Brentford v City: Kick-off time, team news and TV information | OneFootball

Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's Premier League encounter with Brentford.

WHEN AND WHERE

We travel to the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 05 October, with the game scheduled for kick-off at 16:30 (UK).

The game will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO and NOW TV.

You can also keep across all of the action via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on X/Twitter: @ManCity.

Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

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Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 15:15 (UK).

Ben Mee and Paul Dickov will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.

During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Michael Brown while our text commentary continues.

Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.

We'll have a quick-hit 2-minute highlights package available from 20:00 (UK) while you can sign-in to watch a free 8-minute edit from midnight.

On CITY+ meanwhile, from midnight there'll be our popular full-match replay as well as our new extended highlights offering which features the best 20 minutes of action from the game.

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OPPOSING MANAGER - KEITH ANDREWS

Andrews played for the likes of Wolves and Blackburn Rovers in a well-established 16-year playing career, and introduced himself into the coaching world with assistant manager roles at MK Dons and the Republic of Ireland.

The former midfielder was then part of the Bees’ staff as a set-piece coach since July 2024 and after the departure of Thomas Frank in the summer to Tottenham Hotspur, Andrews was promoted to head coach and he has made a blistering start in the role.

The 45-year-old has already masterminded victories over Manchester United and Aston Villa in the Premier League, whilst also holding Chelsea to a draw, with all three standout results coming at home.

Andrews mixes his system up, usually hovering between a 5-3-2 and a 4-2-3-1 formation in their opening six league fixtures, but there is plenty of emphasis on fast counter attacks and efficient set-pieces, which City will need to be prepared for.

DANGER MEN

After losing last season’s deadly duo of Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbuemo, the burden of scoring goals has fallen on the shoulders of striker Igor Thiago, who has taken the pressure in his stride.

The physical No.9 is only second to Erling Haaland in the goalscoring charts in the league this term, with four goals in six games, including a brace last weekend against Manchester United.

The other man to keep an eye on is England international Jordan Henderson, who has slotted into the Bees’ midfield seamlessly after joining in the summer.

The former Liverpool man’s wide passing range has been on display, producing two fantastic assists from deep in midfield already this season, so his efficient switch of play and direct ball behind the back four will need to be nullified by City.

PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW

Pep Guardiola will be facing the media for the pre-match press conference from 13:30 (UK) on Friday 3 October, where the City boss will provide all the latest team news updates and you can follow it live on mancity.com and our official app.

Don't worry if you are unable to watch Pep’s press conference as it happens as we'll have a written review and video recap soon after it has concluded.

PREVIOUS MEETING

In our last trip to the Gtech back in January, the Blues looked set for three points after Phil Foden’s double, but goals from Wissa and Norgaard in the final 15 minutes snatched an unlikely point for the home side.

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LAST TIME OUT

We cruised to a 5-1 Premier League victory over Burnley last weekend at the Etihad Stadium, with Erling Haaland grabbing a double, along with a brace of own goals from Maxime Esteve and a Matheus Nunes strike.

We were also in midweek UEFA Champions League action, where Haaland's double was not enough as AS Monaco held us to an entertaining 2-2 draw in France.

As for Brentford, they come into the encounter after a morale-boosting 3-1 victory over Manchester United, with a Thiago brace and Mathias Jensen screamer doing the damage for the Bees.

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Darren England

Assistants: Scott Ledger, Nick Greenhalgh

Fourth official: Andy Madley

VAR: Paul Howard

Assistant VAR: Alex Chilowicz

GLOBAL TV LISTINGS

Supporters around the world can find out how to tune in to watch the match live by clicking here, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

(Listings correct as of 1 October)