Manchester Metropolis vs Brentford (Premier League): Match Preview, Workforce Information, Head to Head, How To Watch

Manchester Metropolis play host to Brentford on Saturday afternoon as they appear to maintain their good run of kind past the fourth fixture of the season.

The beginning of the season has confirmed to be moderately straightforward for the reigning Premier League champions, as they breezed previous Chelsea and recently-promoted Ipswich Town of their opening two matches.

Their dominance can be on full show of their most up-to-date outing towards West Ham United, who they beat 1-3 thanks in large half to a hat-trick from Erling Haaland on the London Stadium.

The Norwegian’s goalscoring feat towards the Hammers was not even his first of the season, having performed the identical solely the week prior towards the Tractor Boys, marking his eighth hat-trick of his younger Premier League profession.

Whereas Erling Haaland and Manchester Metropolis have had considerably of a straightforward trip thus far, they get able to tackle a workforce which have confirmed to offer fairly the issue for them in latest conferences, as identified by Pep Guardiola throughout his pre-match press convention.

Regardless of falling in each conferences towards Guardiola’s aspect final season, the Bees are the final workforce to win on the Etihad in any competitors following a 1-2 win again in November 2022, which was a part of a season the place they took all six factors from the eventual champions.

Taking a look at this season, Thomas Frank’s males have gotten off to fairly a powerful begin, taking six factors from their first three matches, regardless of the departure of Ivan Toney, who left the membership for Saudi Arabia on switch deadline day of the summer season market.

Within the absence of the Englishman, the Bees have discovered offensive solace in forwards Bryan Mbuemo and Yoane Wissa, with the partnership combining for 5 objectives within the opening weeks of the marketing campaign.

Match Particulars

Manchester Metropolis will host Brentford on the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 14 September with kick-off scheduled for 15:00 BST.

Workforce Information

Erling Haaland might but be dominated out towards the Bees this weekend following the passing of a detailed household good friend, with Pep Guardiola explaining that he’ll look at the striker’s psychological and bodily well being previous to kick-off on Saturday.

“It was unhappy information, he was near him and his household… we’ll see tomorrow if he’s mentally and bodily capable of play,” mentioned Guardiola throughout his pre-match press convention.

Whereas Haaland’s standing for Saturday’s match stays up within the air, the identical can’t be mentioned for Nathan Ake, who can be out for fairly a while following an harm sustained with the Netherlands over the latest worldwide break.

Rodri and Phil Foden returned to coaching earlier within the week following a delayed begin to the season, given their respective journeys within the European Championship within the Summer time. Pep Guardiola was fast to heap reward on the partnership relating to the standard of their coaching.

“They’re good,” elaborated the Catalan, “They’re coaching. Actually good.”

Savinho has additionally educated as regular all through the week having missed the go to to West Ham United with a slight knee drawback. Oscar Bobb stays a long-term absence following a leg fracture previous to the beginning of the Premier League season.

Thomas Frank is ready to be with out the likes of Joshua Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Rico Henry, and Aaron Hickey, whereas Kristoffer Ajer can be obtainable for Saturday’s match following an ankle harm.

Head to Head

Of their earlier 4 conferences, the 2 sides have managed to separate the matches, with the Bees claiming the primary two contests, whereas Manchester Metropolis have had the final snort within the more moderen fixtures.

When the 2 sides met in February 2024, it was Erling Haaland as soon as once more who managed to be the distinction maker within the Etihad Stadium affair, slotting house a winning-goal within the 71st minute.

Statistics

• Manchester Metropolis have gained all three of their Premier League video games this season. They’ve gained every of their opening 4 matches of an English top-flight marketing campaign on eight earlier events (1903-04, 1912-13, 1961-62, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2023-24), which is already essentially the most of any membership.

• Because the begin of final season, Brentford have misplaced extra Premier League away video games (13) than any aspect at present within the competitors. The Bees have additionally misplaced every of their final 5 away league video games towards sides that completed the earlier season within the Premier League’s high 4.

• Manchester Metropolis have gained every of their final 12 Premier League video games, all by a margin of two+ objectives. Certainly, beneath Pep Guardiola alone, the Residents are liable for six of the 16 runs of 12+ consecutive wins by any golf equipment in English top-flight historical past (38%).

Find out how to Watch

Viewers in the UK will be unable to view Saturday afternoon’s match towards Brentford because of the conventional Saturday 3PM Blackout rule.

For viewers in the US, you’ll be able to view the competition on Peacock, or eavesdrop on SiriusXM FC, with kick-off scheduled for 10:00AM EST.

Viewers elsewhere on this planet can learn how to observe here!

Metropolis Xtra may even be offering stay protection of the match on all of our social media channels, with a stay watchalong present hosted by Jordan Rothwell available on our official YouTube channel.