Man United vs Brentford

5 April 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Marcus Rashford 27’

Match summary

Man United won 1-0 at home to Brentford. Man United led 1-0 at half-time.

Marcus Rashford put Man United ahead from a corner in the 27th minute, set up by Marcel Sabitzer.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Brentford's 0.64 from 6.

Match stats

Man United Brentford
18 Shots 6
3 Shots on Target 1
12 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.14 xG 0.64
1.14 Non-penalty xG 0.64
12 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man United Brentford
Kick-off
Marcus Rashford
Assist: Marcel Sabitzer
1-0 (Man United)
27’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man United
  • Luke Shaw
  • Bruno Fernandes
  • Scott McTominay
Brentford
  • Mikkel Damsgaard
  • Christian Nørgaard

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 0.64 27’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 1-0 27’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 0.64 27’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 1-0 Rashford 27’
Man United 1.14 xGBrentford 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Man United attacking 
67’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 27’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 80’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 44’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 45’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Scott McTominay (Man United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Marcel Sabitzer (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Marcel Sabitzer (Man United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Antony (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Antony (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Aaron Hickey (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 27’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 80’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 44’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 45’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Scott McTominay (Man United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Marcel Sabitzer (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Marcel Sabitzer (Man United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Antony (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Antony (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Aaron Hickey (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Diogo Dalot DEF902 0.030.031
Lisandro Martínez DEF900 0.000.000
Raphael Varane DEF900 0.000.021
Luke Shaw DEF361 0.020.000
Bruno Fernandes MID901 0.020.113
Scott McTominay MID902 0.120.000
Antony MID885 0.160.091
Marcel Sabitzer MID7312 0.100.441
Jadon Sancho MID731 0.040.051
Marcus Rashford FWD9013 0.550.154
Tyrell Malacia Sub540 0.000.052
Fred Sub171 0.100.000
Anthony Martial Sub170 0.000.000
Victor Lindelöf Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 59% Avg odds 1.62
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.24
Brentford win 18% Avg odds 5.32

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.