Manchester City vs Brentford Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Manchester City squared off with Brentford in the League Cup of England action on December 17. The match concluded with Manchester City defeating Brentford 2-0.

Rayan Cherki scored the first goal of the game on the 32nd minute of the match, putting Manchester City in front. Savinho found the net next, setting the final scoreline at 2-0.

All eyes turn to the pitch as Manchester City and Brentford are set to clash again, 2 months after their Premier League meeting that concluded in a 0-1 victory for Manchester City. With victories over Crystal Palace, Real Madrid, Sunderland, Fulham and Leeds, Manchester City is on a roll, so they'll aim to keep their winning momentum going with a victory over Brentford.

Brentford approach this game after a draw with Leeds on December 14. Their backline remains a concern, conceding goals in their last seven matches in a row.

This League Cup match offers a platform for Manchester City and Brentford’s goal-scorers to step up and leave their mark on the contest. Manchester City’s attacking options, under Pep Guardiola’s guidance, have been bolstered by Erling Haaland, the team’s top scorer, and Phil Foden, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. Foden leads Manchester City’s scoring charts in League Cup this season with one goal, while also excelling as their primary creator, registering one assist in the competition so far. Manchester City’s offense has also been strengthened by Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku and Tijjani Reijnders, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

Meanwhile, the attacking efforts of Brentford, under Keith Andrews’s management, have been driven by Igor Thiago, the team’s primary goal threat, and Kevin Schade, both of whom have delivered in crucial moments. Carvalho has emerged as Brentford’s leading scorer in League Cup this season, netting two goals, while also being their most creative player, providing one assist in the league so far. Mathias Jensen, Jordan Henderson and Mikkel Damsgaard have made their presence felt as well, chipping in with decisive contributions in attack.

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AI Prediction

The AI gives an initial outlook on Manchester City vs Brentford before the match, then keeps watching the game to update its outlook minute by minute. In this case, the pre-match projection was spot on - it pointed to Manchester City's win. Pre-match figures processed by the model indicated Manchester City’s victory leads the probabilities with 55%, while a draw was at 28% and Brentford’s victory was at 17%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Manchester City - Brentford in real time.

Manchester City kicked off the game with James Trafford, Nico OReilly who got substituted by Josko Gvardiol on the 65th minute, Nathan Ake, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rico Lewis, Tijjani Reijnders, Nicolas Gonzalez who got substituted by Matheus Nunes on the 66th minute, Savinho, Rayan Cherki who got substituted by Bernardo Silva on the 66th minute, Oscar Bobb who got substituted by Phil Foden on the 19th minute and Divine Mukasa as starters, with Gianluigi Donnarumma, Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Matheus Nunes, Stephen Mfuni, Charlie Gray, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland on the bench.

Brentford's starting eleven were Hakon Valdimarsson, Rico Henry who got substituted by Keane Lewis-Potter on the 76th minute, Nathan Collins, Sepp Van den Berg, Kristoffer Ajer, Michael Kayode who got substituted by Aaron Hickey on the 75th minute, Mathias Jensen who got substituted by Romelle Donovan on the 81st minute, Vitaly Janelt, Yehor Yarmoliuk who got substituted by Yunus Emre Konak on the 88th minute, Kevin Schade who got substituted by Gustavo Nunes on the 88th minute and Mikkel Damsgaard, with Caoimhin Kelleher, Benjamin Arthur, Aaron Hickey, Ethan Pinnock, Yunus Emre Konak, Keane Lewis-Potter, Myles Peart-Harris, Gustavo Nunes and Romelle Donovan on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Manchester City vs Brentford on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 0.64 - 0.09
• Ball Possession: 60 - 40
• Big Scoring Chances: 0 - 0
• Total Attempts: 15 - 3
• Shots On Target: 7 - 3
• Blocked Shots: 3 - 0
• Shots in the Box: 6 - 1
• Shots from Outside the Box: 9 - 2
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 8 - 5
• Corners: 5 - 1
• Throw-Ins: 15 - 24
• Saves: 3 - 5
• Free Kicks: 5 - 8
• Offsides: 0 - 7
• Passes into Final Third: 196 - 83
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 166 - 56
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 25 - 10
• Tackles: 18 - 22
• Completed Tackles: 11 - 11
• Total Crosses: 8 - 9
• Successful Crosses: 1 - 1
• Interceptions: 4 - 4
• Clearances: 22 - 19

Referee showed the yellow card twice throughout the game. Abdukodir Khusanov and Matheus Nunes were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Since February 2024, the teams have clashed five times. Manchester City have won four times, while the other match ended in a draw. Their most recent clash took place on October 5, 2025, with Manchester City winning 0-1. Manchester City have scored nine goals across these five encounters, while Brentford have scored four. Overall, Manchester City hold a stronger head-to-head record against Brentford in recent meetings.

Recent Form

Manchester City are on a five-game winning streak, including victories against Crystal Palace, Real Madrid, Sunderland, Fulham and Leeds in their last five outings, while Brentford are coming off a draw in their last match against Leeds. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Manchester City have recorded sixteen wins, three losses, and one draw, while over their most recent twenty games, Brentford have claimed nine victories, suffered eight defeats, and drawn three times.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Manchester City and Brentford in real time. You can watch the goals by Rayan Cherki and Savinho as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Manchester City - Brentford are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.