Man Utd vs Brentford: FPL picks for GW12

Should I pick a Man Utd defender against Brentford? ⚠️ OK. 20% clean-sheet chance, #14 of 20 this gameweek — best option Maguire (2.7 xP).

Should I pick a Man Utd attacker against Brentford? ✅ Good pick. 1.7 expected goals, #5 of 20 — best option Mbeumo (5.0 xP).

Should I pick a Brentford defender against Man Utd? ⛔ Avoid. 18% clean-sheet chance, #16 of 20 this gameweek — best option Ajer (3.3 xP).

Should I pick a Brentford attacker against Man Utd? ⚠️ OK. 1.6 expected goals, #7 of 20 — best option Thiago (4.1 xP).

Man Utd v Brentford

Man Utd (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK20% clean sheet · #14 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.7 xG vs BRE · #5 of 20

GKLammens 3.5
DEFMaguire 2.7 · Dalot 2.4 · Yoro 1.6
MIDMbeumo 5.0 · B.Fernandes 4.2 · Cunha 3.5
FWDZirkzee 0.6

Brentford (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid18% clean sheet · #16 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs MUN · #7 of 20

GKKelleher 3.4
DEFAjer 3.3 · Kayode 2.5 · Schuster 1.7
MIDLewis-Potter 3.8 · Schade 3.7 · Janelt 3.4
FWDThiago 4.1

How these picks are made

Expected points (xP) come from each player's expected goals and assists, minutes, defensive contributions, bonus and the opponent's strength, using FPL's official scoring. Before every deadline we lock our picks and publish them with a tamper-proof timestamp, then score them after the gameweek — check our record.