English Premier League

Brentford vs Man United 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 85': Ivan Toney
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1 - 3
  • 55': Anthony Elanga
  • 62': Mason Greenwood
  • 77': Marcus Rashford

Man United's Marcus Rashford ends goal drought in flattering win vs. Brentford

Marcus Rashford scored for the first time since November as Manchester United claimed 3-1 victory vs. Brentford in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Manchester United 0.
  • 55': Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester United 1. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fred with a through ball.
  • 62': Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester United 2. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 63': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester United - Brentford 0-2 Manchester United (Mason Greenwood).
  • 64': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  • 64': Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Sergi Canós.
  • 67': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 71': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Mason Greenwood.
  • 71': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 77': Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester United 3. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Scott McTominay because of an injury.
  • 85': Goal! Brentford 1, Manchester United 3. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Manchester United 3.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,094

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+37 Arsenal 30 67 3
+32 Manchester City 29 60 5
+11 Manchester United 29 51 6
+5 Aston Villa 29 51 8
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 6
8 Saves 2
56.3 Possession 43.7
13 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
411 Accurate Passes 291
519 Passes 405
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 4
27 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 62
18 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 7
35 Effective Clearances 30
35 Clearances 30

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
49 Jonas Lössl (GK)
18 Pontus Jansson
29 Mads Bech Sørensen
5 Ethan Pinnock
27 Vitaly Janelt
8 Mathias Jensen
6 Christian Nørgaard
7 Sergi Canós
30 Mads Roerslev
17 Ivan Toney
19 Bryan Mbeumo

MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
19 Raphaël Varane
2 Victor Lindelöf
27 Alex Telles
20 Diogo Dalot
18 Bruno Fernandes
39 Scott McTominay
17 Fred
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
36 Anthony Elanga
11 Mason Greenwood

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