After the customary pre-match formalities, play is underway at Etihad Stadium. Man City kicking from left to right and Brentford the other way in the first half. The Bees try to go the aerial route straight away with a long ball, but the move fails to fox the City defence.
In prior Premier League games, Man United play a 0-0 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, while Brighton blank Wolves 3-0. Bournemouth, meanwhile, edge 1-0 past Fulham in a game which had both teams down to 10 men.
For Brentford, Kristoffer Ajer replaces Sepp van den Berg, and Aaron Hickey comes in for Dango Ouattara. Here's the line-up manager Keith Andrews has gone with:
Brentford starting XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Hickey, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Schade, Damsgaard, Thiago.
Your Bees to take on Manchester City pic.twitter.com/FBmAlu0rSO
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) May 9, 2026
Pep Guardiola brings in Nathan Ake and Tijjani Reijnders in his line-up for tonight:
Manchester City starting XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Guehi, Ake, O'Reilly, Silva, Reijnders, Semenyo, Doku, Cherki, Haaland.
Your City side to face Brentford
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 9, 2026
XI | Donnarumma, Nunes, Guéhi, Ake, O'Reilly, Bernardo (C), Reijnders, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland
SUBS | Trafford, Dias, Stones, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden
@etihad | @citcmancity pic.twitter.com/80OVIQy8Zv
The match kicks off at 10pm IST. The Manchester City vs Brentford, Premier League 2025-26 game will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India.
Good evening, football lovers. We are building up to the start of the Premier League matchday 36 fixture between Man City and Brentford. Watch this space for pre-match news and live updates.
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