Premier League champions Manchester City welcome Brentford to the Etihad Stadium for their fourth fixture of the 2024-25 campaign on Saturday afternoon.
The Citizens claimed their third win in a row before the international break when they beat West Ham United 3-1 away from home, while the Bees beat Southampton 3-1 on their own turf last time out, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.
MANCHESTER CITY vs. BRENTFORD
MANCHESTER CITY
Out: Oscar Bobb (leg fracture), Nathan Ake (muscle)
Doubtful: Erling Haaland (other)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Bernardo; Savinho, De Bruyne, Doku; Haaland
BRENTFORD
Out: Igor Thiago (knee), Josh Dasilva (knee), Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Rico Henry (knee/knock), Gustavo Nunes (back), Mathias Jensen (calf)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Flekken; Collins, Pinnick, Ajer; Roerslev, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Janelt, Lewis-Potter; Mbeumo, Wissa
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