Manchester United 2-1 Brentford (Oct 7, 2023)
Premier League · · Regular Season - 8
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Manchester United 2-1 Brentford.
Manchester United 2-1 Brentford at Old Trafford
Managers: E. ten Hag (Manchester United) · T. Frank (Brentford)
Match facts
- Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
- Referee: A. Madley
- Round: Regular Season - 8
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 26' M. Jensen for Brentford (assist Y. Wissa)
- 90+3' S. McTominay for Manchester United
- 90+7' S. McTominay for Manchester United (assist H. Maguire)
Bookings
- 10' A. Hickey — Yellow Card
- 48' C. Norgaard — Yellow Card
- 65' N. Collins — Yellow Card
- 67' V. Janelt — Yellow Card
- 79' N. Maupay — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Manchester United — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 2 · V. Lindelöf (D)
- 4 · S. Amrabat (M)
- 5 · H. Maguire (D)
- 7 · M. Mount (M)
- 8 · Bruno Fernandes (M)
- 10 · M. Rashford (M)
- 11 · R. Højlund (F)
- 18 · Casemiro (M)
- 20 · Diogo Dalot (D)
- 24 · A. Onana (G)
- 35 · Jonny Evans (D)
Substitutes
- 1 · Altay Bayındır (G)
- 9 · A. Martial (F)
- 14 · C. Eriksen (M)
- 17 · A. Garnacho (F)
- 21 · Antony (F)
- 28 · F. Pellistri (M)
- 34 · D. van de Beek (M)
- 39 · S. McTominay (M)
- 46 · H. Mejbri (M)
Brentford — 3-5-2
Starting XI
- 2 · A. Hickey (M)
- 5 · E. Pinnock (D)
- 6 · C. Norgaard (M)
- 8 · M. Jensen (M)
- 11 · Yoane Wissa (F)
- 19 · B. Mbeumo (F)
- 20 · K. Ajer (D)
- 21 · Thomas Strakosha (G)
- 22 · N. Collins (D)
- 27 · V. Janelt (M)
- 30 · Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (M)
Substitutes
- 7 · N. Maupay (F)
- 13 · M. Jørgensen (D)
- 14 · S. Ghoddos (M)
- 15 · F. Onyeka (M)
- 33 · Y. Yarmolyuk (M)
- 36 · Kim Ji-Soo (D)
- 37 · M. Olakigbe (M)
- 38 · E. Brierley (M)
- 40 · E. Balcombe (G)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Manchester United: LLWWL · 6 pts from 5 · 9-8
- Brentford: DLLLD · 2 pts from 5 · 4-8
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Manchester United and Brentford.
- Manchester United 2-1 Brentford · Apr 27, 2026
- Brentford 3-1 Manchester United · Sep 27, 2025
- Brentford 4-3 Manchester United · May 4, 2025
- Manchester United 2-1 Brentford · Oct 19, 2024
- Brentford 1-1 Manchester United · Mar 30, 2024
Other matches in Regular Season - 8
Premier League, Regular Season - 8.
- Burnley 1-4 Chelsea — 7 Oct 2023
- Everton 3-0 Bournemouth — 7 Oct 2023
- Fulham 3-1 Sheffield Utd — 7 Oct 2023
- Crystal Palace 0-0 Nottingham Forest — 7 Oct 2023
- West Ham 2-2 Newcastle — 8 Oct 2023
- Wolves 1-1 Aston Villa — 8 Oct 2023