Brentford 3-1 Man United: Goals and Highlights
Summary
Brentford won a stunning Premier League game 3-1 against Manchester United at the Gtech Community Stadium on September 27, 2025. The Bees, under Keith Andrews, swarmed their opponents early and were 2-0 up inside 20 minutes thanks to a double from Igor Thiago.
This was Brentford’s second league win of the season and lifted them out of the bottom three and extended their unbeaten home run. Manchester United, under Ruben Amorim, showed fight with a goal from Benjamin Šeško but collapsed after a missed penalty and lost their third game in six and the pressure is on the Portuguese boss. The game showed Brentford’s high press and United’s defensive issues and the fans were chanting at Amorim by full time.
Goals
Brentford scored first in the 9th minute when Igor Thiago pounced on a loose ball after a quick counter, slotted past Altay Bayındır with ease. Eleven minutes later in the 20th minute Thiago doubled the lead, reacting quickest to a deflected cross from Kevin Schade that Bayındır could only parry, bundling the ball over the line in the chaos. Manchester United pulled one back in the 55th minute through Benjamin Šeško, who scored his first goal for the club with a neat finish from a Bruno Fernandes through ball. But hope faded in the 90+5th minute when Mathias Jensen hit a 25 yard thunderbolt into the top corner, sealing the win after Fernandes had missed a 76th minute penalty, saved by Caoimhín Kelleher after a VAR checked foul.
Player of the Match
Igor Thiago was Player of the Match for his two goals and pressing. The young striker’s movement and finishing destroyed United’s defence and he’s here to stay as a threat for Brentford this season.
Match Highlights
Brentford had the better of the first half with 58% possession, their midfield duo of Jordan Henderson and Mikkel Damsgaard running the show against United. A 76th minute VAR review saw Nathan Collins get away with a red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity on Šeško but Fernandes’ penalty was saved by Caoimhín Kelleher.
Kevin Schade was terrorizing the flanks and nearly scored, while Harry Maguire’s mistake played a part in the second goal. For United Casemiro and Patrick Dorgu showed some fight but sloppy defending cost them. Subs Bryan Mbeumo got United going late on but Brentford’s resilience won out. This result sets the Bees up nicely for Wolves, while United need a win against Leicester to steady the ship.
