Manchester City host Brentford on Saturday as they look to keep hopes of lifting a fifth Premier League title in six years alive, the report says. Monday evening’s draw against Everton left City five points behind league leaders Arsenal with a game in hand, per the report.
The report says the draw means the title is no longer in City’s hands. City will need a favour from one of West Ham United, Burnley or Crystal Palace and must win all of their remaining four games to remain in contention. The report adds City are also four goals behind Arsenal on goal difference.
City needed late goals from Erling Haaland and Jérémy Doku to rescue a point at Everton after falling 3-1 down late in the second half, the report says. The report notes that a mistake by Marc Guéhi allowed Thierno Barry an equaliser, and City then conceded from a corner to Jake O’Brien before Barry scored again, leaving a nervy finish for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Brentford arrive buoyed by a 3-0 win over West Ham that ended a seven-game run without a victory and kept faint hopes of Champions League qualification alive, the report says. Brentford sit seven points behind both Liverpool and Aston Villa, who are level on points in fourth and fifth place respectively; a defeat would leave Brentford needing Villa to win the Europa League and then to finish sixth in order to reach next season’s Champions League, per the report.
The match will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League in the U.K., NBC/Peacock in the U.S., JioHotstar in India and Stan Sport in Australia, and ESPN will carry live updates, the report says. Kick-off is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. BST at the Etihad Stadium, with Michael Salisbury the referee and James Bell on VAR, per the report.
Injury and team news listed in the report include Josko Gvardiol out (leg), Rúben Dias doubtful (hamstring) and Rodri doubtful (discomfort) for City; for Brentford, Vitaly Janelt and Rico Henry are out, Jordan Henderson is doubtful and Fábio Carvalho is out, per the report. The report also notes Liverpool are in action before Brentford kick-off, which could affect Brentford’s situation.
