the ball down and missed slightly.
In the 67th minute, De Bruyne crossed from the left, Grealish got rid of the defense in the ribs of the penalty area, and the final shot was flown out of the bottom line by the Brentford goalkeeper.
In the 69th minute, Gundogan turned his back to the ball in the penalty area, and Haaland met the ball and pushed it, but Fleken once again held the ball out of the bottom line with his fingertips.
In the 72nd minute, Walker took the ball at the edge of the penalty area and shot angrily, and the ball grazed the crossbar and went out of the bottom line.
In the 76th minute, Gvardiol burst into the penalty area to break away from the defense and played the ball to Savinho, but Savinho's shot from a tight angle was confiscated.
In the 78th minute, Savinho cut inside on the right side to the edge of the penalty area, and his long-range shot after shaking off the defense was slightly wide.
In the ensuing game, both teams failed to achieve anything, and in the end, Manchester City reversed their opponents 2-1 to win four in a row.
List of players
Manchester City starting line-up: 31-Ederson; 2-Walker; 5-Stones; 25-Akanji; 82-Lewis; 19-Gundogan; 17 - De Bruyne; 8 - Kovacic; 10-Grealish; 26-Savio; 9-Haaland; Subs: 18-Ortega; 3 - Dias; 24-Gvardiol; 20-B seats; 16-Rodri; 47-Foden; 27-Nunes; 87-McCarter; 11-multi-library;
Brentford starting line-up: 1-Fracken; 27-Janet; 5-Pinok; 4 - Van den Beech; 22-Collins; 6-Norgaard; 20-Ayer; 24-Damsgaard; 11-Visa; 19 - Mbewumo; 23-Lewis Porter; Subs: 12-Valdy Masson; 16-m; 30-Rasmussen; 21-McGoma; 7-Shad; 18 - Yamoliuk; 14 - Carvalho; 28-Trevet; 26-Konark;