Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester United FC vs Brentford FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Manchester United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Old Trafford HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 26' Mathias Jensen
Scott McTominay 90+3' 1–1
Y 10' Aaron Hickey
Y 48' Christian Norgaard
Y 65' Nathan Collins
Y 67' Vitaly Janelt
Y 79' Neal Maupay

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Brentford FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Harry Lennard
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

6
1
3
Manchester United FC 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals Brentford FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-07 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brentford FC 2023-04-05 Manchester United FC 1–0 Brentford FC 2022-08-13 Brentford FC 4–0 Manchester United FC 2022-05-02 Manchester United FC 3–0 Brentford FC 2022-01-19 Brentford FC 1–3 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Brentford FC H 2–1 W
03 Oct Galatasaray SK H 2–3 L
30 Sep Crystal Palace FC H 0–1 L
23 Sep Burnley FC A 1–0 W
20 Sep FC Bayern München A 3–4 L
16 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–3 L
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
23 Sep Everton FC H 1–3 L
16 Sep Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L
02 Sep AFC Bournemouth H 2–2 D
26 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Manchester United FC Brentford FC
#12 Position #4
5 Points 9
5 Played 5
1 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 0
8 Scored 10
8 Conceded 4
+0 GD +6
1.00 PPG 1.80
20% Win % 40%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season

Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts). Brentford FC are 4th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brentford FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC
Bruno Fernandes 3 G 1 A
Bryan Mbeumo 2 G
Brentford FC
Kevin Schade 3 G
Vitaly Janelt 2 G
Keane Lewis-Potter 1 G 1 A
Michael Kayode 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Brentford FC get us underway at Old Trafford.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brentford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Aaron Hickey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 26' Mathias Jensen does the damage! The net is bulging and Brentford FC surge ahead!
  • 31' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aaron Hickey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester United FC.
  • 46' Casemiro makes way for Christian Eriksen at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester United FC.
  • 48' Poor challenge from Christian Norgaard. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' Anthony Martial has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' Antony has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mason Mount on 63 minute.
  • 65' Nathan Collins was booked on 65.
  • 67' Vitaly Janelt picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Vitaly Janelt as he leaves the pitch. Frank Onyeka steps in for Brentford FC.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Brentford FC — Neal Maupay on, Yoane Wissa off on 70 minutes.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Victor Nilsson-Lindelof is replaced by Anthony Martial.
  • 77' Ethan Pinnock is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester United FC tonight.
  • 79' Neal Maupay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
  • 83' Brentford FC ring the changes. Mathias Jensen has done his job and it is now time for Saman Ghoddos to step up.
  • 87' A change in the Manchester United FC ranks — Sofyan Amrabat exits the field as Scott McTominay enters on 87.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Brentford FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Rashford 4
Mathias Jensen 3
Kevin Schade 2
Ben Mee 2
Mason Greenwood 2
Mason Mount 2
Cristiano Ronaldo 2
Alejandro Garnacho 2

Head to Head

2023-10-07 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brentford FC 2023-04-05 Manchester United FC 1–0 Brentford FC 2022-08-13 Brentford FC 4–0 Manchester United FC 2022-05-02 Manchester United FC 3–0 Brentford FC 2022-01-19 Brentford FC 1–3 Manchester United FC

Manchester United FC Form

2023-10-07 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2023-10-03 Manchester United FC 2–3 Galatasaray SK L 2023-09-30 Manchester United FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2023-09-23 Burnley FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2023-09-20 FC Bayern München 4–3 Manchester United FC L 2023-09-16 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Brentford FC Form

2023-10-07 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2023-10-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2023-09-23 Brentford FC 1–3 Everton FC L 2023-09-16 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2023-09-02 Brentford FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2023-08-26 Brentford FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester United FC or Brentford FC 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester United FC37% Draw25% Brentford FC38%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Brentford FC
63%
Manchester United FC or Brentford FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester United FC23% Draw43% Brentford FC34%
Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.