Manchester United v Brentford result

Full-time · Manchester United 2–1 Brentford

Premier League · Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:00 BST · Old Trafford

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester United 2–1 Brentford — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United beat Brentford 2–1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday 7 October. Brentford are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester United came from behind: Brentford led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Brentford: Mathias Jensen (26’, assisted by Yoane Wissa); Manchester United: Scott McTominay (90’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Manchester United 1.43, Brentford 0.95, from 21 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Madley showed five yellow cards — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 20 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Brentford: Aaron Hickey (10’), Christian Nørgaard (48’), Nathan Collins (65’), Vitaly Janelt (67’) and Neal Maupay (79’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Scott McTominay (Manchester United) 8.5, Mathias Jensen (Brentford) 7.2 and Yoane Wissa (Brentford) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Brentford next travel to Hull City on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Brentford: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 2–1 Brentford · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: A. Madley
Head-to-head (last 4): Manchester United 3 · draws 0 · Brentford 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 2W 0D 3L · Brentford 0W 2D 3L

Manchester United 2–1 Brentford (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 2 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7 / 5.63

Corners

against 4.88 / 3.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 3.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 1.63

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.15 yellows

Referee · A. Madley

1.55 home / 1.6 away

over 20 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 October 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 October 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Brentford for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.88 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.88 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.88 for · 9.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.75 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Madley — 3.15 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 22.85 fouls over 20 matches (1.55 to the home side, 1.6 to the away side).

Home 1.55Away 1.6

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Amrabat n 8	75.8	3.3 6/4	1.2 4/2	A. Hickey
H. Mejbri n 8	44.8	2.3 5/2	2.8 7/4	—
S. McTominay n 8	33.5	1.7 3/1	0.3 1/0	—
Casemiro n 8	85.1	1.5 4/3	0.8 5/1	A. Hickey
F. Pellistri n 8	36.5	1.5 4/1	2.2 5/1	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Højlund n 8	67	2.4 6/4	1.3 4/3
Antony n 8	65.3	2.1 6/3	0.7 3/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	90	2 7/3	1.3 6/2
A. Garnacho n 8	39.4	2 5/2	1.1 3/1
Casemiro n 8	85.1	1.6 5/3	0.7 3/2

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.6 3/1
R. Højlund n 8	67	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
Casemiro n 8	85.1	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
A. Martial n 8	33.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
M. Rashford n 8	85	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Casemiro n 8	85.1	2.9 8/7
Diogo Dalot n 8	90	2.8 8/6
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	77.3	2.8 6/5
F. Pellistri n 8	36.5	2.8 5/2
M. Mount n 8	50.4	2.5 5/1

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Ghoddos n 8	14.6	3.1 4/0	0.8 1/0	—
K. Schade n 8	52.3	1.7 4/2	1.5 5/2	—
F. Onyeka n 8	40.9	1.7 4/2	3.3 7/4	—
A. Hickey n 8	70.8	1.4 6/2	1.4 4/3	Casemiro
M. Damsgaard n 8	42.5	1.3 4/1	1.3 5/0	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Maupay n 8	27.9	3.6 6/1	2.8 5/1
Y. Wissa n 8	80.9	2.8 7/5	1.1 5/2
K. Lewis-Potter n 8	40.1	2 6/1	0.8 3/0
B. Mbeumo n 8	82.3	1.8 7/4	0.8 4/1
F. Onyeka n 8	40.9	1.7 4/2	0.6 2/0

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Jensen n 8	68.3	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
E. Brierley n 8	78.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
B. Mbeumo n 8	82.3	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
N. Maupay n 8	27.9	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
Christian Nørgaard n 8	80.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Onyeka n 8	40.9	3.3 7/2
M. Damsgaard n 8	42.5	3.2 6/1
Christian Nørgaard n 8	80.8	3.1 7/6
M. Jensen n 8	68.3	2.8 7/6
S. Ghoddos n 8	14.6	2.3 3/0

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Brentford
64%	Possession	36%
1.43	Expected goals (xG)	0.95
21	Shots	11
8	Shots on target	3
9	Shots off target	7
4	Blocked shots	1
14	Shots inside the box	6
7	Corners	5
4	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	17
0	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	6
557	Passes	326
88%	Pass accuracy	72%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
A. Onana	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Diogo Dalot	90	0	0	2	1	4	0	7.6
H. Maguire	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.7
J. Evans	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.2
Bruno Fernandes	90	0	0	3	2	1	1	7.9
R. Højlund	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	6.7
S. Amrabat	87	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
V. Lindelöf	71	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Mount	63	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Rashford	63	0	0	3	1	0	0	7.5
Casemiro	45	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.9
C. Eriksen sub	45	0	0	1	1	1	0	7
Antony sub	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.9
A. Garnacho sub	27	0	0	1	0	3	0	7.3
A. Martial sub	19	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.6
S. McTominay sub	11	2	0	2	2	0	1	8.9

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Strakosha	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
K. Ajer	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7
E. Pinnock	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
N. Collins	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.6
M. Roerslev	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.5
Christian Nørgaard	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	Y	6.9
A. Hickey	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	Y	6.2
B. Mbeumo	90	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	7.2
M. Jensen	83	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	7.6
V. Janelt	70	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	7.2
Y. Wissa	70	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	7.2
F. Onyeka sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Maupay sub	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.3
S. Ghoddos sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Brentford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedLWWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

BrentfordDLLLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Manchester United 3 · 0 draws · Brentford 1 · 3 goals/game

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

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#8 pos60 pts38 pl-1 GD

Brentford#16 pos39 pts38 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.5

Brentford scored1.47

Manchester United conceded1.53

Brentford conceded1.71

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Brentford?: In their last 4 meetings, Manchester United won 3, Brentford won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Brentford?: Recent form — Manchester United 2W 0D 3L; Brentford 0W 2D 3L.

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