Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Brentford
Match Time & Date:
14/01/2025
20:30
Prediction: 1-2
Man City
Following a shocking loss to Plymouth in the FA Cup round 3, Brentford will look to get back on course when they face Man City in the Premier League round 21. The Bees failed to impress in the FA Cup defeat, with the team failing to create a descent goal-scoring opportunity and, as a result, they are seen as underdogs in Tuesday’s clash. Both Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa return to the starting XI, while the likes of Gustavo Nunes, Ajer, Dasilva, Pinnock, Mee, Thiago, and Hickey remain in the recovery room.
Pep Guardiola’s men, on the other hand, rolled over Salford City 8-0 in their FA Cup opener and given their three-game winning run in all competitions, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Kevin De Bruyne and Co. Erling Haaland is back to the starting XI, while the likes of Oscar Bobb, Ruben Dias, Rodri, and John Stones continue to miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Ake):
Ake is a professional footballer who plays for the Dutch National Team and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The versatile defender who was born on the 18th of February, 1995, started his youth career in 2003 with local club ADO Den Haag. He then moved to Feyenoord in 2007 before joining Chelsea's youth academy four years later.
Ake made his first professional appearance at the age of 17, playing for the Blues in a 0-1 away victory against Norwich on the 26th of December, 2012. Barring a few starts and substitute appearances, Ake spent his next few years at Chelsea mostly in the reserves before being sent out on a one month loan to Reading in 2015. Upon his return, he immediately joined Watford on a season-long loan where his displays earned him the Watford's young player of the season award. Another successful loan spell at Bournemouth succeeded his time at Watford before Chelsea recalled him in January 2017.
At the start of the 17/18 season, the 24-year-old rejoined his current club Bournemouth permanently on a five-year contract worth 20 million pounds. On the International stage, Ake has represented the Netherlands at every youth level and has even captained the under-17 and under-19 sides. He made his first senior appearance on the 31st of May, 2017, featuring in Hollands 2-1 friendly win over Morocco.
Highlighted Team (Brentford):
Based in London, Brentford compete in the Championship and they were founded in 1898. Griffin Park has been the home ground of the club since 1904 and the capacity of the venue is 12,300.
The Bees have yet to play in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they made it to the FA Cup sixth round on four occasions (1937/1938, 1945/1946,1948/1949, 1988/1989). Brentford played in the League Cup round 4 in the 1982/1983 and 2010/2011 season and that is the club’s biggest success in the competition.
Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and they take on each other in the West London Derby. The rivalry with the Cottagers is probably the biggest and you should bear in mind that the clashes between the two teams have their history of crowd violence. The colour of Brentford’s shirts is red and white and they wear black shorts.
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