Brentford host Premier League champions Man City with both teams having nothing to play for apart from bragging rights. After winning their most recent title, Pep Guardiola acknowledged that his players had “drunk every drop of alcohol in Manchester.” However, they are only 90 minutes away from being able to ramp up the festivities for the summer. They will play Brentford to end the season, albeit the Bees still need to win and both Tottenham and Aston Villa to lose their remaining games to Leeds and Brighton in order to qualify for the Europa Conference League.
Brentford team news
Ivan Toney is still on probation and will be forced to watch from the sidelines alongside the injured trio of Christian Norgaard, Keane Lewis-Potter, and Pontus Jansson.
Man City team news
Although Nathan Ake is ‘in the late stages’ of his injury rehabilitation, Guardiola has made it plain he does not plan to risk the Dutchman, who will likely be kept on the sidelines to safeguard him for the next cup finals. The same might be said for center-back John Stones, who left the game against Brighton after sustaining a muscular injury that threatened to worsen.
Since there isn’t much at stake, it’s doubtful that Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, or Manuel Akanji will play today given their unexpected absences from the team due to injury. In an effort to choose the side with the least amount of risk, Guardiola could adjust the formation as a result. Midweek injury to Phil Foden is believed to be minor.
Brentford vs Man City score prediction
Brentford will undoubtedly take the game to City here in pursuit of the three points they need to have any chance of qualifying for the Conference League. Brentford is never afraid of the big clubs, certainly not on home turf. Don’t be shocked if the Bees win this match against a City team that may have already turned their attention to their impending championships. Brentford may have a chance to win this match if they take the lead early since Guardiola won’t start putting stars on the pitch to try to win a dead match.
Prediction: Brentford 2-1 Man City
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