Premier League · Matchweek 8 · Oct 19

Manchester United - Brentford

Manchester United beat Brentford 2-1 in Premier League (Matchweek 8). Goals: A. Garnacho 47'; R. Højlund 62'; E. Pinnock 45+5'.

🏟 Old Trafford 👤 Referee: S. Barrott
Key events
45+5' E. Pinnock(0 - 1) · Assist: M. Damsgaard Brentford
45+6' 🟨 Jonny EvansYellow card Manchester U
47' A. Garnacho(1 - 1) · Assist: M. Rashford Manchester U
54' 🟨 Diogo DalotYellow card Manchester U
55' 🟨 Christian NørgaardYellow card Brentford
62' R. Højlund(2 - 1) · Assist: Bruno Fernandes Manchester U
73' 🟨 Kristoffer AjerYellow card Brentford
Quick stats
%50 Possession %50
23 Total shots 8
11 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 4
6 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 6
10 Shots outside box 2
1 Saves 9
Match timeline
First half
45+5'
E. Pinnock(0 - 1) · Assist: M. Damsgaard
Jonny EvansYellow card🟨
45+6'
HT 0 - 1
A. Garnacho(1 - 1) · Assist: M. Rashford
47'
Diogo DalotYellow card🟨
54'
55'
🟨Christian NørgaardYellow card
R. Højlund(2 - 1) · Assist: Bruno Fernandes
62'
66'
🔁K. Lewis-Potter ↔ Y. WissaSubstitution
73'
🟨Kristoffer AjerYellow card
R. Højlund ↔ J. ZirkzeeSubstitution🔁
74'
74'
🔁K. Schade ↔ Fábio CarvalhoSubstitution
75'
🔁V. Janelt ↔ Y. YarmoliukSubstitution
87'
🔁S. van den Berg ↔ M. RoerslevSubstitution
Casemiro ↔ M. UgarteSubstitution🔁
88'
J. Evans ↔ V. LindelöfSubstitution🔁
89'
A. Garnacho ↔ N. MazraouiSubstitution🔁
90+1'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsManchester United · Brentford
Key stats
%50 Possession %50
Shots
23 Total shots 8
11 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 4
6 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 6
10 Shots outside box 2
1 Saves 9
Passing
488 Total passes 484
409 Accurate passes 412
%84 Pass accuracy %85
Set pieces & discipline
9 Corners 2
1 Offsides 3
4 Fouls 5
Cards
2 Yellow cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 1
2 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsManchester United 4-2-3-1Brentford 4-2-3-1
Manchester United · Bench
21Antony21
Coach: E. ten Hag
Brentford · Bench
16B. Mee16
Coach: T. Frank
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2022–2026
Manchester United 5
Jan 19who was on topApr 27
Brentford 3
5 Manchester United 1 draw 3 Brentford
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.4goals / match
1615total goals
2/1clean sheets
3-0Manchester United best win · May 2
4-0Brentford best win · Aug 13
%89 Over 1.5 8/9
%78 Over 2.5 7/9
%44 Over 3.5 4/9
%67 BTTS 6/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester United at home4 matches
4W 0D 0L 8:2
Brentford at home5 matches
3W 1D 1L 13:8
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester United3W 1D 1L Brentford1W 3D 1L
2.00 1.20 Points per game
9 6 Goals scored
7 4 Goals conceded
1.51 1.46 xG average
1.76 1.43 xGA average
%20 %60 Clean sheets
%80 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
6.0 4.6 Corners
3.2 1.0 Cards
Manchester United6W 2D 2L Brentford2W 6D 2L
2.00 1.20 Points per game
17 14 Goals scored
12 13 Goals conceded
1.59 1.44 xG average
1.46 1.46 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%80 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
5.1 4.7 Corners
2.8 1.1 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
15Manchester Unitedin the table42pts
38matches 11-9-18W-D-L 44:54goals -10diff
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10Brentfordin the table56pts
38matches 16-8-14W-D-L 66:57goals +9diff
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Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
1.76 1.56 Points per game
1.80 1.27 xG average
1.31 1.51 xGA average
%16 %24 Clean sheets
%72 %52 BTTS
%60 %52 Over 2.5
4.5 4.9 Corners
1.4 2.0 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Apr 27 Manchester United 2-1 Brentford Premier League
Sep 27 Brentford 3-1 Manchester United Premier League
May 4 Brentford 4-3 Manchester United Premier League
Mar 30 Brentford 1-1 Manchester United Premier League
Oct 7 Manchester United 2-1 Brentford Premier League
Apr 5 Manchester United 1-0 Brentford Premier League
Aug 13 Brentford 4-0 Manchester United Premier League
May 2 Manchester United 3-0 Brentford Premier League
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