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Manchester City host Brentford on Saturday hoping to keep the Premier League title race alive.
Manchester City’s 3-3 draw with Everton on Monday has put Arsenal in the driving seat in the Premier League title race and City will believe that they require four wins from their final four matches to have any hope of reeling in the Gunners.
With Arsenal facing a tricky trip to relegation-threatened West Ham on Sunday, City will be looking to pile the pressure back on their rivals with victory at home to Brentford on Saturday.
It should be a straightforward task for the Citizens, who are 3/8 to make home advantage count at the Etihad, with the draw 17/4 and the Bees to 6/1 to spring a surprise in their bid to bolster their European qualification aspirations.
We have selected a football betting three-leg bet builder for the 5.30pm kick-off, which pays out at 12/1 if successful.
Manchester City v Brentford Bet Builder
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Erling Haaland anytime goalscorer @ 8/15
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Abdukodir Khusanov to be shown a card @ 14/5
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Igor Thiago to be shown a card @ 17/10
Pays out at 12/1
Haaland ready to haunt the Bees
Erling Haaland took his tally to 49 goals in 55 appearances for club and country this season in Monday’s six-goal thriller at Everton and it is difficult to see how Brentford can contain him.
The Norwegian has 25 goals in 33 league appearances and he scored the only goal of the game as City edged to a 1-0 victory away at Brentford in October.
In this fixture at the Etihad last season, Haaland netted both goals and, in pursuit of the Premier League title, he will be looking to bring his A-game.
Brentford are seventh and still hold European qualification hopes, but they have won only one of their last eight matches and they look set to struggle up against a focused Haaland.
Leg 1: Erling Haaland anytime goalscorer @ 8/15
Fired-up Khusanov could lose his cool
Abdukodir Khusanov has locked down a place in Manchester City’s centre-back position but he is a fiery character and a battle with Brentford striker Igor Thiago could rile him.
Khusanov came to blows with Everton defender James Tarkowski on Monday evening and was perhaps fortunate not to pick up his sixth card of the campaign.
The Uzbekistan international was carded in City’s 2-0 win at home to Brentford in the EFL Cup in December and Thiago’s physical attributes could overwhelm him.
Leg 2: Abdukodir Khusanov to be shown a card @ 14/5
Thiago’s physicality may overstep the mark
Brentford sharpshooter Thiago is renowned for his goalscoring exploits, having netted 22 times in 35 games, but his hunger for goals can also lead to plenty of fouls.
Thiago will still have ambitions of forcing himself into Brazil’s World Cup plans so can’t afford to endure a dip in performance and he has conceded 64 fouls in 34 starts this season.
The Brazilian has picked up seven Premier League bookings in 2025-26 and they have tended to come in big games against elite opposition.
Leg 3: Igor Thiago to be shown a card @ 17/10