Match summary
Before kickoff, Manchester United were 5th in the table but 11th on points from the last five league games.
Manchester United vs BrentfordResult, Lineups & H2H
Old Trafford
Manchester United vs Brentford in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Manchester United2W 1D 2L
Manchester UnitedBrentford
7Pointsof 155
8Goals scored6
7Goals conceded6
1Clean sheets2
15+Scored in a row0
1Unbeaten in a row7
0Without a win6
Head to head9 meetings · Jan 2022 – Sep 2025
- Manchester United wins
- 5
- Draws
- 1
- Brentford wins
- 3
3.44goals per meeting
67%both teams scored
78%3+ goals
78%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsManchester United 2W 1D 2L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 338 earlier results
Manchester UnitedBrentford
#5Position#10
58Points33 v 33 games48
+13Goal difference+4
1.76Scored per gameleague avg 1.371.45
1.36Conceded per game1.33
#11Form table position#14
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Manchester UnitedBrentford
- 90+6'Yellow Card · Brentford · Nathan Collins
- Yellow Card · Manchester United · Joshua Zirkzee90+2'
- Substitution · Manchester United · Joshua Zirkzee · InOut: Benjamin Sesko88'
- 87'Goal · Brentford · Mathias Jensen2-1
- 76'Yellow Card · Brentford · Igor Thiago
- Substitution · Manchester United · Mason Mount · InOut: Bryan Mbeumo74'
- 73'Substitution · Brentford · Reiss Nelson · InOut: Kevin Schade
- 73'
- 71'Yellow Card · Brentford · Dango Ouattara
- Substitution · Manchester United · Noussair Mazraoui · InOut: Amad Diallo46'
- Goal · Manchester United · Benjamin Sesko2-043'
- 40'Yellow Card · Brentford · Sepp van den Berg
- Goal · Manchester United · Casemiro1-011'
- Yellow Card · Manchester United · Luke Shaw6'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Manchester UnitedBrentford
45%Ball Possession55%
11Shots Total12
6Shots On Target4
7Corners8
6Fouls9
2Yellow Cards4
1Offsides2
5Saves3
414Passes497
5Shots Off Target4
86Attacks116
37Dangerous Attacks89
7Shots Inside Box9
4Shots Outside Box3
2Goals1
11Free Kicks7
0Shots Blocked4
4Substitutions1
0Hit Woodwork1
29Tackles9
2Assists1
340Accurate Passes433
1Injuries0
15Total Crosses33
3Accurate Crosses8
8Interceptions15
68Duels Won32
4Big Chances Created2
2Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Casemiro MF | 8.5 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 51(86%) | 10 | 15/17 |
| 7.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 2/2 | 38(89%) | 2 | 9/10 | |
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 47(85%) | 1 | 2/7 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(61%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 56(86%) | 4 | 8/12 | |
| 7.4 | 88' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 20(52%) | - | 7/11 | |
| 7.0 | 73' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 27(85%) | 4 | 7/9 | |
| 7.0 | 74' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(86%) | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(91%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(88%) | 3 | 5/9 | |
| 6.6 | 45' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(88%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.6 | 45' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 14(79%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.6 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(100%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(50%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.2 | 17' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(67%) | - | - |
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