At 4:15 a.m. Beijing time on December 30, the 20th round of the 2021-22 Premier League season is about to usher in a match, from Manchester City to Brentford. It's a showdown between the defending champions and the promoted horses, the last time the two teams met was in 1937, it's been 84 years, and with Manchester City winning nine straight in a row, Brentford will struggle to stop the defending champions.
In the past four seasons of Premier League titles, Manchester City have won 3 and Guardiola has become the big winner. Manchester City played as defending champions this season, and after the instability at the beginning of the season, they began to win consecutive victories.
In the last round of the league, Manchester City beat Leicester City 6-3, leading 4-0 in the first half 25 minutes early, Leicester City chased 3-4 with less than 10 points in the second half, Manchester City did not give a chance to turn over, scoring two goals in a row and winning 6-3. After the win, Manchester City won nine consecutive league games, the longest consecutive win in the Premier League so far this season, and the team fully entered the points mode.
At present, in the standings, Manchester City has won 15 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in 19 rounds, accumulating 47 points to rank first, and continue to hold a 6-point lead. Manchester City's opponents in this round have become Brentford, one of the promotion horses this season, and currently have 20 points in 17 rounds, temporarily ranking 13th in the table, 9 points ahead of the relegation zone, and there is little relegation pressure.
For Manchester City, this game against Brentford is a must-win, and Guardiola certainly does not allow the team to drop the chain at this time and complete the 10-game winning streak. If Brentford is beaten, Then Manchester City will reach 50 points, and the lead in one more round can be extended to 9 points, leaving second-placed Liverpool.
According to statistics, the two teams have met 6 times in history, Manchester City has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2, and the away game against Brentford is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Brentford played in the Premier League for the first time this season, returning to the top flight after 74 years, and the last time they played Manchester City was in 1937, when they won 2-1 at home and won 2-0 away to Manchester City that season.
Now the two teams are playing again after 84 years, and both sides are relatively unfamiliar. In the last 4 home games, Brentford has achieved a 2-2 record, and Manchester City has maintained all the wins in the last 4 away games, and the state is in an upward period, playing normally and steadily scoring 3 points.