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Man City v Brentford team news: Semenyo starts, Dias a sub

9 May 2026 324 comments
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Manchester City will attempt to reduce Arsenal’s lead to two points in today’s evening kick-off.

Brentford are the visitors to the Etihad, where the action gets underway at 5.30pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

It’s two changes apiece in Eastlands, but mercifully, there aren’t any seismic shocks for Fantasy managers.

There’s one surprise no-show in defence as the low-owned Abdokodir Khusanov misses out. Pep Guardiola says the centre-half has a “knock”.

Nathan Ake comes in for Khusanov, while early-season bandwagon Tijjani Reijnders replaces Nico Gonzalez in the other alternation.

Rodri again misses out with a groin injury, while Josko Gvardiol is not yet fit enough for competitive action despite a return to training this week.

Ruben Dias, another recent absentee, does however make a return from a hamstring issue. He’s among the substitutes.

Despite a dip in form, Antoine Semenyo keeps his place on the right flank.

Keith Andrews’ two changes see the defensive duo of Kristoffer Ajer and Aaron Hickey receive recalls.

Dango Ouattara and Sepp van den Berg drop to the bench, so Keane Lewis-Potter will presumably play further up the left flank.

LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Guehi, Ake, O’Reilly, Silva, Reijnders, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland.

Subs: Trafford, Dias, Stones, Aït-Nouri, Kovačić, González, Foden, Marmoush, Savinho

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Hickey, Ajer, Collins, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Schade, Damsgaard, Lewis-Potter, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, van den Berg, Pinnock, Henderson, Da Silva, Janelt, Nelson, Ouattara, Furo.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 hours, 34 mins ago

    Of course my cap O’Reilly gets booked and then Haaland goes and scores, of course

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 31 mins ago

      Template always wins my friend.

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  2. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 hours, 33 mins ago

    Haaland screamer

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  3. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    2 hours, 33 mins ago

    Haaland TC!!

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    1. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 33 mins ago

      Same

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  4. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 hours, 33 mins ago

    Haaland TC G
    Semenyo A

    😀

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 hours, 33 mins ago

      Did Mush touch it?

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 hours, 32 mins ago

        No. Semenyo owner.

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    2. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 32 mins ago

      Ayoooo semen ftw

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  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 hours, 33 mins ago

    Robot brace coming up

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  6. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 32 mins ago

    Is that defo a Semenyo assist?

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 32 mins ago

      Hardly?

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 31 mins ago

      I sold him for -4 to get Haaland but still think that’s an assist.

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    3. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      2 hours, 30 mins ago

      It’s not been given as an assist on FPL site

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        2 hours, 29 mins ago

        Yet

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    4. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 29 mins ago

      I think Haaland was the intended target, so should be an assist

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      1. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 hours, 20 mins ago

        Watch it again. Mush was the intended target. 100% not Haaland. Not sure if that matters for the rules though?

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        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 hours, 19 mins ago

          If Marmoush didn’t touch it, and it only took one defensive touch before getting to Haaland, then it should be an assist

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  7. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 32 mins ago

    I mean… if that’s a Semenyo assist and Groß’ isn’t I’ll be fuming. Then again no one forced me to switch Semenyo to Cherki.

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  8. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 hours, 31 mins ago

    Erling never in doubt

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  9. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    2 hours, 31 mins ago

    West Ham need to beat Arsenal tomorrow

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    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 30 mins ago

      Bowen is coming

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      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        2 hours, 29 mins ago

        Lets hope so, don't want them winning last day at ours.

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      2. JBG
        • 8 Years
        2 hours, 29 mins ago

        For Semen(yo)?

