In this week 16 match on Dec 10th, Brentford will host Watford at Brentford Community Stadium in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Brentford, recorded a 2-2 draw against Leeds United. Tyler Roberts scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 27th minute, then Shandon Baptiste tied it up for Brentford in the 54th minute . Brentford looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Watford is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Manchester City. Raheem Sterling struck first for Manchester City in the 4th minute, then Bernardo Silva added another in the 31st minute. Watford looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Watford’s most prolific scorer has been Emmanuel Dennis. The Nigerian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Both Rico Henry and Ivan Toney have been the hottest scorers for Brentford in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Thomas Frank’s squad will be without Kristoffer Ajer, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Joshua Da Silva, Mads Bech Sørensen, Christian Nørgaard, Sergi Canos, David Raya and Yoane Wissa, while Claudio Ranieri’s Watford squad will be without Ismaila Sarr, Christian Kabasele and Ben Foster.