At 04:15 Beijing time on December 30, the 20th round of the Premier League continued, and promoted Mabrentford sat at home to meet the defending champion + top team Manchester City.
Brentford vs Manchester City, the match is as follows:
First: two-team situation! After 19 rounds of the Premier League, Brentford ranked 14th with 20 points from 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats, and Manchester City ranked first with 47 points from 15 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the last round of the Premier League, Brentford lost 2-0 away to Brighton, who were 11-round unbeaten, and Manchester City beat Leicester City 6-3 at home.
Second: Brentford is particularly excited to play the strong team! Promoted Mabrentford, who overthrew Arsenal 2-0 in the first round of promotion and drew 3-3 with Liverpool. Brentford will be particularly excited to play a strong team, but the overall strength gap between Manchester City is very large, and it is difficult for The Bees to win the moon at home.
Third: Manchester City are eager for a ten-game winning streak in the league + consolidate the top spot! City have won nine straight in the Premier League, and liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Leicester City in this round of the Premier League is a great opportunity for City to pull the score difference. Manchester City is currently in hot form, the attack is more blossoming, Sterling does not think about life, the state of the B seat is even more in the sky, the Portuguese midfielder has been elected Manchester City's player of the month for 3 consecutive months. So Manchester City, away to win Brentford, won ten consecutive league games, and consolidated the top edge.
The two sides have not met in recent years, and this is the first leg of the season.
Injury situations on both sides: Brentford have Raya, Fosu, Goodnorgaard, Aye, Zanka, Manchester City have Walker, Stones.