Manchester United vs Brentford, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Manchester United

27': Marcus Rashford

FT
1 - 0

Brentford

Marcus Rashford nets winner vs. Brentford, Manchester United back into top four

Marcus Rashford extended his scoring streak in the 1-0 win against Brentford to get Manchester United back to fourth place in the Premier League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
2': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
3': Attempt missed. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphaël Varane.
4': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
6': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
10': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Rico Henry.
10': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ivan Toney.
11': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
11': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
14': Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
18': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
18': Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ivan Toney.
21': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
22': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
22': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
24': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
24': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Delay in match (Manchester United).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
27': Goal! Manchester United 1, Brentford 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a headed pass following a corner.
36': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
37': Substitution, Manchester United. Tyrell Malacia replaces Luke Shaw because of an injury.
37': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
37': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a corner.
39': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
40': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
40': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
40': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
41': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
41': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
45': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
45'+1': Foul by Raphaël Varane (Manchester United).
45'+1': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
45'+2': Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Brentford 0.
45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Brentford 0.
47': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
47': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Offside, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
50': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
50': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
56': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
57': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
57': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
59': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
59': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Antony.
61': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
61': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
62': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen.
62': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
62': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
66': Attempt blocked. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
66': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
66': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste with a cross following a corner.
67': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
67': Delay in match because of an injury David de Gea (Manchester United).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
70': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
71': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Jadon Sancho.
75': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
75': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Christian Nørgaard.
75': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Mads Roerslev.
75': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
75': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
76': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Offside, Brentford. David Raya tries a through ball, but Kevin Schade is caught offside.
78': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
79': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
80': Attempt missed. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
81': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
81': Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
86': Substitution, Manchester United. Victor Lindelöf replaces Antony.
88': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Rico Henry.
89': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
90': Ben Mee (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
90'+1': Attempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
90'+1': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
90'+4': Offside, Manchester United. Fred tries a through ball, but Tyrell Malacia is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
90'+4': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Brentford 0.
0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Brentford 0.

Statistics

BRE		MAN
13	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	12
2	Saves	1
35.3	Possession	64.7
6	SHOTS	18
1	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
249	Accurate Passes	528
327	Passes	616
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	1
15	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.1
58	Long Balls	63
26	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	7
13	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	8
26	Effective Clearances	14
26	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,309

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	23	+35	56
2	Arsenal	24	+27	50
3	Nottingham Forest	24	+13	47
4	Chelsea	24	+16	43

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	David de Gea (GK)
6	Lisandro Martínez
19	Raphaël Varane
23	Luke Shaw
20	Diogo Dalot
15	Marcel Sabitzer
8	Bruno Fernandes
39	Scott McTominay
10	Marcus Rashford
25	Jadon Sancho
21	Antony

Manchester United Substitutes:

Victor Lindelöf, Tyrell Malacia, Facundo Pellistri, Fred, Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jack Butland, Wout Weghorst, Anthony Martial.

Brentford (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	David Raya (GK)
5	Ethan Pinnock
16	Ben Mee
18	Pontus Jansson
3	Rico Henry
30	Mads Roerslev
6	Christian Nørgaard
8	Mathias Jensen
24	Mikkel Damsgaard
17	Ivan Toney
19	Bryan Mbeumo

Brentford Substitutes:

Yoane Wissa, Saman Ghoddos, Kevin Schade, Fin Stevens, Aaron Hickey, Shandon Baptiste, Josh Dasilva, Thomas Strakosha, Mathias Jorgensen.

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