Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Manchester United vs Brentford – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester United beat Brentford 2-1. Goals: Casemiro (11'), B. Šeško (43'), M. Jensen (87'). Manchester United had 45% possession against Brentford's 55%. Shots on target: 6-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 34

Monday, 27 April 2026

Manchester UnitedManchester United

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

BrentfordBrentford

Referee: Chris Kavanagh, England

Lineups

Manchester UnitedManchester United4-2-3-1
S. Lammens31S. LammensG
D. Dalot2D. DalotD
H. Maguire5H. MaguireD
A. Heaven26A. HeavenD
L. Shaw23L. ShawD
Casemiro18CasemiroM
K. Mainoo37K. MainooM
B. Mbeumo19B. MbeumoM
B. Fernandes8B. FernandesM
A. Diallo16A. DialloM
B. Sesko30B. SeskoF

Substitutes

1A. BayindirG
7M. MountM
3N. MazraouiD
11J. ZirkzeeF
13P. DorguD
12T. MalaciaD
25M. UgarteM
15L. YoroD
61S. LaceyF
BrentfordBrentford4-2-3-1
C. Kelleher1C. KelleherG
M. Kayode33M. KayodeD
S. van den Berg4S. van den BergD
N. Collins22N. CollinsD
K. Lewis-Potter23K. Lewis-PotterD
Y. Yarmolyuk18Y. YarmolyukM
M. Jensen8M. JensenM
D. Ouattara19D. OuattaraM
M. Damsgaard24M. DamsgaardM
K. Schade7K. SchadeM
I. Thiago9I. ThiagoF

Substitutes

12H. R. ValdimarssonG
20K. AjerD
5E. PinnockD
10J. DasilvaM
11R. NelsonF
2A. HickeyD
47K. FuroF
45R. DonovanM
49O. ShieldD

Match Events

6'Y

L. Shaw

11'G

Casemiro

Assist: H. Maguire

40'Y

S. van den Berg

43'G

B. Šeško

Assist: Bruno Fernandes

46'S

A. Diallo

Substitution 1

71'Y

D. Ouattara

73'S

L. Shaw

Substitution 2

73'S

K. Schade

Substitution 1

74'S

B. Mbeumo

Substitution 3

76'Y

Thiago

87'G

M. Jensen

Assist: R. Nelson

88'S

B. Šeško

Substitution 4

90'+2Y

J. Zirkzee

90'+6Y

N. Collins

Statistics

Manchester United
45%55%
Brentford
1.36Expected Goals (xG)1.17
11Total Shots12
6Shots on Target4
7Corners8
6Fouls9
1Offsides2
82Pass Accuracy (%)87
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Manchester United host Brentford on Monday, 27 April 2026 at Old Trafford. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Manchester United go into the match 3rd in the table; Brentford sit 8th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Manchester United have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Brentford have collected 0 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 5 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 27 Sept 2025: Manchester United 1-3 Brentford; 4 May 2025: Manchester United 3-4 Brentford; 19 Oct 2024: Manchester United 2-1 Brentford. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester United beat Brentford 2-1. Manchester United scored through Casemiro 11', B. Šeško 43'. Brentford replied with M. Jensen 87'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 87 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Manchester United held 45% of the ball against 55% for Brentford. Shots on target finished 6-4. Expected goals read 1.36 for Manchester United, 1.17 for Brentford.

Verdict

The win nudges Manchester United forward and leaves Brentford with work to do. Manchester United sat 3rd and Brentford 8th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.