Manchester United head to west London on Wednesday night to take on Brentford in Premier League action.
Ralf Rangnick's men are in desperate need of three points to get their Champions League qualification charge back on track.
United currently sit seventh on 32 points, five points behind fourth-placed West Ham United, albeit with two games in hand on the Hammers.
But with Tottenham and Arsenal above them, who also have matches to make up, a win tonight is imperative.
The hosts, though, are enjoying a fine debut season in the Premier League. They are 10 points above the relegation zone and have already achieved a number of scalps. A win for them tonight would ease them into mid-table.
Here is everything you need to know...
What time is Brentford v Man Utd?
Brentford vs Manchester United kick-off is at 8pm on Wednesday, January 19, at the Brentford Community Stadium.
What TV channel is Brentford v Man Utd on? What about streaming?
Yes, the game is being televised. BT Sport are showing the match, with coverage beginning on BT Sport 1 at 7.30pm.
The game will be streamed via the BT Sport app, with coverage starting at 7.30pm.
Latest odds
Brentford - 18/5
Draw - 11/4
Man Utd - 3/4
(Odds courtesy of bet365 correct at time of publication)
Team news
The hosts will be without six players for tonight's match.
Mathias Jorgensen (thigh), Joshua Dasilva (groin), David Raya and Julian Jeanvier (both knee) and Charlie Goode (thigh) are all injured, while Frank Onyeka remains on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Nigeria.
For United, Scott McTominay and Luke Shaw return from suspension, while Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo are expected to be fit after slight knocks.
Paul Pogba remains sidelined, Aaron Wan-Bissaka is struggling with illness while Anthony Martial has travelled with the squad.
Match facts
- This is the first league meeting between Brentford and Manchester United since April 1947, a goalless draw at Griffin Park in the top-flight.
- Manchester United won the last time they faced Brentford in any competition, winning a League Cup tie 2-1 at Old Trafford in September 1975 thanks to goals from Lou Macari and Sammy McIlroy.
- Only Liverpool (57) have won a Premier League game in more different stadia than Manchester United (54), with Brentford Community Stadium the 60th different ground at which the Red Devils will have played in the competition.
- Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League away games against London sides since a 2-0 loss at Arsenal in January 2020. It’s their longest league run without defeat in the capital since a streak of 13 between December 2011 and December 2013.
- Starting with a 5-3 loss at Leicester in September 2014, Manchester United have lost seven of their last 22 Premier League away games against promoted sides. The Red Devils had only lost seven of their first 66 such games in the competition (W38 D21).
- Brentford have won three of their last four Premier League home games (L1), and have taken seven points from their four games played against the ever-present Premier League sides at the Brentford Community Stadium so far (wins against Arsenal and Everton, draw against Liverpool, loss against Chelsea).
- Manchester United have won 61% of their Premier League games played on Wednesdays (71/116), the highest win rate on this specific day of all teams to have played in more than one campaign in the competition.
- Manchester United have scored in all 10 of their Premier League away games this season, the best such 100% record in the competition this term. However, three of the last four times they’ve failed to find the net on the road in the league have been in games in London (all last season vs Arsenal in January, Chelsea in February and Crystal Palace in March).
- Brentford have lost three of their last four league games played on a Wednesday (W1), as many as they had in their previous 17 such matches (W10 D4).
- Brentford have scored 12 home goals in the Premier League this season, with these being scored by 11 different players – Yoane Wissa is the only player to score more than once for the Bees at the Brentford Community Stadium this season.
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