Manchester United 2:1 Brentford

Manchester United beat Brentford 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 34 at Old Trafford on 27 April 2026, with the half time score at 2:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Manchester United

2 : 1

HT 2 : 0

Brentford

27 April 2026
Kickoff: 19:00 UTC
Venue: Old Trafford | Manchester
Referee: C. Kavanagh

Form and Table

Manchester United 3rd 71 pts WinWinDrawWinWin
Brentford 9th 53 pts DrawDrawLossWinLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Manchester United

L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury

Brentford

A. Hickey Questionable | Injury
J. Henderson Questionable | Ankle Injury
R. Nelson Questionable | Knock
R. Nelson Questionable | Knock
B. Arthur Questionable | Calf Injury
Gustavo Nunes Questionable | Hamstring Injury
R. Nelson Questionable | Illness

Match Events

Manchester United: Luke ShawYellow Card | Foul
6'
Manchester United: CasemiroGoal | Assist: H. Maguire
11'
40'
Brentford: Sepp van den BergYellow Card | Foul
Manchester United: B. SeskoGoal | Assist: B. Fernandes
43'
Manchester United: N. MazraouiSubstitution | Off: A. Diallo
46'
71'
Brentford: Dango OuattaraYellow Card | Dangerous play
Manchester United: L. YoroSubstitution | Off: L. Shaw
73'
73'
Brentford: R. NelsonSubstitution | Off: K. Schade
Manchester United: M. MountSubstitution | Off: B. Mbeumo
74'
76'
Brentford: Igor ThiagoYellow Card | Foul
87'
Brentford: M. JensenGoal | Assist: R. Nelson
Manchester United: J. ZirkzeeSubstitution | Off: B. Sesko
88'
Manchester United: Joshua ZirkzeeYellow Card | Time wasting
90+2'
90+6'
Brentford: Nathan CollinsYellow Card | Argument

Match Stats

Manchester United
Brentford

45% Ball Possession 55%

1.36 Expected Goals 1.17

11 Total Shots 12

6 Shots on Goal 4

5 Shots off Goal 4

0 Blocked Shots 4

7 Shots Inside Box 9

4 Shots Outside Box 3

7 Corner Kicks 8

1 Offsides 2

6 Fouls 9

2 Yellow Cards 4

Red Cards

5 Goalkeeper Saves 3

414 Total Passes 497

340 Accurate Passes 433

82% Pass Accuracy 87%

-0.21 Goals Prevented -0.21

Lineups

Manchester United

Formation: 4-2-3-1

S. Lammens

L. Shaw A. Heaven H. Maguire D. Dalot

K. Mainoo Casemiro

A. Diallo B. Fernandes B. Mbeumo

B. Sesko

Substitutes

1 | A. Bayindir | G
7 | M. Mount | M
3 | N. Mazraoui | D
11 | J. Zirkzee | F
13 | P. Dorgu | D
12 | T. Malacia | D
25 | M. Ugarte | M
15 | L. Yoro | D
61 | S. Lacey | F

Coach: Michael Carrick

Brentford

Formation: 4-2-3-1

C. Kelleher

K. Lewis-Potter N. Collins S. van den Berg M. Kayode

M. Jensen Y. Yarmolyuk

K. Schade M. Damsgaard D. Ouattara

I. Thiago

Substitutes

12 | H. R. Valdimarsson | G
20 | K. Ajer | D
5 | E. Pinnock | D
10 | J. Dasilva | M
11 | R. Nelson | F
2 | A. Hickey | D
47 | K. Furo | F
45 | R. Donovan | M
49 | O. Shield | D

Coach: Keith Andrews

Player Ratings: Top 5

Manchester United
Player	Minutes	Rating
Casemiro	90	9.2
Harry Maguire	90	8.3
Kobbie Mainoo	90	7.9
Bruno Fernandes	90	7.9
Benjamin Šeško	88	7.7

Brentford
Player	Minutes	Rating
Mathias Jensen	90	7.9
Mikkel Damsgaard	90	7.0
Caoimhin Kelleher	90	6.9
Sepp van den Berg	90	6.9
Yehor Yarmoliuk	90	6.9

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC