Man United vs Brentford

2 May 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bruno Fernandes 9’
  • Cristiano Ronaldo 61’ (pen)
  • Raphael Varane 72’

Match summary

Man United won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Brentford. Man United led 1-0 at half-time.

Bruno Fernandes put Man United ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Anthony Elanga, Cristiano Ronaldo made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 61st minute, and Raphael Varane made it 3-0 from a corner in the 72nd minute, set up by Alex Telles.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Brentford's 0.68 from 12.

Match stats

Man United Brentford
9 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.84 xG 0.68
1.08 Non-penalty xG 0.68
5 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Man United Brentford
Kick-off
Bruno Fernandes
Assist: Anthony Elanga
1-0 (Man United)
9’
Half-time1-0
Cristiano Ronaldo
Penalty
2-0 (Man United)
61’
Raphael Varane
Assist: Alex Telles
3-0 (Man United)
72’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Man United
  • Nemanja Matic

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 0.68 9’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 1-0 9’ 61’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), 2-0 61’ 72’ Raphael Varane (Man United), 3-0 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 0.68 9’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 1-0 Fernandes 9’ 61’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), 2-0 Ronaldo 61’ 72’ Raphael Varane (Man United), 3-0 Varane 72’
Man United 1.84 xGBrentford 0.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Man United attacking 
61’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 9’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 22’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 53’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 80’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Raphael Varane (Man United), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 32’ Juan Mata (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 57’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 89’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Rico Henry (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 61’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 9’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 22’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 53’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 80’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Raphael Varane (Man United), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 32’ Juan Mata (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Rico Henry (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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 DEF900 0.000.000
Raphael Varane DEF9011 0.110.000
Victor Lindelöf DEF900 0.000.000
Alex Telles DEF9010 0.000.111
Scott McTominay MID901 0.120.000
Nemanja Matic MID720 0.000.131
Anthony Elanga MID7610 0.000.561
Juan Mata MID761 0.070.000
Bruno Fernandes MID9014 0.730.000
Cristiano Ronaldo FWD9012 0.800.121
Fred Sub180 0.000.021
Edinson Cavani Sub140 0.000.021
Phil Jones Sub140 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 55% Avg odds 1.76
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.98
Brentford win 21% Avg odds 4.56

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

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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.