Gameweek 14 preview · Sat 5 Dec, 20:00 · Sky Sports
Brentford v Man City
Brentford sit 6th on 14 points (form WDLDW); Man City are 2nd on 21 (WWWLL). Kick-off is 20:00 UK time on Sat 5 Dec, live on Sky Sports.
The numbers
Brentford have scored 16 goals and conceded 9 in 9 games, from chances worth 14.3 expected goals, with 3 clean sheets. Man City have scored 20 goals and conceded 10 in 9 games, from chances worth 18.6 expected goals, with 3 clean sheets.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 4 for BRE and a 4 for MCI (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Brentford's leading FPL assets are Schade (45 pts, 14.2%, £6.2m), Ajer (40 pts, 4.1%, £4.5m) and Lewis-Potter (38 pts, 1.9%, £5.5m). The market's pick this week is Thiago, bought by 23,290 managers since the last deadline. Thiago is on penalties.
Man City's leading FPL assets are Haaland (68 pts, 79.0%, £15.8m), Cherki (45 pts, 35.3%, £7.9m) and Gvardiol (44 pts, 25.9%, £5.7m). The market's pick this week is Haaland, bought by 32,453 managers since the last deadline. Haaland is on penalties.
Availability
- Furo (BRE) — Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
- Henry (BRE) — Hip injury - Unknown return date
- Milambo (BRE) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Carvalho (BRE) — Knock - Expected back 23 Nov
- Dasilva (BRE) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- Semenyo (MCI) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
Last season
Brentford 0–1 Man City (GW7) and Man City 3–0 Brentford (GW36).
Watching it
Saturday evening games are Sky Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.