Brentford v Manchester United

The full-time whistle blows at the Gtech Community Stadium as Brentford defeat Manchester United in a thrilling 4-3 game. After a great start from the hosts, the visitors took the lead through Mason Mount's first-time finish past the hapless Mark Flekken. The Bees responded with an equaliser after Luke Shaw redirected Mikkel Damsgaard's shot into his own net. Kevin Schade gave the home side the lead after firing in a powerful header from Christian Norgaard's exquisite cross. United started off the second half positively but conceded another goal as Schade converted Bryan Mbeumo's delightful cross. Soon after, the Bees made it four as Michael Kayode teed up Yoane Wissa to tap into an empty net. The Red Devils did not give up and Alejandro Garnacho scored a sensational goal with Flekken rooted to the spot. Substitute Amad Diallo set up a tense final few minutes after seeing his left-footed effort go through the legs of Flekken, but the home side held out for a deserved win. The result sees Brentford move up to ninth place in the Premier League table as Thomas Frank's side look to bring European football to West London next season. For United, they suffered their 16th league defeat of the season and remain in 15th place. Ruben Amorim's side will now turn their attention to Thursday's UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg tie against Athletic Club. Brentford's clinical finishing was reflected through an xG of 2.57, whereas Manchester United's ability to finish their chances was highlighted through an xG of 1.50. Thank you for reading and take care!

FULL-TIME: BRENTFORD 4-3 MANCHESTER UNITED

Ugarte gets the assist after teeing up Diallo on the right flank.

The home supporters are celebrating here as their team looks to claim all three points against the Red Devils.

We will have seven minutes of additional time at the end of the second half.

CHANCE FOR OBI! The youngster manages to find some space in the Brentford penalty area before firing in a shot, but sees his effort well blocked by Van Den Berg for a corner kick.

Mbeumo wants a goal here as he plays a nice give and go with the substitute Thiago just outside the Manchester United penalty area, before seeing his opportunity taken away by the United defence.

Garnacho has scored his sixth goal in the Premier League this season, netting for the first time since 13th April 2025 against Newcastle United. For Eriksen, that was his second assist in the Premier League this season.

Eriksen gets the assist for Garnacho's goal. The Dane has had a major influence on the Red Devils since coming on.

The third change sees Lewis-Potter come off for Nunes.

The second change sees the returning Thiago replace Damsgaard.

Thomas Frank makes a triple change. The first change sees Kayode come off for Ajer. The Italian receives a standing ovation after claiming his first assist of the season.

Wissa has scored his 18th goal in the Premier League this season. He has now scored in his last four games in the competition (four goals in total), his longest streak in his career.

Ruben Amorim responds with a substitution as he takes off Fredricson for Lindelof.

Kayode claimed the assist after making a darting run into the United penalty area. The Italian has been sensational today!

Schade is replaced by Henry. The German international received a standing ovation from the home supporters for his performance today!

Thomas Frank makes a substitution which sees Yarmoliuk come off for Jensen.

GOOD CHANCE! Eriksen has had a major impact on this game since coming on. The Dane delivers a cross towards the far post, which flies over the head of Kayode and into the path of Amass, but the youngster sees his effort flash over Flekken's crossbar!

Both sets of fans are cheering their team on in what has been a captivating second half. Diallo finds acres of space on the right flank before teeing up Garnacho just outside the penalty area but the Argentina international sees his effort blocked.

Another couple of chances for United come and go. Firstly, Eriksen delivers a teasing cross into the Brentford penalty area, but Obi is unable to get any real connection to the ball. The Bees clear their lines but Yoro reclaims possession before passing to Eriksen, who fires high over Bayindir's crossbar.

Brentford have been lively on both flanks in this game, which is highlighted by the fact that they have attempted 18 crosses in this match, higher than their season average of 17.6 in the Premier League.

GOOD BLOCK! This time the Red Devils break forward with Garnacho on the left-hand side before he tees up Obi in the middle of the Brentford penalty area. However, the former Arsenal youth forward sees his shot blocked by the Brentford defence!

