WELCOME Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Premier League clash between Brentford and Manchester City. City have won their last nine league matches and can open up a huge nine-point lead at the top of the table with another victory tonight. Let's grab the team news ahead of this 20:15 GMT kick-off!

The Brentford forward leads the home side's counter-attack but is caught on the left ankle by Ake, who somehow escapes punishment for a cynical foul.

It's oh so cruel on Brentford who had twice gone close to breaking the deadlock. But you cannot afford to give this City side an inch.

53 seconds after clearing the ball off their line, Man City take the lead! De Bruyne's gorgeous whipped cross is slotted home by Foden. VAR has a check for offside but it's going to stand!

My goodness, Brentford go agonisingly close to scoring the opener! Wissa can't believe how much space he has and connects well with a low volley. It takes a deflection and is destined for the bottom corner until Cancelo heads off the line!

Wissa is fed on the left, his cross takes a deflection off Dias and Ederson has to be alert to push it behind for a corner!

Jensen spots Ederson off his line and tries to lob him from the halfway line! But it's always curling well wide of goal.

Dias is put under pressure by Brentford's press and the hosts win the ball in a dangerous area. Onyeka is played through down the left and gets a good shot away but Ederson is down sharply to smother.

De Bruyne and Foden make runs into the penalty area in an attempt to meet Cancelo's deep cross but neither can get on the end of it.

De Bruyne is searching for Cancelo but it's another loose pass which is very uncharacteristic from the Belgium international. The grass looks a tad longer than usual at the Brentford Community Stadium - is that a deliberate attempt to disrupt City's free-flowing football?

Grealish, who is playing through the middle for City, puts too much zip on his pass and Bernardo can't keep it in play.

Baptiste tries an ambitious shot from distance and the Brentford forward will be wishing he hadn't. It ends up going out for a City throw-in!

De Bruyne, running at speed, carries the ball forward before feeding it to Grealish on the right. He delivers a low cross and forces an early corner.

The players take the knee to applause before Man City get us underway!

Five minutes until kick-off at the Brentford Community Stadium! 'Hey Jude' is currently being belted out by the home supporters. Will they still be in such celebratory mood come the full-time whistle?

Ben Snowball says the title race is already over in today's Warm-Up!

The atmosphere is building at the Brentford Community Stadium. While the visitors are searching for the victory that will open up a nine-point gap on chasers Liverpool, Brentford can climb as high as 11th with a win.

City's title rivals Chelsea are also in action tonight, their game with Brighton is already up and running...

Man City were in scintillating form as they put SIX past Leicester.

Manchester City have won their last three away league games against promoted sides by an aggregate score of 11-1. They last won more consecutively against such opponents between December 2009 and November 2011 under Roberto Mancini (6).

“He (Frank) made an incredible start to the season, (Brentford are) doing really well,” said Pep Guardiola about his counterpart.

“I saw the Carabao Cup game against Chelsea...wow, they lost but they were incredible. They drew against Liverpool, they beat Arsenal (in the Premier League)."

"We are playing against the team with potentially the biggest budget in the division and the greatest manager of the modern era," said Brentford boss, Thomas Frank. "They have unbelievable players and a very specific style of play that makes it quite difficult for a team like us. They are so good at keeping the ball and they almost never risk it. It is going to be very difficult."