Premier League: Live score:Manchester City VS Brentford: Prediction, Probable lineup

Premier League: Manchester City VS Brentford: Prediction, Probable lineup

Premier League encounter between Manchester City and Brentford will start the 16th game week of the 2022/23 season on Saturday at midday. The city will be looking to challenge current league leaders Arsenal in their penultimate match before the World Cup.

Despite Erling Haaland's incredible goal return after injury, the Gunners have been setting the pace at the top of the league; a position City might reclaim for a few hours with a win today.

Brentford is 11th in the Premier League and have struggled to find consistency this year. The Bees played Nottingham Forest to a 2-2 tie in their previous league encounter and will try to improve on that performance this weekend.

Conversely, Manchester City are in second place in the league and are playing quite well right now. In the Premier League, the Cityzens beat Fulham 2-1 with ten men in the final minute.

The home team will feel optimistic after their 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Chelsea this week. Both goals were scored in the second half by Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez.

Last year, Manchester City edged out a 2-0 victory over Brentford in the rematch. Goals from Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne sealed the victory.

Head-to-head, Manchester City has a 9-5 advantage over Brentford. At the same time, the rewards have only been divided once.

Key stats for the match

• Manchester City completed a double over Brentford in the Premier League last season but have never won three consecutive meetings against the Bees in the Premier League.
• Brentford is one of only four Premier League teams that have yet to win an away match this season.
• This season, Manchester City averages more high turnovers per game than any other Premier League team (10.8).
• Erling Haaland has scored the most goals in the Premier League this season, and his 13 goals have earned Manchester City the most points in the league.

Manchester City Team News

Erling Haaland is questionable despite having played and scored against Fulham last weekend. If he fails to begin, Julian Alvarez will.

Kyle Walker remains sidelined owing to an injury to his groin. The experienced fullback has been selected for the England team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and should return to action for Manchester City next month. Joao Cancelo is available after receiving a red card last weekend against Fulham.

Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Phil Foden could also receive starts, while Cole Palmer, Mahrez, and Jack Grealish might be relegated to the bench.

Predicted lineup: Ederson, Bernardo, Haaland, Foden, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan

Brentford Team news

Unlike his counterpart at Manchester City, Thomas Frank has many squad issues to address before the journey to the Etihad. On Saturday, the Brentford manager will be missing six first-team players.

The following players are out till after the World Cup: Kristoffer Ajer, Pontus Jansson, Thomas Strakosha, Shandon Baptiste, Charlie Goode, and Aaron Hickey.

While Vitaly Janelt has healed from a mild muscle injury and will compete with Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, and Josh Dasilva for a midfield position, Bryan Mbeumo, who will represent Cameroon at the World Cup, is slated to accompany Toney in the attack.

Predicted lineup: Raya, Mbeumo, Toney, Jorgensen, Mee, Pinnock, Roerslev, Jensen, Norgaard, Dasilva, Henry

Manchester City VS Brentford prediction

Last season, Manchester City won both games against Brentford. However, the Bees have often demonstrated that the top Premier League clubs cannot take them lightly.

But Brentford cannot maintain clean sheets, and the Etihad is one of the most challenging venues to visit.

Final prediction: Manchester City 2-1 Brentford