In a weekend match in week 2, on Sat Aug 13th, Brentford and Manchester United will play a match in London in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Brentford is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Leicester City. Timothy Castagne struck first for Leicester City in the 33rd minute on a feed from James Maddison, then Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall added another in the 46th minute. Brentford looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while manchester United sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Pascal Groß struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 30th minute, then Pascal Groß added another in the 39th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Manchester United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been the most prolific scorer on Manchester United in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Ivan Toney has been the most prolific scorer on Brentford in his last five matches with two goals
Brentford will be without Kristoffer Ajer, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock, while Tyrell Malacia is unavailable to play for Erik ten Hag’s team.