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Watch Manchester City vs Brentford today as Pep Guardiola's side look to put the pressure on Arsenal, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.
• Date: Saturday, 9 May 2026
• Kick-off time: 5:30pm BST / 12:30pm ET
• Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
• Free Stream: NBC via YouTube TV (21-day free trial)
• TV & Streaming: Sky Sports (UK), Stan Sport (Australia), Peacock (USA)
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There might be a twist left somewhere in the small number of matches remaining in the title race but Pep Guardiola's side must fulfil their end of the bargain. They start the weekend five points behind with four matches to play and a game in hand on the Gunners. And they're playing first.
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Manchester City vs Brentford will be broadcast live in the UK by Sky Sports. It will be shown on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event.
Watch Manchester City vs Brentford in the US
Manchester City vs Brentford will be shown live in the United States on NBC. You can also stream the game on Peacock.
How to watch Manchester City vs Brentford in Australia
Fans in Australia can watch Manchester City vs Brentford through Stan Sport.
Manchester City vs Brentford: Premier League preview
Arsenal play on Sunday afternoon, by which time they’ll know whether City have closed the gap by one point, three points or not at all. It’s bound to have some bearing on the Gunners’ clash with West Ham United; City still retain a degree of control in the title race.
Guardiola’s side were not expected to slip up against Everton after piling the pressure on Arsenal, and they won’t be expected to falter again when they welcome Brentford to the Etihad Stadium today.
This fixture has been played four times in the Premier League, with Manchester City winning three of those meetings. Brentford’s only victory at the Etihad came three and a half years ago.
Ivan Toney scored both of the Bees’ goals in November 2022. That season ultimately turned out just fine for Guardiola, but the same result here would be hugely damaging with only three matches remaining.
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Brentford begin the day in seventh place, which is likely to secure the Premier League’s Conference League spot. If Keith Andrews can achieve that — or even better, with higher finishes still within reach — he will become the first Bees manager to deliver European football.
Andrews’ side have failed to win any of their last three away fixtures. The most recent was a 2-1 defeat just down the road at Manchester United, while the other two were goalless draws against Bournemouth and Leeds.
Manchester City won the reverse fixture in October courtesy of a single Erling Haaland goal and will be confident of a similar outcome this evening. They have not lost a Premier League home match since the opening day of the season and beat Arsenal last time out.
Only the Gunners have collected more points at home this season, while City’s current unbeaten home run is the longest in the division. Arsenal’s best streak at the Emirates topped out at 11 matches.
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Manchester City 3-1 Brentford
When Guardiola's City have their eyes on the prize, they can be an unstoppable force.
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