{"id":669220,"date":"2026-04-27T09:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=669220"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:36:50","slug":"manchester-united-vs-brentford-team-news-and-predicted-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/04\/27\/manchester-united-vs-brentford-team-news-and-predicted-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United vs Brentford &#8211; Team News and Predicted Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and predicted lineups for Monday night\u2019s Premier League offering of Manchester United vs Brentford. Last time out, United were able to keep Chelsea at bay, recording a 1-0 win. Brentford are without a win since February, recording five straight draws in the league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/04\/03\/manchester-uniteds-number-7-jersey-a-legacy-in-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United\u2019s Number 7 Jersey: A Legacy in Decline<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United vs Brentford \u2013 Rounding out Game Week 34<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: 600px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"1ffbae35d432d0d71911ca2a0b209fbb\" image-id=\"prsiissIcriW\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 2700px; aspect-ratio: 2700\/1800;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Monday, 27th April 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Old Trafford, Manchester<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kick-off:<\/strong> 20:00 GMT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last meeting:<\/strong> Brentford 3-1 Manchester United (27th September, 2025. Premier League)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current odds:<\/strong> Manchester United 4\/5, Brentford 3\/1, Draw 11\/4<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nReferee:<\/strong> Chris Kavanagh<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Team News<\/h3>\n<p>Harry Maguire returns from his suspension and is expected to go straight into the team.<\/p>\n<p>Lenny Yoro could return for the Reds, however, the manager will likely leave it until Monday to make a final assessment on the player, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/team-news-for-man-utd-v-brentford-on-27-april-2026\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Carrick stating<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019re still working on [Leny]. So, there\u2019s a possibility, there\u2019s a possibility, but at this stage, it\u2019s not 100 per cent sure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lisandro Martinez is suspended following his red card against Leeds. After being sent off for a hair pull, Manchester United failed in their attempt to appeal the red card, and his three game ban has been upheld.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Dorgu is still unavailable, as is Matthijs de Ligt, who hasn\u2019t featured since November.<\/p>\n<h3>Brentford Team News<\/h3>\n<p>Brentford boss, Keith Andrews, also provided updates on his squad ahead of Monday\u2019s clash. Speaking about Jordan Henderson, Vitaly Janelt and Rico Henry, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentfordfc.com\/en\/news\/article\/first-team-manchester-united-v-brentford-premier-league-injury-update-jordan-henderson-vitaly-janelt-rico-henry\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a>, \u201cThey&#8217;ve all got slightly different timeframes as to when they&#8217;ll be back, but they won&#8217;t be available for Monday\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Dasilva, Kaye Furo, Fabio Carvalho and Antoni Milambo also remain unavailable for selection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/04\/23\/manchester-united-wonderkids-who-didnt-make-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Wonderkids Who Didn\u2019t Make It: Giuseppe Rossi<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>Lammens<\/p>\n<p>Dalot<\/p>\n<p>Maguire<\/p>\n<p>Heaven<\/p>\n<p>Shaw<\/p>\n<p>Casemiro<\/p>\n<p>Mainoo<\/p>\n<p>Fernandes<\/p>\n<p>Amad<\/p>\n<p>Mbuemo<\/p>\n<p>Cunha<\/p>\n<h3>Brentford Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>Kelleher<\/p>\n<p>Kayode<\/p>\n<p>Collins<\/p>\n<p>Van den Berg<\/p>\n<p>Lewis-Potter<\/p>\n<p>Jensen<\/p>\n<p>Yarmolyuk<\/p>\n<p>Ouattara<\/p>\n<p>Damsgard<\/p>\n<p>Schade<\/p>\n<p>Igor Thiago<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image Credit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>David Klein \/ Sportimage<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and predicted lineups for Monday night\u2019s Premier League offering of Manchester United vs Brentford. Last time out, United were able to keep Chelsea at bay, recording a 1-0 win. Brentford are without a win since February, recording five straight draws in the league. 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