SO CLOSE! It's another Kayode throw-in which causes mayhem in the United penalty area with Collins flicking a header towards the back post but Wissa is unable to divert the ball into the United goal!

Mount is replaced by Eriksen. The former Chelsea midfielder has been lively against the Bees today.

The away side have started the second half much better compared to the beginning of the first half. Diallo makes a driving run towards the Brentford goal on the right-hand side of the pitch but is unable to get past Lewis-Potter.

YELLOW! Garnacho goes into the referee's notebook for dissent. This is after Anthony Taylor blew his whistle after Garnacho fouled Norgaard in the middle of the pitch.

CHANCE! Garnacho makes a darting run on the left flank before delivering a teasing cross in the penalty area. Mount connects with the cross but sees his effort blocked by Collins. The former Chelsea midfielder has another chance but sees his tame shot safely collected by Flekken.

Kayode has been a threat with his long throw-ins. The Italian has caused a threat in the Manchester United penalty area with Ruben Amorim's side struggling to deal with the set piece.

We are back underway for the second half at the Gtech Community Stadium.

The second change sees Shaw come off for Yoro.

Ruben Amorim makes a double substitution as Dorgu comes off for Diallo.

Brentford's clinical finishing in the first half is reflected through an xG of 1.08, whereas Manchester United's lack of cutting edge in the final third is highlighted through an xG of 0.47.

The half-time whistle blows at the Gtech Community Stadium as Brentford head into the break with a 2-1 lead over Manchester United. The Bees started the game with urgency and almost scored in the opening few minutes after Luke Shaw almost scored an own-goal before Kevin Schade fired over Altay Bayindir's crossbar. However, the away side took the lead after a low pass from Alejandro Garnacho on the left flank was met by Mason Mount in the penalty area. Shortly afterwards, the Bees equalised after Shaw put the ball into his own net after getting a heavy touch on Mikkel Damsgaard's shot. The Bees did not rest on their laurels and found a second after an exquisite cross from Christian Norgaard on the right flank was met by Schade's powerful header. To make matters worse for Ruben Amorim, Matthijs de Ligt went off injured after colliding with Yoane Wissa and was replaced with Harry Maguire. The Opta predictor currently has Thomas Frank's side as overwhelming favourites to take the three points here with a 76% chance.

HALF-TIME: BRENTFORD 2-1 MANCHESTER UNITED

CHANCE FOR UNITED! Mount makes a driving run towards the Brentford goal on the right flank before firing a low cross towards the penalty area, but Garnacho is unable to convert! That was the perfect chance to equalise!

We will have three minutes of additional time at the end of the first half.

WHAT A SAVE! THAT COULD HAVE BEEN 3-1! From the resulting free-kick, Damsgaard delivers a cross from the right-hand side which is headed towards goal by Norgaard, but Bayindir saves with his chest! I do not think the Turkey international knew much about that save!

YELLOW! Cynical from Ugarte, who goes into the referee's notebook after pulling back Kayode on the right flank.

SAVE! Brentford are looking for a third here! Lewis-Potter plays a delightful long ball towards Schade on the right flank. The German international heads into the penalty area before firing a fierce effort with his right foot, but Bayindir parries the shot away!

Schade has scored his ninth goal in the Premier League this season. The German international was assisted by Norgaard, who has assisted his third goal in the league this season.

Ruben Amorim is forced into an early substitution as De Ligt comes off for Maguire. The Dutch international injured himself in the lead up to Brentford's second goal after colliding with Wissa.

It was a delightful assist from Norgaard after playing one-touch football with Kayode on the right flank.

That own-goal from Shaw means Brentford have scored in their last four Premier League games. The Bees started this game well and deserved their equaliser.

Brentford are trying to force something here. Yarmoliuk finds some space on the right-hand side of the United penalty area, before whipping in a cross which is well defended by the United defence.

For Mount, he has now scored two goals in six appearances in the Premier League against Brentford. His previous goal against the Bees also came at the Gtech Community Stadium.

That Mount goal has knocked the stuffing out of Brentford as it came out of nowhere. The away side are dominating possession of the ball before Anthony Taylor stops play after a brief scuffle between Fredricson and Schade.

