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Premier League · Matchweek 14

Brentford vs Manchester City lineups

Brentford host Manchester City at Brentford Community Stadium on 5 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 14 of the Premier League. They last met on 9 May 2026, when Manchester City won 3-0.

Brentford vs Manchester City match facts

Kick-off
Sat 5 Dec 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Brentford Community Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 14

Brentford vs Manchester City lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Brentford vs Manchester City head to head

2
Brentford wins
1
Draws
8
Manchester City wins

7–18 on goals in 11 meetings since 29 December 2021

Recent Brentford vs Manchester City results

  1. Manchester City3–0BrentfordPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  2. Manchester City2–0BrentfordLeague CupEtihad Stadium
  3. Brentford0–1Manchester CityPremier LeagueBrentford Community Stadium
  4. Brentford2–2Manchester CityPremier LeagueGtech Community Stadium
  5. Manchester City2–1BrentfordPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium

Brentford vs Manchester City history

Brentford have won none of the last five, with one drawn. Manchester City last won at Brentford Community Stadium on 5 October 2025, by 1-0. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in two of the last five. Manchester City are unbeaten in the last seven meetings.

Last meeting: Manchester City 3-0 Brentford, May 2026

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Manchester City, 4-2-3-1
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Brentford, 4-4-2
Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 27Matheus NunesD
  3. 15Addji GuéhiD
  4. 6Nathan AkéD
  5. 33Nico O'ReillyD
  6. 4Tijjani ReijndersM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaM
  8. 42Antoine SemenyoM
  9. 10Mathis CherkiM
  10. 11Jérémy DokuM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Bench

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 3Rúben DiasD
  3. 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
  4. 8Mateo KovačićM
  5. 5John StonesD
  6. 47Philip FodenM
  7. 7Omar MarmoushF
  8. 14Nico GonzálezM
  9. 26SávioF

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Brentford crest
BrentfordFormation 4-4-2
  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 33Michael KayodeD
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerD
  4. 22Nathan CollinsD
  5. 23Keane Lewis-PotterD
  6. 18Yehor YarmolyukM
  7. 8Mathias JensenM
  8. 2Aaron HickeyM
  9. 24Mikkel DamsgaardM
  10. 7Kevin SchadeF
  11. 9ThiagoF

Bench

  1. 12Hákon ValdimarssonG
  2. 6Jordan HendersonM
  3. 5Ethan PinnockD
  4. 10Pelenda DasilvaM
  5. 11Reiss NelsonF
  6. 27Vitaly JaneltM
  7. 4Sepp van den BergD
  8. 19Dango OuattaraF
  9. 47Kaye Iyowuna FuroF

Coach: Keith Andrews

Manchester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brentford in a 4-4-2 when the clubs last met, on 9 May 2026 in the Premier League. Manchester City won 3-0. Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush scored. Gianluigi Donnarumma and Caoimhín Kelleher started in goal.

Brentford vs Manchester City lineups — common questions

When is Brentford vs Manchester City?
Brentford vs Manchester City kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 5 December 2026 at Brentford Community Stadium in London. The match is Matchweek 14 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Brentford vs Manchester City match?
In the meeting before this one, Manchester City won 3-0 on 9 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Manchester City won 2-0 on 17 December 2025 in the League Cup. Brentford have won 2 of the 11 meetings between the clubs and Manchester City have won 8.

Manchester City vs Brentford at Etihad Stadium

Updated 9 August 2026