Manchester City vs Brentford: Predicted Lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Published at :February 18, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Modified at :February 18, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Manchester City were held to a draw in their last game against Chelsea

Just two weeks on from their last meeting, Manchester City host Brentford in a game that had to be rescheduled due to the Citizens’ participation in the Club World Cup. But a lot has changed even in the short space of time between the first meeting. City are closing the points difference with Liverpool and also have a game in their hand. In their search for an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title, a win would be a huge step for City.

The Bees haven’t had a good season so far and are currently 14th with 25 points. They lost to Liverpool in a recent fixture and were not able to perform well. However, they are six points clear of the relegation zone and will try to take revenge against City for their previous 3-1 loss. The Bees have some injury concerns but still, they are capable enough to challenge the defending champions at their own home.

Kick-Off:

Tuesday, 20th Feb 2024, 07:30 PM (GMT), 02:30 PM (EST)

Wednesday, 21st Feb 2024, 01:00 AM (IST)

Stadium: Etihad Stadium

Form

Manchester City Form (All Competitions): D-W-W-W-W

Brentford Form (All Competitions): L-W-L-L-W

Players to Watch

Rodri (Manchester City)

Tall, lean and physically imposing, he is an energetic, combative and tenacious midfielder who excels in regaining possession as much as he does with the ball. He covers lots of ground, supporting attacks from the base of midfield but also providing security against counter-attacks by rarely moving ahead of the ball. He has brilliant anticipation and is particularly effective at dispossessing opponents.

Ivan Toney (Brentford)

A factor which helps separate Ivan Toney from other technically superior centre forwards is his ability to strike the ball with enormous power. Another key quality Toney possesses is his ability to remain calm under pressure, no matter the situation. The final quality which makes Toney so effective in the box is his ability to score with his head and aerial ability. Toney is complete in terms of his ability to score in any way, which makes him a threat in any scenario.

Match Facts

In the Premier League, Manchester City have 3 successive home wins.
Brentford FC haven’t scored in 3 of their 11 away matches in the Premier League this season.
In the Premier League, Manchester City performs better than Brentford FC.

Injury and Team News

Manchester City will be without Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva is also doubtful for this match.

The away team will be missing some players due to injury, Bryan Mbeumo, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade, Rico Henry and Ryan Trevitt will be missing out on this fixture.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 18

Manchester City: 10

Brentford: 7

Draws: 1

Predicted Lineup for Manchester City vs Brentford

Manchester City Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Ederson(GK); Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake; Rodri, Nunes; Foden,De Bruyne, Doku; Haaland

Brentford Predicted Lineup (3-5-2):

Flekken(GK); Collins, Ajer, Mee; Roerslev, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Reguilon; Toney, Maupay

Match Prediction for Manchester City vs Brentford

The home team are in great form and they will look to extend their winning run in their home. The away team will face a lot of difficulties for sure since they are very inconsistent in their performance. City will win this fixture.

Prediction: Manchester City 2-0 Brentford

Telecast

India: Star Sports Network, Disney+Hotstar

UK: Sky Sports

USA: fubo TV, NBC Sports

Nigeria: DSTV, Gotv

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