Importantly for Manchester United, the Red Devils have avoided defeat in their last 15 matches when scoring first in the Premier League, since a 1-3 loss to Manchester City on 3rd March 2024.

Manchester United have a record of W3, D2, L0 when scoring the opening goal away from home in the Premier League this season. For Brentford, the Bees have a record of W3, D1, L4 when conceding the opening goal at home in the Premier League this season.

Garnacho provides the assist after finding some space on the left flank. Garnacho has assisted his second goal in the Premier League this season.

Mbeumo shows some trickery outside the United penalty area before whipping a delivery with his right-foot, but Mount clears away for a corner. The resulting corner sees the Red Devils clear the danger away with Garnacho trying to start a counter attack, however the Argentina international has no support up front.

It should be noted that Brentford have won five of their last seven Premier League matches against teams below them in the table on the day of the game (D1 L1), though four of those five victories did come away from home.

This has been an encouraging start for the Bees. The home side is dominating possession of the ball with United happy to sit back and soak up the pressure. The away side needs to be careful here...

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR BRENTFORD! The home side are looking dangerous here. Yarmoliuk finds some space just outside the Manchester United penalty area before whipping the ball towards the path of Schade at the far post, however, the German blazes over Bayindir's crossbar! Brentford could have been 2-0 up!

CLOSE! Lewis-Potter plays an exquisite long ball towards Schade, but Shaw intercepts and almost sees his header travel into his own net! Fortunately for the United defender, the ball spun away from the goal!

The home fans are in a vocal mood, and they have every right to be. Wissa runs down the right flank before playing a through ball to Mbeumo, but Bayindir comes out to eradicate the threat.

We are underway for the first half at the Gtech Community Stadium.

The teams are in the tunnel and kick-off will commence shortly in West London. The away side will be hoping their luck improves in the capital. The Red Devils have won just three of their last 21 Premier League away games against London sides (D5 L13), with all three of those victories coming against Fulham.

Meanwhile, Ruben Amorim makes a host of changes to his starting XI, with one eye on the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg against Athletic Club. Tyler Fredricson, Harry Amass and Chido Obi are the notable inclusions, with former Arsenal youth forward Obi leading the attack in his first senior start. Andre Onana is replaced in goal with Altay Bayindir coming in.

Thomas Frank names the same starting XI that started in the 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest. Brazilian Igor Thiago is named on the bench, having not featured for the Bees since their 4-2 win over Newcastle United in December 2024. In attack, Brentford have Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa starting with both players having scored 11 Premier League goals on home soil this season, the joint most by a Bees player in a season, along with Ivan Toney in 2022-23.

MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Hojlund, Christian Eriksen, Leny Yoro, Amad Diallo, Casemiro, Tom Heaton.

BRENTFORD SUBS: Rico Henry, Ethan Pinnock, Mathias Jensen, Igor Thiago, Hakon Valdimarsson, Ben Mee, Kristoffer Ajer, Yunus Konak, Gustavo Nunes.

Meanwhile, the visitors are coming into this game after recording an impressive 3-0 away win against Athletic Club in their UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg. An opening goal from Casemiro sent the Red Devils on their way before Dani Vivian received a red card in the 35th minute for a foul on Rasmus Hojlund in the penalty area. Bruno Fernandes dispatched the resulting spot-kick, before netting a second on the stroke of half-time. After scoring a dramatic additional-time equaliser against Bournemouth in last week’s Premier League fixture, United will be hoping to secure a victory this time around. The away outfit are winless in their last five Premier League matches (D2 L3), their worst run since April-May 2019 (also five). They have not gone six without a win since November-December 2015 under Louis van Gaal.

Hosts Brentford return to action after recording a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in mid-week. A goal before half-time from Kevin Schade sent the Bees on their way before Yoane Wissa’s 70th-minute strike cemented an impressive victory over Champions League-chasing Forest. Brentford are currently unbeaten in four league games and Thomas Frank will be hoping the good form continues against today’s opponents. However, the Bees boss will be aware the home side have won just one of their last 12 meetings with the Red Devils in all competitions (D2 L9), a 4-0 home win in August 2022.

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