ETIHAD STADIUM, MANCHESTER — Manchester City were held to a frustrating 0-0 scoreline a halftime by a well-drilled Brentford in the Premier League.
The visitors, who lost 4-1 at home to leaders Liverpool, had an early chance to take the lead when recalled midfielder Frank Onyeka surged clear of City’s high line, only to finish tamely under pressure from Kyle Walker and give Ederson a more routine save than he might have expected.
Pep Guardiola’s men made a sluggish start but began to work through the gears, with Julian Alvarez firing over before whipping wide from the edge of the area before the half-hour.
Bernardo Silva passed up a glorious 34th-minute opportinity, heading wide from close range after Walker nodded Rodri’s chipped pass back across goal.
Guardiola handed a full Premier League debut to Oscar Bobb and the Norway winger almost fashioned a wonderful opener, with a cleverly disguised first touch opening up room to shoot and forcing Ben Mee — a City academy graduate of a different era — to clear off the line.
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Man City vs Brentford live score Halftime Goalscorers Man City 0 Brentford 0Lineups:
Man City (4-1-4-1, right to left): 31. Ederson (GK) — 2. Kyle Walker, 3. Ruben Dias, 5. John Stones, 25. Manuel Akanji — 16. Rodri — 47. Phil Foden, 19. Julian Alvarez, 20. Bernardo Silva, 52. Oscar Bobb — 9. Erling Haaland.
Brentford (3-5-2 right to left): 1. Mark Flekken (GK) — 13. Mathias Jorgensen, 20. Kristoffer Ayer, 16. Ben Mee — 30. Mads Roerslev, 15. Frank Onyeka, 6. Christian Norgaard, 27. Vitaly Janelt, 12. Sergio Regulion — 11. Yoane Wissa, 17. Ivan Toney.
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Man City vs Brentford kick off timeThis Premier League clash takes place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, UK and kicks off on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date Kickoff time USA Tue, Feb. 20 2:30 p.m. ET Canada Tue, Feb. 20 2:30 p.m. ET UK Tue, Feb. 20 7:30 p.m. GMT Australia Wed, Feb. 21 6:30 a.m. AEDT India Wed, Feb. 21 1:00 a.m. IST Man City vs Brentford lineups, team newsGuardiola has confirmed Josko Gvardiol and Jack Grealish remain sidelined for this game with Bernardo Silva back in the starting line-up after coming off the bench in their against Chelsea at the weekend.
Oscar Bobb was given a maiden Premier League start as John Stones slotted back into the defence.
Man City (4-1-4-1, right to left): 31. Ederson (GK) — 2. Kyle Walker, 3. Ruben Dias, 5. John Stones, 25. Manuel Akanji — 16. Rodri — 47. Phil Foden, 19. Julian Alvarez, 20. Bernardo Silva, 52. Oscar Bobb — 9. Erling Haaland.
Brentford's injury picture remains unchanged from their 4-1 Premier League loss at home to Liverpool last weekend although Mathias Jorgensen, Frank Onyeka and Yoane Wissa were handed starts as Thoams Frank shuffled his pack
Brentford (3-5-2 right to left): 1. Mark Flekken (GK) — 13. Mathias Jorgensen, 20. Kristoffer Ayer, 16. Ben Mee — 30. Mads Roerslev, 15. Frank Onyeka, 6. Christian Norgaard, 27. Vitaly Janelt, 12. Sergio Regulion — 11. Yoane Wissa, 17. Ivan Toney.
Man City vs Brentford live stream, TV channelHere's how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
Region TV Streaming USA NBC USA Network, Universo Fubo, Universo NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App Canada —Fubo Canada
UK — — Australia — Optus Sport India Star Sports Select 1 JioTV, HotstarUSA: This game is available on the USA Network with streaming options on Fubo. Telemundo and Universo provide Spanish language options.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live-streaming exclusively via Fubo.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on-demand on Optus Sport.
UK: This game is not available for live broadcast in the UK with talkSPORT providing live radio commentary.
