On the 5th of April, in this week 25 match, Manchester United plays host to Brentford in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 3rd placed Manchester United is fresh off their 3-1 win against Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrović struck first for Fulham in the 50th minute on a feed from Issa Diop, then Bruno Fernandes tied it up for Manchester United in the 75th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 77th minute on a goal by Marcel Sabitzer to cap off a wild match. Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Brentford is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Pontus Jansson struck first for Brentford in the 10th minute on a feed from Mathias Jensen, then Kaoru Mitoma got the equalizer for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 21st minute on a feed from Jason Steele . Brentford should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 13th, Brentford hosted Manchester United in their last match together. Brentford won by a score of 4 to 0. Joshua Da Silva struck first for Brentford in the 10th minute on a feed from Mathias Jensen, then Mathias Jensen added another in the 18th minute In the end, Manchester United couldn’t muster any offence and Brentford ran away with the shutout win.
Ivan Toney has been the most prolific scorer on Brentford in his last five matches with 3 goals. Manchester United’s most prolific scorer has been Bruno Fernandes. The Portugeese midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches
Erik ten Hag’s squad will be without Christian Eriksen, Scott McTominay, Casemiro, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tyrell Malacia and Lucas Fasson dos Santos, while Brentford will be without Kristoffer Ajer and Keane Lewis-Potter.