Week 35 brings us a match on May 2nd, where Brentford will travel to Manchester to battle Manchester United in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 6th placed Manchester United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Marcos Alonso struck first for Chelsea in the 60th minute, then Cristiano Ronaldo tied it up for Manchester United in the 62nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Manchester United. Manchester United is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Brentford is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Brentford had 16 on net, and Tottenham Hotspur had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Brentford should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Brentford and Manchester United last played eachother at the Brentford Community Stadium on the 19th of January. Manchester United was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Anthony Elanga scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 55th minute, then Mason Greenwood added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Bruno Fernandes.
Both Yoane Wissa and Vitaly Janelt have been the hottest scorers for Brentford in the last five each having scored 2 goals.
Ralf Rangnick’s squad will be without Paul Pogba, Mason Greenwood, Edinson Cavani, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Fred and Harry Maguire, while Frank Onyeka, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock are unavailable to play for Brentford.