Brentford vs Man City Prediction, Lineups, Preview, and Team News| Premier League, January 14, 2025

Brentford vs Man City Preview

• Tournament: Premier League
• Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
• Time: 7:30 pm GMT
• Venue: Gtech Community Stadium

Brentford will host Man City at the Gtech Community Stadium on Tuesday in the Premier League. The two sides return to league action after contrasting FA Cup action.

The Bees suffered a surprising 1-0 defeat at home against Championship side Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup Third Round. Manchester City, meanwhile, hammered Salford City 8-0 at home.

Brentford have been highly inconsistent this season and sit 11^th in the Premier League standings. They have won eight, lost nine, and drawn three of their league games so far and sit nine points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

Manchester City, meanwhile, have stabilized their shocking form in recent weeks. They are sixth in the league standings, 12 points behind leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand. They will be keen to keep this winning run going on Tuesday.

Brentford Team News

Brentford will be without Aaron Hickey, Ben Mee, Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Ajer, Thiago Rodrigues Gustavo Gomes, Mathias Jensen, and Joshua Dasilva due to their respective injuries. Rico Henry and Fabio Carvalho are doubts for the clash.

Man City Team News

Man City, meanwhile, are without Ederson, John Stones, Oscar Bobb, Rodri, and Ruben Dias due to their respective injuries. Kyle Walker is also expected to sit out as he looks for an exit from the club.

Predicted Lineups

Brentford predicted lineup (3-5-2):

Goalkeeper: Mark Flekken

Defenders: Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Sepp van den Berg

Midfielders: Keane-Lewis Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Norgaard, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Mads Roerslev

Attackers: Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa

Man City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Stefan Ortega

Defenders: Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Josko Gvardiol

Midfielders: Mateo Kovacic, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva

Attackers: Phil Foden, Savinho, Erling Haaland

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Brentford vs Man City H2H Record

In their previous seven meetings, Man City have won five times while Brentford have won two times.

Last 5 results:

Key Players to watch in Brentford vs Man City

Bryan Mbeumo

Bryan Mbeumo has been brilliant for Brentford this season following Ivan Toney’s departure and their injury issues. He is their top scorer with 13 goals and four assists in 23 games across competitions. All 13 of those goals have come in the Premier League.

He has scored three goals and provided one assist in his last three games. He started off the bench against Plymouth in the FA Cup but failed to find an equalizer. He will be keen to help his side bounce back from the disappointing result on Tuesday.

Erling Haaland

The Norwegian striker has had a highly inconsistent season so far. He raced off in the first few weeks but has since seen Mohamed Salah (18) overtake him in the Premier League goalscoring charts. Erling Haaland sits second with 16 goals in 20 league games this season.

Haaland has, however, scored three goals in his last two appearances. He will be keen to continue this goalscoring run and go back atop the goalscoring charts. He was rested against Salford and will be fresh against Brentford as well.

Brentford vs Man City Prediction

The Bees have been highly inconsistent this season partly due to their major injury crisis. They have just one win in their last seven games across competitions with one draw and five defeats. In their last five games, they lost 2-0 against Nottingham Forest, drew 0-0 against Brighton, lost 3-1 against Arsenal, beat Southampton 5-0 and lost 1-0 against Plymouth.

Man City, meanwhile, have finally ended a run of just one win in 14 games with three straight wins. In their last five games, they lost 2-1 against Aston Villa, drew 1-1 against Everton and then beat Leicester City 2-0, West Ham 4-1 and Salford 8-0.

Pep Guardiola’s side are known to go on long winning runs in the season and it appears like the start of another one in an underwhelming season. Brentford still have many players out, especially in defense and despite their good home form, they are unlikely to cause Man City much trouble.

Predicted Score: Brentford 1-4 Man City

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