Brentford Vs. Manchester City Prediction: Pep's Point Hunt In London

JAKARTA - Manchester City will start their three-match trip in the British capital by facing Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Tuesday night January 14, in the Premier League continued. Pep Guardiola's men came with a fine performance after destroying Salford City 8-0 in the FA Cup, while Brentford suffered a shock 0-1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle.

Manchester City have just recorded a historic victory at the FA Cup, beating Salford City 8-0. James McAtee's hat-trick, Jeremy Doku's two goals, Jack Grealish's penalty, as well as goals from Divin Mubama and Nico O'pelan showed Guardiola's squad depth. It was the first time since 1933 City scored eight goals in one FA Cup game.

In the Premier League, City have beaten West Ham United 4-1 and Leicester City in the last two games, approaching the top four with a two-point difference. Despite the chances of retaining the title looking thin, City's continued performance in the second half of the season poses a serious threat to the teams above them.

Meanwhile, Brentford is looking for a way to bounce back after Plymouth's surprise defeat in the FA Cup. Previously, The Bees had performed brilliantly by beating Southampton 5-0 in the Premier League, their first away win of the season. However, their performance at home has decreased, and their defeat against City could extend their poor record to three consecutive defeats at the Gtech Community Stadium.

In the last three Premier League meetings, City have always won over Brentford, including a 2-1 win at Etihad in September, where Erling Haaland scored twice to turn things around after Yoane Wissa's quick goal.

Brentford had to face City with an injury-hit squad. Ethan Pinnock, Josh Dasilva, Kristoffer Ajer, Ben Mee, Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago, Gustavo Nunes, and Ryan Trevitt are all still absent. However, Rico Henry gave positive news by returning to play after 16 months of absence from a knee injury.

Coach Thomas Frank is likely to return to relying on Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo in attack. Both players have scored 17 of Brentford's 27 home goals in the Premier League this season.

City also have several key players who are absent, including Rodri (ACL), Ruben Dias (betis), John Stones (leg), and Oscar Bobb (leg injury). In addition, Kyle Walker is not expected to play after submitting a transfer request to move abroad.

Guardiola is predicted to rotate his squad by resting with several players who appear in the FA Cup. Rico Lewis will most likely fill the right-back position, while Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, and Bernardo Silva will return to the main line.

Brentford has a dangerous force of attack at home, but the absence of some key players on the back could be a gap exploited by Haaland and colleagues. With increasingly consistent performance, Manchester City is expected to be able to win despite the tight resistance from the hosts.

Brentford (4-3-3): Fleken; Roerslev, Van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt, Damsgaard; Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade

Manchester City (4-1-4-1): Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Foden, Silva, De Bruyne, Savinho; Haaland

Score prediction: Brentford 1-3 Manchester Cit