Manchester United vs Brentford

Manchester United

2 - 1

Brentford

🕒 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 3 · Brentford 9

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

29 matches · 3.90 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.90
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	48%
Draws	21%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-12).
Brentford controlled possession (55%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 24

Avg: 2.05 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brentford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 31

Avg: 1.16 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.21

PPG

1.11

2.05

1.16

1.26

1.63

58%

O2.5

47%

68%

BTTS

47%

79%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Manchester United rank3rd

Brentford rank9th

Manchester United points71

Brentford points53

Manchester United: #3 · 71 pts · GD +19

7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brentford: #9 · 53 pts · GD +3

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals12-8

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brentford last 5 away

D L L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals2-6

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 0%

Brentford trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home89%

Manchester United clean sheet at home21%

Brentford score away63%

Brentford clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first79%

Manchester United win after scoring first80%

Brentford score first42%

Brentford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 0% · Brentford 22%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 25.5' · Brentford 30.4'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.05 vs 1.53

Manchester United concede at home1.26 vs 1.22

Brentford score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brentford concede away1.63 vs 1.53

Manchester United score 34% above league average, while Brentford score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 3% above league average at home, and Brentford are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Brentford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 6

46-60 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

403

488

Passes Accurate

333

423

Passes %

83%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' L. Shaw

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Casemiro

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Maguire

40'

40' S. van den Berg

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Šeško

Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Diallo

1st substitution · For: N. Mazraoui

71'

71' D. Ouattara

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ K. Schade

1st substitution · For: R. Nelson

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ L. Shaw

2nd substitution · For: L. Yoro

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Mbeumo

3rd substitution · For: M. Mount

76'

76' Thiago

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Jensen

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Nelson

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ B. Šeško

4th substitution · For: J. Zirkzee

90+2'

90+2' J. Zirkzee

90+6'

90+6' N. Collins

Manchester United vs Brentford 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Brentford 2-1 on Monday, 27 April 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: L. Shaw received a yellow card for Manchester United at 6'. Manchester United took the lead at 11' when Casemiro scored, with the assist credited to H. Maguire, making the score 1-0. S. van den Berg received a yellow card for Brentford at 40'. Manchester United extended the lead at 43' when B. Šeško scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Diallo replacing N. Mazraoui. D. Ouattara received a yellow card for Brentford at 71'. Brentford made their 1st substitution at 73', with K. Schade replacing R. Nelson. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 73', with L. Shaw replacing L. Yoro. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 74', with B. Mbeumo replacing M. Mount. Thiago received a yellow card for Brentford at 76'. Brentford reduced the deficit at 87' when M. Jensen scored, with the assist credited to R. Nelson, making the score 2-1. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 88', with B. Šeško replacing J. Zirkzee. J. Zirkzee received a yellow card for Manchester United at 90+2'. N. Collins received a yellow card for Brentford at 90+6'.

Manchester United used 4 substitutions while Brentford used 1 substitution. Manchester United got 2 yellow cards, while Brentford got 4 yellow cards.