Brentford 3–1 Manchester United
- Thiago 8'
- Thiago 20'
- Jensen 90+5'
- Sesko 26'
27 September 2025
The match in data
A 3–1 win for Brentford against Manchester United on 27 September 2025, on matchday 6 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Jordan Henderson (Brentford), rated 79, thanks above all to 2 big chances created and 7 final-third passes. Henderson produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Manchester United, the highest-rated player was Benjamin Sesko, with 58.
Igor Thiago scored twice.
Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty at 76'.
Jordan Henderson
Brentford · 81'
Produced 1.39× and cost 0.25× their position's average
- 2 big chances created 4.0×
- 7 final-third passes 1.4×
- 2 key passes 2.0×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Henderson ★ | Midfielder | 81 | 79 |
| Aaron Hickey | Defender | 75 | 73 |
| Igor Thiago | Forward | 90 | 67 |
| Sepp van den Berg | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Yegor Yarmolyuk | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Kevin Schade | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Nathan Collins | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Dango Ouattara | Forward | 75 | 45 |
| Michael Kayode | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | Midfielder | 81 | 30 |
| Caoimhín Kelleher | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Rico Henry | Defender | 15 | no rating |
| Frank Onyeka | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Mathias Jensen | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Vitaly Janelt | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Sesko | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Diogo Dalot | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Kobbie Mainoo | Midfielder | 24 | 55 |
| Leny Yoro | Defender | 24 | 55 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | Forward | 90 | 53 |
| Patrick Dorgu | Forward | 85 | 53 |
| Bruno Fernandes | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Matheus Cunha | Forward | 90 | 43 |
| Harry Maguire | Defender | 66 | 35 |
| Luke Shaw | Defender | 81 | 33 |
| Manuel Ugarte | Midfielder | 66 | 33 |
| Altay Bayındır | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Mason Mount | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Joshua Zirkzee | Forward | 5 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.