Brentford vs Manchester United
Ref: Craig Pawson, EnglandGtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex · 17,250 cap
Match recap
Brentford beat Manchester United 3–1 in their Premier League fixture. Thiago, Thiago, and Jensen scored for Brentford; Šeško replied for Manchester United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.02 for Brentford versus 2.08 for Manchester United. Brentford sit 9th in the Premier League table while Manchester United are 3rd.
First Half
⚽
Thiago
Assist: Henderson
⚽
Thiago
26'
⚽
Šeško
Second Half
55'
Bruno Fernandes
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Ugarte
66'
⇄
Maguire
Collins
Yellow Card
⇄
Ouattara
⇄
Hickey
Schade
Yellow Card
⇄
Damsgaard
⇄
Henderson
81'
⇄
Shaw
84'
Dorgu
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
Dorgu
⚽
Jensen
Assist: Yarmolyuk
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Thiago
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrentfordManchester United
2Won
Statistical edge
2–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.02VS2.08
Attack2 · 4 won
10
Shots
14
8
Shots on target
6
7
Shots in the box
9
3
Shots outside box
5
1
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
44%
Possession
56%
359
Total passes
458
274
Accurate passes
370
76%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline0 · 2 won
14
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Manchester United
3-4-2-1
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 2A. HickeyD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9ThiagoF
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 19D. OuattaraM
- 22N. CollinsD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 3R. HenryD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 8M. JensenM
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 15F. OnyekaM
- 17A. MilamboM
- 20K. AjerD
- 23K. Lewis-PotterF
- 27V. JaneltM
Manchester United
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1A. BayındırG
- 2Diogo DalotM
- 4M. de LigtD
- 5H. MaguireD
- 8Bruno FernandesM
- 10Matheus CunhaF
- 13P. DorguM
- 19B. MbeumoF
- 23L. ShawD
- 25M. UgarteM
- 30B. ŠeškoF
Substitutes
- 7M. MountM
- 11J. ZirkzeeF
- 15L. YoroD
- 22T. HeatonG
- 26A. HeavenD
- 31S. LammensG
- 33T. FredricsonD
- 35D. LeónD
- 37K. MainooM
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Thiago | F | 89 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 81 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kevin Schade | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dango Ouattara | M | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 81 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Michael Kayode | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Antoni Milambo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Jensen | M | 9 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rico Henry | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | F | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Frank Onyeka | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Manchester United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Šeško | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Matheus Cunha | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bryan Mbeumo | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Diogo Dalot | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Manuel Ugarte | M | 66 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Patrick Dorgu | M | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Altay Bayındır | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Maguire | D | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bruno Fernandes(C) | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Luke Shaw | D | 81 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diego León | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Heaton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Senne Lammens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Fredricson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayden Heaven | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mason Mount | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leny Yoro | D | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kobbie Mainoo | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Zirkzee | F | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |