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Brentford vs. Manchester City: Match Preview, Odds & Prediction
A rejuvenated Manchester City will face Brentford in a Premier League match on Tuesday at the Gtech Community Stadium, beginning a three-game road trip through the English capital. The Citizens will be looking for their fourth victory in a row.
At the weekend, Pep Guardiola's ruthless squad humiliated Salford City 8-0 in FA Cup play, while the Bees' sting was rendered impotent in a shocking 1-0 third-round loss to Plymouth Argyle.
Previous Matches and Head-to-head
Even though Manchester United's legendary Class of 92 had incredible success against Manchester City while they were playing, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, and Nicky Butt couldn't save Salford City from an FA Cup thumping at the Etihad.
Throughout Saturday night, Guardiola's youth team pounded Manchester United thanks to a triple trick from James McAtee, two goals from Jeremy Doku, a penalty from Jack Grealish, a debut goal from Divin Mubama, and a strike from Nico O'Reilly.
After thrashing West Ham United and Leicester City in the Premier League this winter, reigning Premier League winners Manchester City reached a new peak in their FA Cup comeback with an impressive third-round victory, marking the first time they have scored an incredible eight goals in a single match since 1933.
The Citizens moved within two points of the Champions League spots after a 4-1 thrashing of the Hammers on January 4. While a five-peat championship may be unrealistic, a top-four finish shouldn't be if Guardiola's squad can continue its usual second-half surge.
The fact that City has scored in each of their previous seven Premier League meetings bodes well for the Neutrals, who want to see another Brentford blockbuster, even if they have capitulated unexpectedly.
Thomas Frank's men usually score whenever they visit the familiar ground. Still, their Gtech Community Stadium prowess has diminished somewhat over the winter, and Plymouth, who are struggling in the Championship, were the most recent club to score against Thomas Frank's men in West London.
In Saturday's greatest FA Cup shock, Argyle held Brentford at bay and advanced to the fourth round thanks to a goal from Morgan Whittaker in the last minutes. The Green Army went home happy, while the Brentford supporters went home disappointed.
After last week's 5-0 thrashing of Southampton in the Premier League, in which they finally scored away from home for the tenth time, Brentford took a hit in the third round, which served as a tough reality check as they consolidated a mid-table place.
The Bees may have lost three in a row at the Gtech Community Stadium for the second time in Premier League history. However, they can no longer boast of being the best-performing home club in England's top division; that title now goes to Liverpool.
In keeping with the trend of things happening in threes, Man City have won their last three Premier League matches against Tuesday's opponents since losing 1-0 in West London in the previous gameweek of the 2022–23 season. In September, Man City defeated Frank's squad 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to a brace from Erling Haaland, who had earlier scored Yoane Wissa's opener.
Brentford x Manchester City Team News
Coming only days after Kyle Walker dropped the news of his departure, none of City's four injured players — Rodri (ACL), Ruben Dias (calf), Oscar Bobb (leg), and John Stones (foot) — will be available for the trip to Brentford.
It seems that the right-back has played his last game for the Premier League winners and will not be featured in Saturday's match against the Bees, as Guardiola announced after the victory over Salford that the player had requested a move overseas.
The visitors on Tuesday will be without FA Cup players McAtee, Doku, and Grealish and will instead start Rico Lewis at right back. They will also bring back a slew of big guns to the starting lineup.
Josh Dasilva (knee), Ethan Pinnock (thigh), Kristoffer Ajer (ankle), Ben Mee (unspecified), Aaron Hickey (thigh), Igor Thiago (knee), Gustavo Nunes (back), and Ryan Trevitt (Achilles) are still out with injuries that have coincided with Brentford's recent slump in form.
In spite of Brentford's defeat to Plymouth, the Bees did manage to claim a little triumph thanks to left defender Rico Henry, who returned from a devastating knee injury and played for slightly over an hour in his return game.
Still, Henry should get a break this week from Keane Lewis-Potter, who has signed a new deal. Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo, who have scored 17 of Brentford's 27 Premier League goals at home this season, will also be back.
Our Predictions
Manchester City to win @ 1.65 on Sky247.ng
This season, Man City have won more matches after falling behind (four) than any of their Premier League opponents, while Brentford have lost more games after scoring first (five).
Therefore, the result should remain unchanged, as the born-again champions keep climbing the ladder, even if Frank's men manage to pull off their one-minute Wissa trick from the head-to-head in September.
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