When Manchester United travels to West London to face Brentford on Wednesday night, they will be hoping to enhance their Premier League top-four ambitions. The Red Devils are now in seventh place, five points behind fourth-placed West Ham United, with Brentford in 14th place, ten points clear of the relegation zone.
Brentford has won five, drawn nine, and lost ten of its 21 Premier League games this season for a total of 23 points, putting them in 14th place in the standings, ten points ahead of 18th-placed Norwich City after the same amount of games. The Bees won back-to-back league and FA Cup games against Aston Villa and Port Vale earlier this month, but have lost their past two Premier League games against Southampton and Liverpool, surrendering seven goals and scoring just one.
On Wednesday, the Brentford Community Stadium should be rocking as Thomas Frank’s side looks for its seventh Premier League victory of the season. They have already won four games in front of their own fans this season, with three of those triumphs coming in their past four at home. Brentford hasn’t defeated Man United since 1938, but Wednesday’s match will be the first league meeting between the two clubs since a goalless draw in 1947.
The Bees have proven that they can compete at this level, and Frank’s team are just two points behind 10th-placed Leicester City, despite the fact that the Foxes have only played 18 Premier League games this season. Man United, on the other hand, will be coming off a 2-2 tie with Aston Villa on Saturday night; the Red Devils grabbed a two-goal lead at Villa Park thanks to a brace from Bruno Fernandes, but surrendered twice in the closing moments to level with Steven Gerrard’s side.
