Casemiro and Šeško Strike as Manchester United Edge Brentford
Manchester United secured a 2–1 home win over Brentford FC in Premier League matchday 34, holding off a late fightback to claim three important points in the regular season.
The hosts took control early. In the 11th minute, Casemiro opened the scoring for Manchester United, finishing after a set-up from defender Harry Maguire to make it 1–0. United continued to press and doubled their advantage just before half-time.
On 43 minutes, Benjamin Šeško added a second goal, converting from a pass by Bruno Fernandes to put United 2–0 up. The Slovenian forward’s strike gave the home side a strong cushion heading into the interval.
Brentford tried to change the momentum in the second half, including a 73rd-minute substitution that saw Reiss Nelson replace Kevin Schade. Nelson later made an impact, providing the assist for Brentford’s only goal. In the 87th minute, Mathias Jensen pulled one back for the visitors, making it 2–1 and setting up a tense finale.
Manchester United made several changes of their own, including the introduction of Noussair Mazraoui at half-time for Amad Diallo, Leny Yoro for Luke Shaw in the 73rd minute, Mason Mount shortly afterwards, and Joshua Zirkzee for Šeško late on. The home side, however, managed to see out the remaining minutes.
The match featured a number of bookings: Luke Shaw and Joshua Zirkzee were cautioned for United, while Sepp van den Berg, Dango Ouattara, Thiago Rodrigues and Nathan Collins received yellow cards for Brentford.
More detailed statistics and minute-by-minute incidents beyond the recorded goals, cards and substitutions were not available at the time of writing.
For further information on this fixture and the Premier League season, visit the full match page on Ballaxy, as well as the team hubs for Manchester United, Brentford and the Premier League.
Premier League Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arsenal FC
|
35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 26 | 41 | 76 | W W L L W |
| 2 |
Manchester City FC
|
34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 32 | 37 | 71 | D W W W W |
| 3 |
Manchester United FC
|
35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 48 | 15 | 64 | W W W L W |
| 4 |
Liverpool FC
|
35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 58 | L W W W D |
| 5 |
Aston Villa FC
|
35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 58 | L L W D L |
| 6 |
AFC Bournemouth
|
35 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 52 | W D W W W |
| 7 |
Brentford FC
|
35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 51 | W L D D D |
| 8 |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
|
35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 50 | L W D W W |
| 9 |
Chelsea FC
|
35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 48 | L L L L W |
| 10 |
Everton FC
|
35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 48 | D L L D W |
| 11 |
Fulham FC
|
35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 48 | L W D L L |
| 12 |
Sunderland AFC
|
35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 47 | D L L W |
| 13 |
Newcastle United FC
|
35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 45 | W L L L L |
| 14 |
Leeds United FC
|
35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 43 | W D W W |
| 15 |
Crystal Palace FC
|
34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 43 | L L D W D |
| 16 |
Nottingham Forest FC
|
35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 42 | W W W D L |
| 17 |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
|
35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 37 | W W D L L |
| 18 |
West Ham United FC
|
35 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 36 | L W D W W |
| 19 |
Burnley FC
|
35 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 71 | -36 | 20 | L L L L |
| 20 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
|
35 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 63 | -38 | 18 | D L L L D |
