Brentford vs Man City Prediction: Haaland's Double

Heading into a three-match away trip to the English capital, a resurgent Manchester City are looking for a fourth straight win in their Premier League clash with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola's ruthless side humiliated Salford City 8-0 in the FA Cup at the weekend, while the Bees' spark was ineffective against Plymouth Argyle in a surprise 1-0 third-round defeat.

Latest Brentford vs Man City team information

None of City's four injury victims - Rodri (ACL), Ruben Dias (calf), Oscar Bobb (leg) or John Stones (foot) - will be back for the trip to Brentford, which comes just days after Kyle Walker caused a shock exit by announcing he wanted to leave.

Guardiola confirmed after Saturday's win over Salford that the right-back had requested a transfer abroad, so it appears he has played his last game for the Premier League champions and should not be involved when the champions face the Bees.

Rico Lewis will instead take charge at right-back for Tuesday's visitors, who will also recall a host of key players to the starting line-up, likely at the expense of FA Cup stars McAtee, Doku and Grealish.

Meanwhile, Brentford's slump in form has coincided with a growing injury list, and the Bees remain without Josh Dasilva (knee), Ethan Pinnock (thigh), Kristoffer Ajer (ankle), Ben Mee (unspecified), Aaron Hickey (thigh), Igor Thiago (knee), Gustavo Nunes (back) or Ryan Trevitt (Achilles tendon).

There was one small victory Brentford could take from their defeat to Plymouth, however, as left-back Rico Henry made his first appearance in an incredible 16 months, lasting over an hour on his return from a serious knee injury.

Keane Lewis-Potter - who has just signed a new contract - is likely to provide some consolation for Henry this week, while home specialists Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo will also return; the pair have scored 17 of Brentford's 27 Premier League home goals this season.

Brentford vs Man City latest expected lineup

Brentford:

Flekken; Roerslev, Van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt, Damsgaard; Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade

Manchester City:

Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Foden, Silva, De Bruyne, Savinho; Haaland

Latest Brentford vs Man City football review

Manchester United's famous 'Class of 92' may have enjoyed remarkable success against Man City during their playing days, but the trio of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt were powerless to prevent their Salford City side suffering a crushing FA Cup defeat at the Etihad.

A James McAtee hat-trick, Jeremy Doku brace, a Jack Grealish penalty, Divin Mubama's debut goal and a Nico O'Reilly strike contributed to a massacre on Saturday night, as Guardiola's youngsters proved they are more than just "fine".

The third-round success marked the first time since 1933 that Man City had scored a phenomenal eight goals in an FA Cup tie, as the Premier League champions reached a new peak in their winter revival following top-flight defeats of West Ham United and Leicester City.

A 4-1 win over the Hammers on January 4 moved the sixth-placed Citizens to within two points of the Champions League places, and while a five-cup double may be out of the question, a top-four finish is still not out of the question if Guardiola's players can extend their familiar surge into the second half of the season.

Even amid the unforeseen collapse, City have rarely failed to score in the Premier League and have found the back of the net in each of their last seven Premier League games, a bode well for neutrals hoping to witness another Brentford outburst.

Goals are almost guaranteed when Thomas Frank's men step foot on familiar territory, but the power of their Gtech Community Stadium has weakened considerably over the winter, and struggling Championship side Plymouth are the latest to break down some other walls in west London.

Pulling off the biggest shock of the FA Cup on Saturday, Argyle held off the Bees and booked their place in the fourth round thanks to Morgan Whittaker's goal in the final 10 minutes, sending the Green Army away in elation and the Brentford faithful away in disappointment.

That third-round defeat was a harsh reckoning for Brentford following a 5-0 win over Southampton in their last Premier League outing, a result that saw them finally score an away goal for the 10th time and cement a mid-table position.

However, the Bees can no longer boast of having the best home form in the English top flight – that honour belongs to Liverpool – and Frank's men could now lose three consecutive Premier League games at the Gtech Community Stadium for just the second time.

Speaking of things coming in threes, Man City have won each of their last three top-flight games against home sides on a Tuesday since a 1-0 defeat in west London on the final day of the 2022-23 season, beating Frank's side 2-1 at the Etihad in September when Erling Haaland's double cancelled out Yoane Wissa's first-minute opener.

Brentford vs Man City score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Brentford vs Man City match:

• Sportsmole: Brentford 0-2 Man City

• WhoScore: Brentford 1-3 Man City
• Our prediction: Brentford 1-3 Man City

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