Manchester City vs Brentford Preview

Manchester City welcome Brentford to the Etihad Stadium for this Carabao Cup encounter on Wednesday evening. The hosts arrive in exceptional form, having won all five of their last matches across all competitions. Their most recent outing saw them claim a commanding 3-0 victory away at Crystal Palace on December 14th. Prior to that, they secured a memorable 2-1 away win at Real Madrid in the Champions League, while also recording a 3-0 home triumph over Sunderland in early December. Earlier in this sequence, City won 5-4 away at Fulham and beat Leeds United 3-2 at home in late November.

Brentford’s recent form presents a stark contrast, with the Bees managing just one win in their last five outings. Their most recent match ended in a 1-1 home draw with Leeds United on December 14th. In their previous outing, they suffered a 2-0 away defeat at Tottenham Hotspur, while they also lost 2-0 away at Arsenal on December 3rd. Earlier in this run, they claimed their sole victory with a 3-1 home win over Burnley, though they also fell 2-1 away at Brighton & Hove Albion in late November.

The head-to-head record strongly favours Manchester City, who have won three of the last five meetings, with two draws and no Brentford victories. Most recently, Manchester City claimed a narrow 1-0 away win at Brentford in October 2025. The sides also drew 2-2 in January 2025, while City won 2-1 at home in September 2024 and 1-0 at home in February 2024.

Fans across the globe can tune in to watch this Carabao Cup clash with kick-off set for 19:30 GMT on Wednesday, December 17th. Viewers in the UK can watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Go UK, while American audiences can stream via Paramount+. Canadian fans have access through DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada, and supporters in India can catch the action on FanCode.

Manchester City Form:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Crystal Palace	0 – 3	Manchester City	English Premier League	Dec 14, 2025
W	Real Madrid	1 – 2	Manchester City	Champions League	Dec 10, 2025
W	Manchester City	3 – 0	Sunderland	English Premier League	Dec 6, 2025
W	Fulham	4 – 5	Manchester City	English Premier League	Dec 2, 2025
W	Manchester City	3 – 2	Leeds United	English Premier League	Nov 29, 2025

Brentford Form:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	Brentford	1 – 1	Leeds United	English Premier League	Dec 14, 2025
L	Tottenham Hotspur	2 – 0	Brentford	English Premier League	Dec 6, 2025
L	Arsenal	2 – 0	Brentford	English Premier League	Dec 3, 2025
W	Brentford	3 – 1	Burnley	English Premier League	Nov 29, 2025
L	Brighton & Hove Albion	2 – 1	Brentford	English Premier League	Nov 22, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Brentford	0 – 1	Manchester City	Oct 5, 2025	English Premier League
Brentford	2 – 2	Manchester City	Jan 14, 2025	English Premier League
Manchester City	2 – 1	Brentford	Sep 14, 2024	English Premier League
Manchester City	1 – 0	Brentford	Feb 20, 2024	English Premier League
Brentford	1 – 3	Manchester City	Feb 5, 2024	English Premier League

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Go UK, NOW, Sky Ultra HD, TalkSport Radio UK
USA	Paramount+
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
India	FanCode
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, FreemyCANAL
Portugal	Sport TV2, Sport TV Multiscreen
Japan	DAZN Japan
Denmark	TV3+ HD, Viaplay Denmark