PREVIEW | Manchester City vs Brentford: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 09/05)

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·7 May 2026

PREVIEW | Manchester City vs Brentford: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 09/05)

Manchester City and Brentford face each other this Saturday at the Etihad Stadium for round 36 of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 17:30 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Manchester City have won 71 points to date and are placed in 2nd position. Last time out, Pep Guardiola's team drew 3-3 against Everton (Premier League 2025/26).

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Brentford currently have 51 points and lie in 7th position. In their last fixture, Keith Andrews's team won 3-0 against West Ham (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Manchester City winning 2-0.

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Manchester City

Rodri - Injury
Rúben Dias - Injury
Josko Gvardiol - Injury

Brentford

Fábio Carvalho - Injury
Antoni Milambo - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Last starting XIs

Manchester City ( vs Everton 2026-05-04): Gigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Marc Guéhi, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nico OReilly, Nico González, Bernardo Silva, Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland

Brentford ( vs West Ham 2026-05-02): Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg, Keane Lewis-Potter, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Mathias Jensen, Dango Ouattara, Mikkel Damsgaard, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago

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MANAGERS

Pep Guardiola has faced Keith Andrews on two occasions, recording only wins.
Keith Andrews has faced Manchester City on two occasions, recording only defeats.
Pep Guardiola has faced Brentford on ten occasions, recording seven wins, one draw and two defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Brentford currently have one defeat in their last eight matches.
Away from home, Brentford are on a run of four consecutive matches without a win.
Brentford currently have one defeat in their last nine matches.
Brentford currently have one win in their last eight matches.
At home, Manchester City currently have one defeat in their last 18 matches.
At home, Manchester City currently have one draw in their last 12 matches.
At home, Manchester City are on a run of 18 consecutive matches scoring goals.
At home, Manchester City are on a run of three consecutive matches unbeaten.
At home, Manchester City are on a run of three consecutive wins.
Manchester City currently have two defeats in their last 21 matches.
Manchester City are on a run of nine consecutive matches scoring goals.
Manchester City are on a run of seven consecutive matches unbeaten.

HEAD TO HEAD

Manchester City and Brentford have already faced each other 23 times, with Manchester City holding the advantage: 14 wins, compared with seven Brentford victories.
At the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City have the edge in their meetings with Brentford: nine wins in 11 matches. Brentford have two victories.
In the English league, the two teams have met 15 times, with nine Manchester City wins, two draws and four Brentford victories.