Manchester United travel to Brentford riding a Europa League high, coming off a stunning 3-0 win away at Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the semifinal. Their Premier League form, though, has been woeful: they remain 14th, and haven't won any of their last five league games.
Brentford, meanwhile, have corrected a slide and haven't lost any of their last four (2D, 2W) and are steady at 11th, ten points ahead of Man United. They have scored 19 more goals than United, and are making a strong push to end the season in the top half of the table, and a high finish that could possibly take them to Europe.
Will the home side bring Man United crashing back to league-reality after their Europa high? Here's all you need to know about the match:
How to watch:
The match will be available on Peacock in the United States, JioHotstar in India and Optus Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Sunday, May 4 at 2 p.m. BST (11 a.m. ET; 6.30 p.m. IST and 11 p.m. AEST)
Venue: Community stadium, Brentford
Referee: Anthony Taylor
VAR: Matt Donohue
Team news:
Manchester United
Jonny Evans, D, undisclosed, DOUBT
Tom Heaton, GK, muscle, DOUBT
Matthijs de Ligt, D, ankle, OUT, estimated return early May
Ayden Heaven, D, leg, OUT, estimated return mid April
Toby Collyer, M, knock, OUT, estimated return late April
Joshua Zirkzee, F, hamstring, OUT for season
Lisandro Martínez, D, knee, OUT for season
Diogo Dalot, D, calf, OUT, estimated return mid May
Brentford
Aaron Hickey, M, fitness, DOUBT
Fabio Carvalho, F, shoulder, OUT, estimated return mid May
Thiago Rodrigues, F, knee, OUT, estimated return mid May
Joshua Dasilva, F, injury, OUT, estimated return mid May
Vitaly Janelt, D/M, heel, OUT for season
Expected Lineups:
Manchester United
GK André Onana
CB Leny Yoro | CB Tyler Fredricson | CB Luke Shaw
RWB Patrick Dorgu | CM Bruno Fernandes | CM Manuel Ugarte | LWB Harry Amass
AM Kobbie Mainoo | AM Mason Mount
ST Rasmus Højlund
Brentford
GK Mark Flekken
RB Michael Kayode CB Nathan Collins CB Sepp van den Berg LB Keane Lewis-Potter
CM Christian Norgaard CM Yehor Yarmoliuk
RW Bryan Mbuemo AM Mikkel Damsgaard LW Kevin Schade
CF Yoanne Wissa
Stats:
Brentford have won one just one of their last 12 games against Man United (D2, L9).
Man United haven't had the best time travelling down to London: they've won just three of their last 21 PL away games against London sides (D5, L13) with all three wins coming against Fulham.
If you add the goal tallies of Man United's top 3 scorers in the Premier League, it's just one more than Brentford's top scorer, Bryan Mbuemo (Bruno Fernandes, 8 + Amad Diallo, 6 + Alejandro Garnacho, 5 = Mbuemo, 18 + 1).
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