English Premier League - Brentford VS Manchester City Prediction

English Premier League  -  Brentford VS Manchester City
Match Time:15-01-2025 03:30 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Team Analysis
Kicking off a three-game road trip in the English capital, a revitalised Manchester City seek a fourth win on the spin in Tuesday's Premier League clash with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. Pep Guardiola's merciless men embarrassed Salford City 8-0 in FA Cup action at the weekend, whereas the Bees' sting was rendered ineffective by Plymouth Argyle in a shock 1-0 third-round defeat.

None of City's four injury victims - Rodri (ACL), Ruben Dias (calf), Oscar Bobb (leg) or John Stones (foot) - will return for the trip to Brentford, which comes just a couple of days after Kyle Walker dropped an exit bombshell. Guardiola confirmed after Saturday's win over Salford that the right-back had asked for a transfer abroad, so he has seemingly played his final game for the Premier League champions and should not be involved when the champions take on the Bees. Meanwhile, Brentford's downturn in form has coincided with a growing injury list, and the Bees still cannot call upon Josh Dasilva (knee), Ethan Pinnock (thigh), Kristoffer Ajer (ankle), Aaron Hickey (thigh), Igor Thiago (knee), Gustavo Nunes (back) or Ryan Trevitt (Achilles), but Ben Mee is back.


Odds Analysis
No team in the Premier League has lost more games after scoring first than Brentford this season (five), while Man City have won more matches after going behind (four) than any of their top-flight rivals. As such, even if Frank's men can repeat their one-minute Wissa trick from September's head-to-head, the outcome should be the same, as the born-again champions continue on their upward path.

Pick: Manchester City