After beating Manchester United last weekend, Brentford are now seeking a rare Premier League double as they take on Manchester City.
Match News and Current Form
Brentford’s 3-1 win over Manchester United last Saturday allows them to set their sights on becoming just the second team after Tottenham in 1996 to beat both Manchester sides in consecutive Premier League fixtures. The Bees haven’t won back-to-back league games since May, suggesting that might be tricky, especially as they’ve struggled for consistency in the league so far this term (W2, D1, L3). But as Brentford have only lost one of their last seven home league games (W4, D2), that unlikely double cannot be completely ruled out.
While Manchester City might be a little vulnerable after collecting fewer points after six games (ten) than in any of their past 11 Premier League campaigns, the Cityzens showed how dangerous they can be when thrashing Burnley 5-1 last weekend. That stretched their unbeaten run to six matches across all competitions (W4, D2), but disappointment lingered after they conceded a late penalty to draw 2-2 with Monaco in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, with Pep Guardiola’s side also failing to convert a winning position into three points in their previous two Premier League trips (D1, L1).
Head-to-Head History
Manchester City are unbeaten across the last four H2Hs (W3, D1), and have only lost one of their four Premier League visits to the Gtech Community Stadium (W2, D1).
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Hot Stats and Streaks
Four of Brentford’s six Premier League games this term produced exactly four goals.
Five of Brentford’s last six home league games saw over 3.5 goals with both teams scoring.
A victory here would be Guardiola’s 250th Premier League win in charge of Manchester City - only 15 managers have reached that milestone before him with a single club.
City have been given either two or no yellow cards in each of their last ten away league games.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Igor Thiago has netted four times for Brentford in the Premier League this term, two of them coming after the 75th minute, and has remarkably scored with five of his six shots on target in all competitions this season! Stopping him could give Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma his third clean sheet of the season, while he has also been booked in two of his last three appearances.
