Brentford will host Manchester City in the Premier League matchday 20 on Wednesday. The kick-off is at 22:15 CEST.

Preview

It hasn't been the best week for Brentford as Thomas Frank's men have followed a 2-1 victory over Watford in early December by back-to-back defeats to Chelsea in the EFL Cup quarter-final and Brighton in the league over the last seven days. As a result, the Bees have found themselves in 13th in the table, level on points with Southampton and Crystal Palace (2-0) but with a game in hand.

Man City, meanwhile, destroyed Leicester City 6-3 on Boxing Day to extend their winning run in the English top flight to nine matches on the bounce. Hence, Pep Guardiola's side have retained the top spot in the PL standings with 47 points, six points clear of second-placed Liverpool who have played one game less.

Team news

Kristoffer Ajer, Josh Dasilva, Rico Henry, Charlie Goode, David Raya and Bryan Mbeumo are all unavailable for the hosts through injury while Vitaly Janelt is also absent due to a positive Covid-19 test. John Stones and Kyle Walker, in turn, will play no part for the Cityzens this time around through an injury and illness respectively while Ferran Torres is set to miss this clash as he's on the verge of joining Barcelona.

Prediction

Apparently, it all crystal clear regarding this encounter as Man City look too good to compete with for Brentford at this moment of the season. Guardiola's crop have found the back of the net 17 times in their latest three league games and it would be no surprise if the Cityzens finish 2021 with another thrashing of the Beees who continue to struggle with consistency in their first season in the English top division in over 50 years.

Tip

Manchester City to win and total over 3.5 at 2.4 with 1XBET.