Manchester United beat Brentford 2-1

Match report

Brentford were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday, 27 April 2026 in Premier League matchday 34. Casemiro (11') and B. Sesko (43') scored for Manchester United, while M. Jensen (87') found the net for Brentford. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Manchester United had 45% of the ball and 11 shots (6 on target) against Brentford’s 12 (4 on target). Casemiro (Manchester United) was the top-rated player with 9.2. The result leaves Manchester United 12th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Brentford 4th on 9.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Manchester United

12th · 5 points · P 5 W 1 D 2 L 2

Form

Brentford

4th · 9 points · P 5 W 2 D 3 L 0

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
3	Brighton	5	+11	10
4	Brentford	5	+6	9
5	Leeds	5	+4	9
11	Ipswich	5	-4	6
12	Manchester United	5	0	5
13	Nottingham Forest	5	-1	5

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 28 Nov 2026, Manchester United – Brentford

Full Manchester United vs Brentford head-to-head

Match events

6'yellow cardLuke ShawYellow Card
11'goalCasemiroAssist: H. Maguire
40'yellow cardSepp van den BergYellow Card
43'goalB. SeskoAssist: B. Fernandes
46'substitutionA. DialloOff: N. Mazraoui
71'yellow cardDango OuattaraYellow Card
73'substitutionL. ShawOff: L. Yoro
73'substitutionK. SchadeOff: R. Nelson
74'substitutionB. MbeumoOff: M. Mount
76'yellow cardIgor ThiagoYellow Card
87'goalM. JensenAssist: R. Nelson
88'substitutionB. SeskoOff: J. Zirkzee
90+2'yellow cardJoshua ZirkzeeYellow Card
90+6'yellow cardNathan CollinsYellow Card

Lineups

Manchester United

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Michael Carrick

Starting XI

Substitutes

Brentford

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Keith Andrews

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

45%Possession55%
1.36Expected goals (xG)1.17
11Total shots12
6Shots on target4
5Shots off target4
0Blocked shots4
7Shots inside the box9
4Shots outside the box3
7Corners8
1Offsides2
6Fouls9
2Yellow cards4
–Red cards–
5Goalkeeper saves3
414Passes497
340Accurate passes433
82%Pass accuracy87%
-0.21Goals prevented-0.21

Player statistics

Manchester United

Manchester United player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
31Senne LammensG	90	7.5				30 · 63%			1/1
2Diogo DalotD	90	6.9				34 · 82%		3	5/9
5Harry MaguireD	90	8.3		1	2 (2)	38 · 89%	1	2	9/10
23Luke ShawD	73	7.2			2 (0)	27 · 85%		4	7/9
26Ayden HeavenD	90	7.2				35 · 89%		1	4/6
8Bruno FernandesM	90	7.9		1		47 · 85%	6	1	2/7
16Amad DialloM	45	6.7			3 (2)	14 · 79%			1/4
18CasemiroMTop rated	90	9.2	1		3 (1)	51 · 84%		10	15/17
19Bryan MbeumoM	74	7.0				21 · 86%	2	1	4/5
37Kobbie MainooM	90	7.9				56 · 84%	1	4	8/12
30Benjamin ŠeškoF	88	7.7	1		1 (1)	20 · 55%	1		7/11
1Altay BayındırG	–	–
3Noussair MazraouiD	45	6.9				24 · 88%		1	3/5
12Tyrell MalaciaD	–	–
13Patrick DorguD	–	–
15Leny YoroD	17	6.2				4 · 75%
7Mason MountM	16	6.7				9 · 100%		1	1/2
25Manuel UgarteM	–	–
11Joshua ZirkzeeF	8	6.3				4 · 50%		1	1/2
61Shea LaceyF	–	–

Brentford

Brentford player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Caoimhin KelleherG	90	6.9				22 · 86%
4Sepp van den BergD	90	6.9				49 · 90%			5/11
22Nathan CollinsD	90	6.3				46 · 89%		1	2/10
23Keane Lewis-PotterD	90	5.6			1 (1)	36 · 89%			2/8
33Michael KayodeD	90	6.2			1 (1)	43 · 88%		1	4/10
7Kevin SchadeM	73	6.2				12 · 92%			1/3
8Mathias JensenM	90	7.9	1		2 (1)	94 · 84%	1		2/6
18Yehor YarmoliukM	90	6.9				69 · 91%		4	5/12
19Dango OuattaraM	90	6.2			2 (0)	25 · 64%	1	1	4/15
24Mikkel DamsgaardM	90	7.0			2 (1)	78 · 87%	2		3/7
9Igor ThiagoF	90	5.9				7 · 86%	2	1	2/13
12Hákon Rafn ValdimarssonG	–	–
2Aaron HickeyD	–	–
5Ethan PinnockD	–	–
20Kristoffer AjerD	–	–
49Ollie ShieldD	–	–
10Josh DasilvaM	–	–
45Romelle DonovanM	–	–
11Reiss NelsonF	17	6.7		1		16 · 100%	1	1	2/5
47Kaye FuroF	–	–