Phil Foden creates Premier League history with Man City goal vs Brentford

Phil Foden made Premier League history by scoring for Manchester City against Brentford on Monday night. City visited the Gtech Community Stadium with the knowledge that they had a prime opportunity to capitalize on Liverpool’s defeat to Arsenal. Jurgen Klopp’s team suffered a 3-1 loss to the Gunners on Sunday, and City capitalized fully by defeating Brentford by the same scoreline, narrowing the gap to the Premier League leaders to just two points. City faced adversity in the first half when they fell behind due to a calamitous sequence of events, as Neal Maupay capitalized on a long goal-kick to score past Ederson.

In the first half alone, City attempted 16 shots before Phil Foden managed to beat Mark Flekken. Foden, 23, continued his heroics in the second half, completing his hat-trick with two more goals. Apart from leading City’s charge singlehandedly, Foden etched his name in the history books with his third goal of the evening. This composed finish, facilitated by a clever one-two with Erling Haaland, marked the 45th goal scored in the current Premier League gameweek, setting a new record for the highest number of goals scored in a single gameweek.

The previous record for the number of goals scored across a 10-game Premier League weekend was 44, achieved in September 2020. This tally was matched at the beginning of May last season. Foden’s performance on the night was exceptional, showcasing both his finishing prowess and overall contribution to the team. Operating in a central attacking midfield role allowed the England international to seamlessly drift into dangerous areas within the penalty area. Foden demonstrated this ability shortly after half-time, evading the Brentford defenders and delicately heading the ball into the corner of Flekken’s goal. With this win, City now find themselves level on points with Arsenal and trailing Liverpool by two points, albeit with one game in hand over both teams.

Despite not consistently performing at their peak this season, the reigning champions find themselves in an ideal position to mount a successful defense of their title.