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 30 mins ago

      For the love of the beautiful game

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    3. JBG
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 29 mins ago

      Rather Arsenal win PL than CL

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 hours, 28 mins ago

        Rather they win both

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      2. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        2 hours, 28 mins ago

        Winning nothing would be much more preferable 😉

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  10. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    2 hours, 29 mins ago

    No assist for Semenyo?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 hours, 28 mins ago

      It will be if Marmoush didn’t touch it

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 28 mins ago

      I don't think anyone really knows the rules it's a farce

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  11. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 27 mins ago

    Should be a Semenyo assist according to the rules.

    'When a deflected pass is received inside the penalty area, an assist will be awarded if the recipient is the goalscorer'

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 26 mins ago

      What if it's deflected by one of your own players tho

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      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 hours, 25 mins ago

        I didn't think it did

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    2. Cocl32
        2 hours, 23 mins ago

        Looks like it hits Marmoush first

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      • Studs Up
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 hours, 17 mins ago

        After review, there is no assist for Erling Haaland's goal. Haaland's initial shot was saved by Caoimhin Kelleher before he converted the rebound.

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    3. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      2 hours, 27 mins ago

      Feckyou feckyou pep for Cherki sub

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        2 hours, 22 mins ago

        😆

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    4. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 26 mins ago

      Time for Kelleher to get one more save point 🙂

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    5. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 hours, 26 mins ago

      Can't believe I fell into the jerky trap again. One of the worst possible FPL options

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        2 hours, 24 mins ago

        I got in early on it for once.

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          2 hours, 24 mins ago

          Could’ve been another Sarr level troll

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      2. JBG
        • 8 Years
        2 hours, 24 mins ago

        Last DGW I had Cherki and Semenyo, I went Semenyo C and Cherki hauled. This DGW I have Cherki and Doku, went Cherki C....

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    6. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 23 mins ago

      Semenyo and grob owners let’s hug each other

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      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 22 mins ago

        I have both. Oh well

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        1. Sun God Nika
          • 5 Years
          2 hours, 18 mins ago

          Same buddy

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    7. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 21 mins ago

      Ffs Nunes gets a yellow now too. Honestly…

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    8. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      2 hours, 18 mins ago

      Goodness gracious great balls of fire the players are almost without exception such unbelievably huge crybabies.

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    9. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 18 mins ago

      Good to see City chasing hard for the goal difference all the same

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    10. DropkickMurphys
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 17 mins ago

      Haaland assist Marmoush goal

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    11. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 17 mins ago

      Moosh G

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        2 hours, 17 mins ago

        Robot A

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    12. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 17 mins ago

      Marmoush g Haaland a

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    13. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 hours, 17 mins ago

      TC success

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    14. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 hours, 17 mins ago

      And just like that, I officially give up, end the season already

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    15. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 hours, 17 mins ago

      Semenyo is always so far behind the play when they break 🙄

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    16. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      2 hours, 17 mins ago

      Yes triple captain! More space between Haaland and Cherki cappers.

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    17. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 16 mins ago

      PUNISHED

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    18. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 16 mins ago

      Absolutely criminal that Marmoush hardly plays

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        2 hours, 15 mins ago

        Card magnet 😆

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      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 hours, 15 mins ago

        Yeah, baller

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    19. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      2 hours, 16 mins ago

      It’s game over for anyone that went for captain punt on the likes of Cherki, NOR or Semenyo.

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    20. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 hours, 16 mins ago

      Why did no one on here tell me to get marmoush instead of cherki.... paying for this site and getting useless info

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 hours, 14 mins ago

        Hey Fpl Virgin, how are you?

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      2. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        2 hours, 13 mins ago

        What a weird comment. How the feck is anyone supposed to know exactly who will play and score?
        Sounds like you think you are paying for advance knowledge of the future, when in truth the writers on here don’t know any more than people like myself who closely follow the PL

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          2 hours, 12 mins ago

          He’s not paying for anything.

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          1. thegaffer82
            • 14 Years
            2 hours, 11 mins ago

            I was just going off what he said…

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          2. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            2 hours ago

            Paying with my valuable time

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    21. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 16 mins ago

      TC paying off

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