This Tuesday (20), Manchester City welcomes Brentford to the Etihad Stadium for the postponed match of the 18th round of the Premier League. If they win, the Citizens could return to second place in the tournament and be just one point behind leaders Liverpool. Check out where to watch Manchester City vs Brentford live below.
How the teams arrive
In the last round, City had their 11-game winning streak ended after a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. Raheem Sterling opened the scoring for the Blues in the first half, but Rodri equalized in the final stages. With that, the Citizens reached 53 points and saw Liverpool open 57 points at the top of the table.
Thus, the Manchester team wasted the chance to regain leadership of the Premier League without depending on other results. From now on, they will need to hope for the Reds to stumble or win in a direct confrontation in the 28th round, scheduled for March 10th.
For the game against Brentford, coach Pep Guardiola will be without defender Joško Gvardiol or striker Jack Grealish, both of whom are injured. Furthermore, he should have the full team for the game.
On the Bees’ side, coach Thomas Frank will have to make do without defenders Ethan Pinnock, Aaron Hickey and Rico Henry, as well as midfielder Joshua Dasilva and attackers Kevin Schade and Bryan Mbeumo, who are recovering from injury.
In the last round, Brentford hosted a Liverpool full of injured players at home, but even so, they ended up being beaten 4-1. The hosts’ goal of honor was scored by striker Ivan Toney.
As a result, the Bees remain in 14th place, with 25 points. Now, the team is just five points away from Luton Town, the first team within the relegation zone.
In fact, this will be the second clash between Manchester City and Brentford in just over two weeks. On the 5th of this month, for example, the teams faced each other in the 23rd round at the Gtech Community Stadium and the visitors won 3-1. Neal Maupay opened the scoring for the Bees, but Phil Foden turned the game around with a hat-trick.
Where to watch Manchester City vs Brentford
The match between Manchester City and Brentford at the Etihad Stadium starts at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), with live broadcast on Star+ (streaming).