Manchester United arrive at The Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday for the Premier League game with home side Brentford.
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Form Guide
Brentford
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Brentford will be hoping to bounce back here after a 2-1 Premier League defeat in their last game at the hands of Burnley.
In that match, Brentford had 40% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Brentford was Kristoffer Ajer (83'). On the other side, Burnley got 17 shots at goal with 6 on target. Jacob Bruun Larsen (10') and David Datro Fofana (62') scored for Burnley.
Brentford have been conceding pretty frequently of late, although theyโve also found ways to score goals themselves. Looking at their last 6 games, Brentford have conceded in 6 of them in addition to scoring in 5 of those games.
Leading up to this clash, Brentford:
- haven't beaten Manchester United in their last 2 matches in the league.
- are without a win at home for the past 3 league matches.
Manchester United
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Manchester United head into the meeting after a 4-3 FA Cup win with the downing of Liverpool in their last match.
In that game, Manchester United had 42% possession and 28 shots at goal with 11 on target. For Manchester United, the scorers were Scott McTominay (10'), Antony (87'), Marcus Rashford (112') and Amad Diallo (121'). Liverpool got 25 shots on goal with 11 of them on target. Alexis Mac Allister (44'), Mohamed Salah (45') and Harvey Elliott (105') scored for Liverpool. Manchester United ran out winners in extra time.
Over the course of their last half-dozen outings, Manchester United have amassed a total of 11 goals. Manchester United have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have had 9 goals go against them. Such a pattern might not be sustained here, however.
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Head to head
The previous league game between the two was Premier League match day 8 on 07/10/2023 when it ended Manchester United 2-1 Brentford.
On that day, Manchester United had 64% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The scorer was Scott McTominay (93', 97').
Brentford had 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. Mathias Jensen (26') scored.
The referee was Andrew Madley.
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Team News: Brentford
Kevin Schade (Adductor injury), Yunus Emre Konak (Achilles tendon rupture), Aaron Hickey (Hamstring injury), Josh Dasilva (Ankle injury), Ethan Pinnock (Ankle injury), Ryan Trevitt (Ankle surgery), Ben Mee (Ankle injury) and Rico Henry (Knee injury) wonโt be able to feature for Brentford manager Thomas Frank.
In all likelihood, The Bees may well kick off with a 3-5-2 system this time and select Mark Flekken, Zanka, Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, M. R. Rasmussen, Frank Onyeka, Mathias Jensen, Vitaly Janelt, Keane Lewis-Potter, Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa.
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Team News: Manchester United
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Tyrell Malacia (Knee injury), Luke Shaw (Muscle injury) and Lisandro Martรญnez (Knee injury) will not be playing here.
From our viewpoint, The Red Devils appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, starting the game with Andre Onana, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Kobbie Mainoo, Casemiro, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford.
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Prediction
We envisage that Brentford have the capability to breach the defence of this Manchester United lineup, however a single goal may not be enough to avoid a loss.
Weโre therefore tipping a very close game with a 1-2 victory for Manchester United at the end of this one. We are expecting it to be pretty even.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
09:00 28/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Brentford
Formed: 1889
Stadium: The Gtech Community Stadium (17,250)
Captain: Christian Nรธrgaard
Chairman: Cliff Crown
Manager: Thomas Frank
Competitions: Premier League position 15
โญ Star Man: Yoane Wissa
Normally playing in the Left Wing position, Yoane Wissa was born in รpinay-sous-Sรฉnart, France. Having made a first senior appearance for Angers SCO in the 2016 - 2017 season, the dangerous Forward has bagged 7 league goals in the Premier League 2023 - 2024 campaign so far from a total of 25 appearances.