- Man City vs Brentford
- Saturday, May 9
- 17:30 BST
Manchester City host Brentford this weekend in a match where anything less than a win could end the club’s Premier League title hopes.
Saturday the 16th is a huge day for Manchester City, as they look to get their hands back on the FA Cup trophy.
However, before the final of that competition takes place, the Sky Blues have two fixtures which could ultimately decide their fate in the Premier League.
Brentford will visit the Etihad Stadium this weekend, in a game which bears great significance on their Europa League hopes next season.
Yet for City, taking three points from the fixture would go towards an even greater cause.
How to watch Man City vs Brentford
Manchester City’s match against Brentford will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event in the UK.
Kick off is at 17:30 local time, but the channel’s coverage will begin at 5pm.
For a full list of where the match is being shown around the world, visit the Live Soccer TV website.
Score prediction
Brentford are a strong defensive team who have kept four clean sheets in their past seven Premier League matches.
Man City are usually strong at the back too. Despite conceding three times against Everton, their defence is still statistically the second best in the league.
Therefore, this feels like the kind of game which could be similar to when City played Newcastle and Leeds in late February.
There will be some chances created at both ends of the pitch, but the Citizens will be more clinical in front of goal.
Jeremy Doku will be eager to land on the scoresheet again, but we reckon Erling Haaland will deliver the match winner for Man City.
Read Man City prediction: Manchester City 1-0 Brentford
Predicted Man City lineup
We nailed our last predicted lineup ahead of the match last Monday, but this time around it is harder to know what Guardiola has planned up his sleeve.
The manager will surely make at least one change after the wheels fell off at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, but there are various options he could take.
Moving Nico O’Reilly to midfield and bringing Rayan Ait-Nouri back in is a possibility. Additionally, one potential attacking switch-up is to replace Antoine Semenyo with Phil Foden, who looked a bit brighter when he came on against Everton.
However, we have predicted a change which would see Mateo Kovacic introduced after he assists Erling Haaland’s goal against the Toffees.
