Manchester United vs Brentford match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 8 · Old Trafford, Manchester · Ref A. Madley

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Manchester United beat Brentford 2–1 in the Premier League on 7 October 2023. Expected goals finished 1.43–0.95. Manchester United had 64% of the ball.

Manchester United vs Brentford match statistics

Manchester UnitedBrentford

64% Ball possession 36%
1.43 Expected goals (xG) 0.95
21 Total shots 11
8 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside the box 6
7 Corners 5
10 Fouls 17
4 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 5
557 Passes 326
88% Pass accuracy 72%
2 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

10' Yellow card A. Hickey Brentford
26' Goal M. Jensen (assist Y. Wissa) Brentford
48' Yellow card C. Norgaard Brentford
65' Yellow card N. Collins Brentford
67' Yellow card V. Janelt Brentford
79' Yellow card N. Maupay Brentford
90+3' Goal S. McTominay Manchester United
90+7' Goal S. McTominay (assist H. Maguire) Manchester United

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester United

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 E. ten Hag

24 André Onana

2 V. Lindelöf 35 Jonny Evans 5 H. Maguire 20 Diogo Dalot

4 Sofyan Amrabat 18 Casemiro

10 M. Rashford 7 M. Mount 8 Bruno Fernandes

11 R. Højlund

Bench C. Eriksen , Antony , A. Garnacho , A. Martial , S. McTominay , Facundo Pellistri , H. Mejbri , A. Bayındır , D. van de Beek

Brentford

Confirmed 3-5-2 T. Frank

21 T. Strakosha

22 N. Collins 5 E. Pinnock 20 K. Ajer

2 A. Hickey 27 V. Janelt 6 C. Norgaard 8 M. Jensen 30 Mads Roerslev

11 Y. Wissa 19 B. Mbeumo

Bench F. Onyeka , N. Maupay , S. Ghoddos , M. Jørgensen , Kim Ji-Soo , M. Olakigbe , Y. Yarmolyuk , E. Balcombe , E. Brierley

Form guide

Manchester United at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 6.9 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brentford away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester United vs Brentford head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
5 Apr 23	Manchester United v Brentford	1–0
13 Aug 22	Brentford v Manchester United	4–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Manchester United vs Brentford head-to-head record