Why is Man City vs Brentford not on TV?

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The game at the Etihad will be one of two games not to be shown on TV this week
The game at the Etihad will be one of two games not to be shown on TV this week

MANCHESTER CITY will be looking to get back to winning ways after dropping points last week.

Pep Guardiola's side were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea on Saturday afternoon.

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Man City and Brentford renew their rivalry for the second time in three weeksCredit: GETTY
The visitors looking to get revenge following their 3-1 home defeat
The visitors looking to get revenge following their 3-1 home defeatCredit: Getty

This means that City are four points behind table-toppers Liverpool, but they do have a game in hand over their rivals.

Jack Grealish is ruled out for the game following a muscle injury sustained in last week's Champions League win over FC Copenhagen.

The England international didn't play in Saturday's draw and is expected to be back in a few weeks.

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A positive for the Treble winners is the return of midfielder Mateo Kovacic to the squad following injury.

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Why is Man City vs Brentford not on TV?

Man City are hosting Brentford at 7.30pm on Tuesday night after the fixture was rearranged.

The match was due to take place on Friday, December 23, but it had to be postponed due to City's involvement in the Fifa Club World Cup.

The original fixture wasn't picked to be shown on TV when broadcasters made their selections for the December fixtures.

And that meant it was due to be played at 3pm on Saturday - during the nationwide TV football blackout.

Therefore, the match cannot subsequently be picked up by Sky, TNT or Amazon Prime Video because the companies have a limited number of matches as part of their deals with the Premier League.

So the fixture remains untelevised - just like Liverpool vs Brentford 24 hours later.

Alternatively, highlights will be shown in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League later tonight at 10:30pm or on their YouTube channel.

Phil Foden scored a hat-trick in the reverse fixture at the Gtech Community Stadium
Phil Foden scored a hat-trick in the reverse fixture at the Gtech Community StadiumCredit: Getty

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