Brentford v Manchester City: Head to Head

Manchester Metropolis journey to Brentford for his or her remaining match earlier than the worldwide break, desperate to deliver the three factors again north as they proceed to chase the Premier League frontrunners. The Blues are at present seventh within the desk, 5 factors behind Liverpool and, if Arsenal win right now, six factors behind the Gunners.

Brentford are struggling in the mean time, having misplaced a few their foremost stars over the summer season, however they’d sufficient to beat Manchester United final weekend to document their second win of the season.

There’s not a lot historical past between Metropolis and Brentford, with the 2 assembly simply 11 occasions previous to Sunday’s match, with the assembly coming within the FA Cup and one within the League Cup.

Of the eight league conferences, either side have gained three every with two attracts the one stalemates. Their first assembly at Brentford in March 1936 led to a goalless draw, whereas final season’s 2-2 draw noticed the house facet come again from 2-0 down, after Phil Foden’s double had put Metropolis in management.

General, Brentford have gained 5 of the 11, beating Metropolis within the 1988/89 FA Cup fourth spherical 3-1 at Griffin Park, and the next season, they recorded a 2-1 win on the similar venue within the first leg of their League Cup tie.

Metropolis first, and largest, win at Brentford got here in April 1937 after they hammered the Bees 6-2 in their very own yard, while Brentford’s largest win was that FA Cup tie again when Metropolis have been within the second division and the Bees have been a division decrease.

Metropolis have saved three clear sheets on this fixture, successful two and drawing the opposite, whereas the house facet have prevented Metropolis from scoring twice. The final time they achieved this was in Might 2023, when Metropolis claimed the European treble.

The Blues have scored 16 targets at Brentford within the historical past between these two sides, whereas the Bees have scored 15. The place the house facet have scored, they’ve on all however two events, scored at the very least twice.

Phil Foden loves to attain on this fixture too. Aside from his brace final season, the earlier 12 months he scored a hat-trick as Metropolis gained 3-1, giving him 5 targets in simply two video games in opposition to the West London facet. Will he add to that tally on Sunday?