English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 4, 2025
Manchester United LWLDW 3
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Brentford LDDWW 4
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MAN123
BRE224
Gtech Community Stadium · 17,190 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Man United fall short of famous comeback at Brentford

Brentford edged a young and much-changed Manchester United side 4-3 in the Premier League on Sunday European hopes a shot in the arm.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
53.2
Possession
46.8
14
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
391
Accurate Passes
327
477
Passes
410
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
44
13
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
4
Interceptions
6
34
Effective Clearances
16
34
Clearances
16

Highlights

00:57 Chido Obi and the Premier League's youngest starters Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 4Sepp van den BergCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardAM
  7. 18Yehor YarmoliukLM
  8. 6Christian NørgaardRM
  9. 11Yoane WissaF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoAM-R

MAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Altay BayindirG
  2. 4Matthijs de LigtCD
  3. 23Luke ShawCD-L
  4. 55Tyler FredricsonCD-R
  5. 37Kobbie MainooCM-L
  6. 25Manuel UgarteCM-R
  7. 41Harry AmassLM
  8. 13Patrick DorguRM
  9. 56Chido ObiF
  10. 17Alejandro GarnachoCF-L
  11. 7Mason MountCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester United 1. Mason Mount (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho with a cross.
  2. 27' Own Goal by Luke Shaw, Manchester United. Brentford 1, Manchester United 1.
  3. 33' Goal! Brentford 2, Manchester United 1. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a cross.
  4. 35' Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Matthijs de Ligt because of an injury.
  5. 43' Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Amad Diallo replaces Patrick Dorgu.
  7. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Leny Yoro replaces Luke Shaw.
  8. 51' Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 57' Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Mason Mount.
  10. 68' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  11. 70' Goal! Brentford 3, Manchester United 1. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  12. 72' Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Kevin Schade.
  13. 74' Goal! Brentford 4, Manchester United 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
  14. 76' Substitution, Manchester United. Victor Lindelöf replaces Tyler Fredricson.
  15. 81' Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Michael Kayode.
  16. 81' Substitution, Brentford. Igor Thiago replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  17. 81' Substitution, Brentford. Gustavo Nunes replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  18. 82' Goal! Brentford 4, Manchester United 2. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
  19. 90'+5' Goal! Brentford 4, Manchester United 3. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.

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