English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 27, 2025
Manchester United DLWLW 1
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Brentford WLDWL 3
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MAN101
BRE213
Gtech Community Stadium · 17,193 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Brentford dominate Man United, hand Ruben Amorim another loss

Manchester United slumped to yet another Premier League defeat on Saturday after a slow start saw them beaten 3-1 away to Brentford.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
5
55.8
Possession
44.2
14
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
370
Accurate Passes
274
458
Passes
359
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
14
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.5
41
Long Balls
50
18
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
7
29
Effective Clearances
24
29
Clearances
24

Highlights

01:23 Nicol: Amorim can't turn this around Watch on ESPN 01:27 Nicol: The Man United team is just not good enough Watch on ESPN 01:22 Was Nathan Collins lucky to not be sent off vs. Man United? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Sepp van den BergCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 2Aaron HickeyLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardAM
  7. 18Yehor YarmoliukLM
  8. 6Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 19Dango OuattaraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Kristoffer AjerSUB
  2. 5Ethan PinnockSUB
  3. 23Keane Lewis-PotterSUB
  4. 3Rico HenrySUB
  5. 8Mathias JensenSUB
  6. 17Antoni MilamboSUB
  7. 12Hákon ValdimarssonSUB
  8. 27Vitaly JaneltSUB
  9. 15Frank OnyekaSUB

MAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Altay BayindirG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD
  3. 23Luke ShawCD-L
  4. 4Matthijs de LigtCD-R
  5. 8Bruno FernandesCM-L
  6. 25Manuel UgarteCM-R
  7. 13Patrick DorguLM
  8. 2Diogo DalotRM
  9. 30Benjamin SeskoF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaCF-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Tyler FredricsonSUB
  2. 7Mason MountSUB
  3. 11Joshua ZirkzeeSUB
  4. 35Diego LeónSUB
  5. 15Leny YoroSUB
  6. 22Tom HeatonSUB
  7. 26Ayden HeavenSUB
  8. 37Kobbie MainooSUB
  9. 31Senne LammensSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Brentford 1, Manchester United 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a through ball following a fast break.
  2. 20' Goal! Brentford 2, Manchester United 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 26' Goal! Brentford 2, Manchester United 1. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  4. 55' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Harry Maguire.
  6. 66' Substitution, Manchester United. Leny Yoro replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  7. 72' Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Aaron Hickey.
  9. 75' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Dango Ouattara.
  10. 76' Penalty saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
  11. 80' Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Luke Shaw.
  13. 81' Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Jordan Henderson.
  14. 81' Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  15. 84' Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 85' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Patrick Dorgu.
  17. 90' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Igor Thiago.
  18. 90'+5' Goal! Brentford 3, Manchester United 1. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk following a fast break.

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