Brentford v Sheffield United, 13 April 2024

Score2-0 to Brentford
RefereeSam Barrott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance17,115
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Brentford won: 1 Drawn: 0 Sheffield United won: 1 Brentford scored: 2 Sheffield United scored: 1 . This was Brentford's first win in the last seven league meetings since August 2013 (lost four).

2 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Oliver Arblaster own goal 63 OG
Frank Onyeka 90+3 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Reguilón
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Neal Maupay

Starting lineup:

Ivo Grbić Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Auston Trusty Defender
Mason Holgate Defender/Midfielder
Yasser Larouci Defender/Midfielder
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder
Ben Osborn Midfielder/Forward
Ollie McBurnie Forward

Substitutions:

Keane Lewis-Potter for Neal Maupay 79
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Mikkel Damsgaard 79
Ethan Pinnock for Yoane Wissa 90
Kevin Schade for Bryan Mbeumo 90
Frank Onyeka for Mathias Jensen 90

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Yasser Larouci 57
Cameron Archer for Jayden Bogle 76
Anis Ben Slimane for Mason Holgate 90+1

Cards:

Neal Maupay 7 Y
Vitaly Janelt 41 Y
Mads Roerslev 88 Y

Cards:

Ben Brereton Diaz 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Ivan Toney

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender Sam Curtis
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder Anis Ben Slimane
Midfielder Vinícius Souza
Midfielder/Forward Andre Brooks
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward William Osula

Comments:

League position: 14th . This was Brentford's first win in the Premier League since the visit of Nottingham Forest on 20 January 2024; longer than any other team currently in the division. . The Bees avoided remaining without a win in ten consecutive games within a league season for the first time since April 2007 in League One (11). . They had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 23 games in the Premier League. . Mikkel Damsgaard scored in the 68th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul.

Comments:

League position: 20th . Sheffield United were now without a win in their last eight games in the Premier League (lost five). . The Blades now had 16 points with six games remaining (maximum 34 points). The Premier League record for the lowest total by a team that avoided relegation is 34 by West Bromwich Albion in 2004-05. . They had now won two of their 36 games in the Premier League played in London; most recently at Crystal Palace in February 2020.

2 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Oliver Arblaster own goal 63 OG
Frank Onyeka 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Reguilón
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Neal Maupay

Substitutions:

Keane Lewis-Potter for Neal Maupay 79
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Mikkel Damsgaard 79
Ethan Pinnock for Yoane Wissa 90
Kevin Schade for Bryan Mbeumo 90
Frank Onyeka for Mathias Jensen 90

Cards:

Neal Maupay 7 Y
Vitaly Janelt 41 Y
Mads Roerslev 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Ivan Toney

Comments:

League position: 14th . This was Brentford's first win in the Premier League since the visit of Nottingham Forest on 20 January 2024; longer than any other team currently in the division. . The Bees avoided remaining without a win in ten consecutive games within a league season for the first time since April 2007 in League One (11). . They had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 23 games in the Premier League. . Mikkel Damsgaard scored in the 68th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ivo Grbić Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Auston Trusty Defender
Mason Holgate Defender/Midfielder
Yasser Larouci Defender/Midfielder
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder
Ben Osborn Midfielder/Forward
Ollie McBurnie Forward

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Yasser Larouci 57
Cameron Archer for Jayden Bogle 76
Anis Ben Slimane for Mason Holgate 90+1

Cards:

Ben Brereton Diaz 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender Sam Curtis
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder Anis Ben Slimane
Midfielder Vinícius Souza
Midfielder/Forward Andre Brooks
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward William Osula

Comments:

League position: 20th . Sheffield United were now without a win in their last eight games in the Premier League (lost five). . The Blades now had 16 points with six games remaining (maximum 34 points). The Premier League record for the lowest total by a team that avoided relegation is 34 by West Bromwich Albion in 2004-05. . They had now won two of their 36 games in the Premier League played in London; most recently at Crystal Palace in February 2020.