Taking advantage of Brentford defender Erling Haaland’s mistake, Erling Haaland scored the only goal to help Man City win 1-0 in the compensation match of round 18 of the Premier League that took place in the early morning of February 21.

Man City entered the make-up match of round 18 of the Premier League with Brentford at Etihad Stadium with concerns that not winning could help Liverpool take the initiative in the battle towards the championship.

The first 70 minutes of the match did not go as Pep Guardiola wanted, although his team completely dominated possession and created many opportunities, Brentford still stood firm and Man City could not find a way. Overcame the well-organized defense of the visitors and the certainty of goalkeeper Mark Flekken.

However, under too much pressure from Man City, Brentford’s defense made a mistake. In the 71st minute, taking advantage of an unfortunate slip from midfielder Kristoffer Ajer, Erling Haaland accelerated strongly and fired a classy low shot in the face of goalkeeper Mark Flekken, opening the score.

This was just his first goal against Brentford in the Premier League after 4 encounters. At the same time, the Norwegian striker has now scored against all 22 teams he has faced in the “Land of Mist”.

The goal against Brentford helped Haaland equal the achievement of former Tottenham striker Harry Kane of scoring against every team he has faced in the Premier League since joining Citizens in July 2022. Specifically, Brentford became the 21st victim of the former Dortmund striker and his achievements are still far behind Kane’s (32 teams).

In total, Haaland now has 53 goals in 55 Premier League matches, of which the victims with the most goals are MU and Fulham with 5 goals. Wolves, Nottingham, Crystal Palace, West Ham and Everton are behind with 4 goals.

Coach Pep Guardiola praised his student after the match: “Erling Haaland is one of the top strikers in the world. He scored many goals, silencing his critics. Erling Haaland lost his grandmother, was out for 2 months and returning was not easy. In difficult matches like against Brentford, you need Erling Haaland – a classy player that Man City possesses.”