Brentford welcome Manchester United in a crucial Premier League clash, with both sides eyeing a strong finish to the season.
United will be looking to bounce back from recent inconsistencies, while Brentford aim to secure valuable points at home.
Brentford XI: Flekken; Kayode, Collins, Van de Berg, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard; Damsgaard, Yarmolyuk; Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Thiago, Mee, Ajer, Konak, Nunes.
Man United XI: Bayindir; De Ligt, Ferdricson, Shaw; Dorgu, Ugarte, Mainoo, Amass; Garnacho, Mount; Obi
Subs: Heaton, Lindelöf, Maguire, Yoro, B. Fernandes, Casemiro, Eriksen, Amad, Højlund.
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FT: Brentford 4-3 Man United
Brentford hold on!
That was far, far more difficult for them than it should have been, having gone 4-1 up.
Man United threatened to snatch a late point, but they fall short.
WOW!!! IT’S 4-3 NOW
AMAD DAILLO SCORES!!!
Stunning finish!
Garnacho skips inside and bends a sensational goal into the top corner from outside the area.
As good as it gets.
Granacho scores!!!! it’s now 4-2!!!
Long VAR check here.
Was Wissa just ahead of the ball as it was squared to him?
Nope… goal stands!
One final Man United change. Fredericson off, Lindelof on.
4-1 Brentford.
AND IT’S FOUR
MANCHESTER UNITED ARE ABOUT TO FACE YET ANOTHER HUMILIATING DEFEAT IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
3-1 Brentford.
AND MANCHESTER UNITED CONCEDE THEIR 3RD GOAL
SCHADE SCORES AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Too easy!
Mbeumo on his left foot, curls a cross to the back post and Schade is completely free to head in his second of the afternoon.
65 mins: Amad allowed to chop inside onto his left foot.
Gets the shot away, deflected and spins away for a corner in front of the away fans.
Eriksen to the near post, Maguire can’t get a touch on it.
58 mins: Brilliant defending!
Wissa flies in to block Eriksen’s effort, and Obi’s strike from the edge of the area is then charged down.
Brentford can break, but Mbeumo’s cross is a poor one.
53 mins: Amad has his first run at Lewis-Potter and skips away on the outside.
Just runs out of space, though, as he gets to the byline, and loses his balance.
51 mins: Garnacho pulls back Norgaard, obvious free-kick.
Decides to scream at the referee anyway and throw his arms around in frustration… yellow card for dissent.
HALF TIME
BRENTFORD 2-1 MAN UTD
40 mins: Kayode goes short with the throw this time and Lewis-Potter then pings a cross straight out for a goal-kick.
Would suggest Brentford stick with the long throws…
38 mins: “CAAAAAAAALM” screams Bayindir, who isn’t quite practicing what he preaches.
Came after he shanked a clearance out of play.
Kevin Schade GOAL!!
???????????????????????????????? GOAL | Brentford 2-1 Manchester United | Kevin Schade
KEVIN SCHADE HAS GIVEN BRENTFORD THE LEAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/yYNxNzsZ1j
— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) May 4, 2025
35 mins: Unsurprisingly, De Ligt isn’t going to be able to continue.
In his place, United’s best striker and winger is on – Maguire.
2-1 Brentford.
AND THEY NOW TAKE THE LEAD AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT DIDN’T LAST LONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCHADE SCORES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
30 mins: Wissa slices a volley a long way wide, which is just as well for United.
Not for the first time, Bayindir had found himself on the ground for no apparent reason.
Damsgaard GOAL
⚽️ GOAL: Damsgaard
???????????????????????????? Brentford 1-1 Manchester United— JONERO♏♂️ (@JONERO10) May 4, 2025
Here we go again. Another long throw from Kayode coming up.
And it brings an equaliser!
Man United win the first header, but Kayode is following up and nods the ball back into the six-yard box.
Damsgaard gets the touch, flicks off Shaw and beyond Bayindir.
1-1!!! BRENTFORD HVE GOTTEN THE EQUALIZER!!!!
GAME ON!!
BRENTFORD 1-1 MAN UTD
19. The Kayode long throw is certainly being used as a weapon by the home side.
After Dean Huijsen’s goal at Arsenal yesterday, who can blame them?
17. The Bees push forward looking for an immediate response.
They win another corner, and this time Bayindir isn’t nearly as convincing with his claim.
In fact, he completely misses the ball as he comes for it, and is fortunate that nobody in red can take advantage.
16 mins: Mbeumo gets Brentford straight back on the attack, winning a corner.
Bayindir not convincing as he scrambles back, got caught under that ball. Very grateful to see it float beyond the far post.
MOUNT’S GOAL
MASON MOUNT GOALLL!!
1-0. GET IN. pic.twitter.com/ihI0qOfAPC
— UF (@UtdFaithfuls) May 4, 2025
GOAL!!!!!!
1-0
MASON MOUNT!!!!!
11 mins: Long throw flung into the United box, Shaw gets up and nods it behind for a corner.
Swung in right on top of Bayindir, who does well to punch the ball out under pressure.
7 mins: United having their first spell on the ball in the match.
Mount very nearly leaves them in trouble with a loose pass in midfield, but Ugarte lunges in to win it back.
4 mins: Hosts have started really well.
Great cross whipped in, United’s defensive line is a real mess.
Schade completely free, turns it over the bar as he slides in.
1. On Anthony Taylor’s whistle, this young United team get the action underway in West London.
The visitors are wearing their dark blue away shirts with shorts, Thomas Frank’s teams are in their classic red and white stripes.
Here come the teams!
It’s a big afternoon at the Gtech Community Stadium, where Europe is on everybody’s mind.
Manchester United – fans and players alike – are more concerned with the Europa League semi-final second leg on Thursday, and the final that almost certainly awaits later this month.
It was almost universally agreed that Manchester United have one foot in the Europa League final after Thursday’s 3-0 win in Bilbao.
Yet Ruben Amorim was taking no chances, immediately stating on the night that one moment in the return can tie the course of the tie.
And so it’s no surprise that he has rested the bulk of his first time for today’s trip to Brentford.
The seven changes made by United from their last Premier League match it their most from one game to another this season.
