Man City have won their last five games in all competitions
Brentford have won at both Bournemouth and Grimsby in this competition
Recommended bet: Man City to win and Phil Foden to score anytime
Man City host Brentford in the EFL Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night as Pep Guardiola's side continue their bid to win the competition for the first time since 2021.
The Bees have defeated Bournemouth, Aston Villa and League Two Grimsby Town, who had knocked out Man Utd, to reach the last eight.
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Team news
City boss Guardiola is expected to make a number of changes, with his squad again competing on four fronts this season. That could mean starts for the likes of Savinho, Rico Lewis and Oscar Bobb.
Jeremy Doku missed the win at Crystal Palace with a leg injury and may still be sidelined on Wednesday evening.
John Stones has a thigh issue, while Rodri has been out with a hamstring problem and Mateo Kovacic is unavailable due to an ankle injury.
Brentford will welcome back Kevin Schade after the forward missed the Leeds game due to suspension, but Reiss Nelson, though, is a doubt, having picked up a knock.
The Bees will be without Josh Dasilva and Fabio Carvalho, who are unavailable due to knee problems.
The stats
City have won 15 of their last 20 matches across the Premier League, Champions League and EFL Cup.
Brentford have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight of their last nine matches, only recording a shutout against Grimsby in the last round of this competition.
Erling Haaland has scored four goals in his last four games for City, while Phil Foden has netted six in five, only failing to net against Real Madrid.
Jordan Henderson's opener in Sunday's 1-1 draw at home to Leeds was the Bees' first goal in three matches after drawing blanks against London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham.
City and Brentford have met in the EFL Cup just once before, playing a two-legged tie in September and October 1989.
The Bees won the first game 2-1 before City claimed a 4-1 victory at Maine Road to progress 5-3 on aggregate.
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Prediction
City are big favourites to beat Brentford on Wednesday as they look to end a five-year wait to win the EFL Cup, a trophy they lifted six times in eight seasons from 2013.
The Citizens can afford to make big changes to the starting line-up and still possess the quality to get the better of the Bees, while home advantage will play a part and City should beat a visiting side with just two wins in the last seven.
The Bees have won away at City just once since the 1930s – a 2-1 win in 2022 and will likely have to wait to claim another victory against the blue half of Manchester.
Meanwhile, Foden could be a smart pick to score. The playmaker may not play the full game, but he did start and score against Huddersfield in this competition before coming on with 27 minutes remaining at Swansea in the last round.
The midfielder has scored six goals in five matches, netting in Sunday's 3-0 win over Palace and should he feature against the Bees, he is likely to add to his goalscoring tally.
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