Premier League · Matchweek 34

Manchester City vs Brentford lineups

Manchester City host Brentford at Etihad Stadium on 1 May 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 34 of the Premier League. They last met on 9 May 2026, when Manchester City won 3-0.

Manchester City vs Brentford match facts

Kick-off
Sat 1 May 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 34

Manchester City vs Brentford 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.

Manchester City vs Brentford head to head

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Manchester City wins
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Draws
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Brentford wins

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

Recent Manchester City vs Brentford 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

Manchester City vs Brentford history

Manchester City have won four of the last five, with one drawn. Brentford last won at Etihad Stadium on 12 November 2022, by 2-1. 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.

Etihad Stadium

Manchester City play at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The ground holds 55,097. Brentford have won there once in six visits, most recently in November 2022. Manchester City have won five of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Brentford's most recent visit was on 9 May 2026, a 0-3 defeat.

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.

Manchester City vs Brentford lineups — common questions

When is Manchester City vs Brentford?
Manchester City vs Brentford kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 1 May 2027 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The match is Matchweek 34 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Manchester City vs Brentford 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. Manchester City have won 8 of the 11 meetings between the clubs and Brentford have won 2.

Brentford vs Manchester City at Brentford Community Stadium

Updated 9 August 2026