Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 8

Oct 7, 2023 at 3pm UK

Old Trafford

Man Utd
2 - 1
Brentford

McTominay (90+3', 90+7')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Jensen (26')
Hickey (10'), Norgaard (48'), Collins (65'), Janelt (67'), Maupay (79')

Scott McTominay reacts to incredible late brace against Brentford

Manchester United's Scott McTominay says that scoring a late brace against Brentford on Saturday was 'one of his favourite moments on a football pitch'.

Oct 7, 17:51

Manchester United's Scott McTominay celebrates his goal against Brentford on October 7, 2023

Erik ten Hag: 'Late win shows the dressing room is together'

Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag hails the togetherness in the dressing room following Saturday's 2-1 win over Brentford.

Oct 7, 18:32

Manchester United produce Premier League first in dramatic Brentford win

Manchester United produced a Premier League first in their 2-1 victory over Brentford at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.

Oct 7, 19:39

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag celebrates after the match on February 23, 2023

Erik ten Hag: 'Manchester United win over Brentford must be turning point'

Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag insists that the Red Devils' last-gasp 2-1 win over Brentford must be a "turning point" in his side's turbulent season.

Oct 7, 23:38

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester United

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Man Utd 2-3 Galatasaray
Tuesday, October 3 at 8pm in Champions League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Brentford

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Brentford
Sunday, October 1 at 2pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 54.85%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 22.45%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.67%) and 2-0 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.65%), while for a Brentford win it was 1-2 (5.87%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Manchester United in this match.

Result
Manchester United	Draw	Brentford
54.85% ( -0.16)	22.71% ( 0.03)	22.45% ( 0.12)

Both teams to score 56.27% (

0.05)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.59% (

-0.01)

43.42% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.19% (

-0.01)

65.81% (

0.01)

Manchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.27% (

-0.05)

15.73% (

0.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.17% (

-0.1)

44.83% (

0.11)

Brentford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.78% (

0.11)

33.22% (

-0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.17% (

0.12)

69.83% (

-0.11)

Score Analysis

Manchester United 54.85%

Brentford 22.45%

Draw 22.7%

Manchester United	Draw	Brentford
2-1 @ 9.85% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 9.67% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 8.94% ( -0.03) 3-1 @ 6.07% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 5.51% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 3.35% ( 0) 4-1 @ 2.81% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 2.55% ( -0.02) 4-2 @ 1.55% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.04% ( -0.01) 5-0 @ 0.94% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.58% Total : 54.85%	1-1 @ 10.65% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 5.43% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 5.23% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.23% ( 0) Other @ 0.17% Total : 22.7%	1-2 @ 5.87% ( 0.02) 0-1 @ 5.76% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 3.17% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 2.16% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 1.99% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 1.17% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.33% Total : 22.45%