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Erling Haaland's record vs. Brentford
Played: 5
Won: 3
Drawn: 1
Lost: 1
Goals: 3
Assists: 1
Since joining Man City from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022, Haaland has faced Brentford competitively five times, with all of those encounters taking place in the Premier League.
The Norwegian's first meeting with the Bees was one to forget as he failed to make the net ripple or register an assist, despite playing the full 90 minutes in a surprise 2-1 home defeat in November 2022.
Haaland then watched on as an unused substitute in the reverse fixture in May, as City - who had already sealed the Premier League title that season - had one eye on both the FA Cup and Champions League finals, which they went on to win and complete a historic treble.
City's No.9 faced Brentford both home and away the following season (2023-24) and provided an assist for hat-trick hero Phil Foden in a 3-1 victory in February 2024 at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Just 15 days later, Man City secured a slender 1-0 win over Brentford at the Etihad Stadium and Haaland scored the decisive goal midway through the second half, capitalising on a slip from compatriot Kristoffer Ajer before bursting through on goal and slotting a composed finish into the bottom corner.
Haaland started against Brentford on matchday four of the 2024-25 Premier League season and scored twice to help Man City come from behind and beat the Bees 2-1 at the Etihad in September 2024, but the striker drew a blank in front of goal in a 2-2 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium four months later.
Oliver Thomas
