*** Bees vs God's own official match thread***

[CTID Hants]

TEAM NEWS
Brentford could be missing up to nine first team players for the visit of Manchester City, with the suspended Christian Norgaard adding to their lengthy injury list.

Bryan Mbeumo is a major doubt after he sustained a calf injury on Boxing Day but Mads Roerslev is back in contention after recovering from Covid.

Manchester City duo Kyle Walker and Rodri will be assessed after they missed the win against Leicester City due to fitness concerns.

John Stones was sidelined on Boxing Day because of an unspecified injury.

MATCH FACTS


Head to head

This is the first meeting between Brentford and Manchester City since City's 1-0 victory in the FA Cup third round at Griffin Park in 1997.
Brentford's 2-0 home win in the second tier in 1951 is the most recent league game between the clubs.
The Bees' last competitive win in this fixture was a 2-1 home triumph in the League Cup second round first leg in 1989.

Brentford

Brentford's tally of seven league defeats already matches their total number of losses in the Championship last season.
They lost at Brighton & Hove Albion on Boxing Day despite registering 16 shots - a club record in a Premier League game.
The Bees have won successive Premier League home games, after they were victorious in only one of their first six at the Brentford Community Stadium.
They can win three successive top-flight fixtures at home for the first time since 1939.
Brentford's 10 Premier League home goals have been scored by 10 different players.



Manchester City

Manchester City will be Premier League leaders at the turn of the year for the third time, after 2011-12 and 2017-18. They went on to win the title in both of those seasons.
City have won nine consecutive Premier League matches by an aggregate score of 30-6, since a 2-0 home defeat versus Crystal Palace on 30 October.
They have lost their final league match of a calendar year in only one of the last 20 seasons, a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool in 2016.
The Citizens have set English top-flight records for most victories (35) and most away wins (18) in a single calendar year.
City's tally of 112 Premier League goals in 2021 is the most by a top-flight team in a single calendar year since Arsenal netted 112 in 1963. Spurs (114) and Wolves (113) were the last top-flight clubs to score more, both in 1960.
City can equal the club top-flight record of scoring at least four goals in four successive games, set in 1905.
Riyad Mahrez has scored and assisted in City's last three Premier League matches. He can score in four successive Premier League appearances for the first time.

Lawro predicts 0-3.....

[Mase]

Come on City!!

[Outcast]

We'll win 0-3

[blues2win]

Cant see Walker or Rodri being involved. Hopefully no surprise absences due to failed Covid tests.

[Mase]

Klopp is already mentioning us ‘running away with it’. No doubt to prick the ears of the FA and Premier League. Expect some shit decisions against us tonight boys.

[nottsblue]

Play as we have been doing and to our full ability and we win convincingly

The incentive to go 9 clear as well knowing either dippers or chavs or maybe both will drop points at weekend as they face off

No fucking about with the team
4-0 Sterling

[CTID Hants]

Klopp is already mentioning us ‘running away with it’. No doubt to prick the ears of the FA and Premier League. Expect some shit decisions against us tonight boys.

The ref tonight is David Coote, he has only ever ref'd us twice before both wins Sheffield home and Palace away last season. No cards issued, so if he does start dolling shit out we will know he has orders.

[sheblue]

Wonder will the bold boys be allowed back into the playground.
They seem to have been good boys lately, so just maybe.

[PeterParker]

Crucial game. No fucking around, no brainfarts, hit them hard.

[john@staustell]

All a bit Agatha Christie these mystery illnesses.

Walker

Rodri

Stones

Covid?

[Mase]

All a bit Agatha Christie these mystery illnesses.

Walker

Rodri

Stones

Covid?

It’s a mystery if Stones is fit these days.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Big game this, physiologically this could hit the horrible dippers badly, so come on City

[blues2win]

Jesus apparently starting tonight.

[Mase]

Didn’t realise Brentford had a lot of injuries!

Brentford, meanwhile, are dealing with something of an injury crisis and could have up to 11 players unavailable for the game, including Kristoffer Ajer, Christian Norgaard, Rico Henry, Bryan Mbeumo, Joshua Dasilva and goalkeeper David Raya.

[CTID Hants]

TEAM NEWS

XI | Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Ake, Fernandinho (C), De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Jesus, Grealish

SUBS | Steffen, Carson, Sterling, Gundogan, Zinchenko, Mahrez, Mbete, Palmer

[Mase]

He’s completely fucked about with the team ffs! Mahrez is on fire and is leaving soon. Why drop him?

[blues2win]

Zinchenko benched for Ake. Fernandinho playing twice in a few days. Jesus and Grealish in for Mahrez and Sterling.

[CTID Hants]

Absolutely no way Fernandinho can last mite than 20 minuted after Sunday!!!

[nottsblue]

He’s completely fucked about with the team ffs! Mahrez is on fire and is leaving soon. Why drop him?

Rested for Arsenal maybe?

[john@staustell]

At least Ake is in, instead of the Zinch