Brentford vs Manchester City prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 5 December 2026, 20:00 UTC

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Brentford vs Manchester City

Premier League · Saturday 5 December 2026, 20:00 UTC · Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford

Brentford · Manchester City · Premier League predictions

Brentford vs Manchester City preview

Brentford host Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday 5 December 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC at Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford. Brentford go into the round 6th, on 14 points from 9 games, while Manchester City go into the round 2nd, on 21 points from 9 games.

Recent form: Brentford W-D-L-D-W, Manchester City L-L-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Brentford have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Manchester City average 2.2 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Brentford won 2, 1 game was drawn and Manchester City won 7. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 9 May 2026, ended Manchester City 3-0 Brentford.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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2Manchester City97022010+1021WWWLL
6Brentford9351169+714WDLDW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Brentford 2, draws 1, Manchester City 7.

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Brentford expected line-up (4-3-3)

Caoimhín Kelleher, Kristoffer Ajer, Michael Kayode, Keane Lewis-Potter, Sepp van den Berg, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen, Igor Thiago, Kevin Schade, Dango Ouattara

Manchester City expected line-up (4-3-3)

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Matheus Nunes, Josko Gvardiol, Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernández, Erling Haaland, Iliman Ndiaye, Jérémy Doku

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