Manchester United can take a giant step towards securing a place in the Champions League for next season with a home win against Brentford on Monday.
united start in third and the victory will leave them 11 points ahead of sixth-placed Brighton, with four games remaining. The top five finishers will play in Europe’s top-tier competition in 2026/27.
Brentford are unlikely to prove easy opponents. Keith Andrews has done a fantastic job in his first season as head coach and the Bees remain in the hunt for Europa League qualification.
“We want to approach this game in a very similar way to how we approach every game,” Andrews said.
“We are very aware of [United’s] Their strengths… They have some magnificent players who we must try to keep quiet.
“It’s an incredible game for us. I said this to the players: we have three brilliant away games: United, City [on May 9] and Liverpool [on May 24] – and two London derbies at home against West Ham [on May 2] and Crystal Palace [date TBC].
“We’ve put ourselves in a good position, but we’re not happy with where we are and we want to keep pushing.”
Where to watch Manchester United v Brentford: TV and online streams
Kick-off on Monday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.
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Visit the Premier League site for a complete list of international stations.
Statistics for Manchester United-Brentford
- Manchester United have lost their last two league games against Brentford, which is more defeats than they suffered in their previous 11 against them (W8 D2 L1).
- This is United’s sixth Premier League game played on a Monday this season, the most on a day during a single campaign since 1995/96 (also 6), and the last time they played more in 1992/93 (7).
- Since losing 1-0 at home to Everton in November, United have scored in 21 consecutive Premier League games – their longest scoring streak since Alex Ferguson retired, last scoring in a row between November 2012 and April 2013 (23).
- They could suffer consecutive home defeats for the first time since May 2025.
- Bruno Fernandes has 18 assists in the Premier League this season for United, and only three players have created more goals in a single season: Thierry Henry in 2002/03 for Arsenal (20), Kevin De Bruyne in 2019/20 for Manchester City (20) and Mesut Ozil in 2015/16 for Arsenal (19).
- Brentford could complete the league double against Manchester United for the second time, having done so previously during the 1936/37 top-flight campaign, when the Red Devils were relegated.
- The last team to have a longer draw than Brentford (5) in the division was Manchester City in October/November 2009 (7).
- Since losing 2-0 at home to Brighton and Hove Albion in February, Brentford have not lost a single minute in the Premier League in six games, last going seven in a row without falling behind between November and February of the 2022/23 season.
- Caoimhin Kelleher has nine clean sheets in the Premier League for Brentford this season. The last Republic of Ireland goalkeeper to achieve double figures of clean sheets in a season was Shay Given in 2009/10 with Manchester City (10).
- Of the teams that have not yet been relegated from this season first divisionOnly Newcastle and Fulham (9 each) have lost more away games in the 2025/26 division than Brentford (8)
