Manchester United 2–1 Brentford
2026-04-27 · Matchweek 34
· Referee: Chris Kavanagh · VAR: James Bell
Brentford were booked 4 times — 1.9× their usual 2.2 — to Manchester United's 2.
How Chris Kavanagh refereed it
Kavanagh showed 6 yellow cards against a career average of 3.5, and awarded 15 fouls against an average of 21.2.
Match statistics
| Manchester United | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 6 | 9 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6' | Yellow Card | Manchester United | Luke Shaw | 0-0 |
| 11' | Normal Goal | Manchester United | Casemiro | 1-0 |
| 40' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Sepp van den Berg | 1-0 |
| 43' | Normal Goal | Manchester United | B. Sesko | 2-0 |
| 71' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Dango Ouattara | 2-0 |
| 76' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Igor Thiago | 2-0 |
| 87' | Normal Goal | Brentford | M. Jensen | 2-1 |
| 90+2' | Yellow Card | Manchester United | Joshua Zirkzee | 2-1 |
| 90+6' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Nathan Collins | 2-1 |