Manchester City vs Brentford prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 1 May 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Manchester City vs Brentford

Premier League · Saturday 1 May 2027, 14:00 UTC · Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City · Brentford · Premier League predictions

Manchester City vs Brentford preview

The Premier League fixture between Manchester City and Brentford is scheduled for Saturday 1 May 2027 at 14:00 UTC at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. Manchester City are 2nd in the table with 21 points from 9, while Brentford are 6th in the table with 14 points from 9.

Manchester City have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Brentford have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Manchester City have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Brentford average 1.8 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Manchester City have 7 wins to Brentford's 2 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. 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 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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Head-to-head

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

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

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

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

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