Brentford edged a young and much-changed Manchester United side 4-3 in the Premier League on Sunday to give their hopes of qualifying for European competition a shot in the arm.

United fielded their youngest starting lineup in Premier League history and took the lead through Mason Mount but an own goal from Luke Shaw and a Kevin Schade header gave Brentford a 2-1 lead going into the break.

United briefly looked resurgent in the second half, but Schade grabbed another goal with a similar header at the far post before Yoane Wissa completed a free-flowing move to make it 4-1.

Alejandro Garnacho curled one in from the edge of the box before Amad Diallo made it 4-3 in added time but Brentford sealed the win to move up to ninth with 52 points while United remain in 15th place with 39 points.

In London, rivals West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur’s disappointing Premier League form continued as they played out a 1-1 draw that kept both stuck just above the relegation places.

A much-changed Spurs scored the opener after 15 minutes through Wilson Odobert but the lead lasted only 13 minutes before Jarrod Bowen equalised for the home team.

The draw left Tottenham in 16th spot and facing their worst finish since 1977.

They are a single point above the 17th-placed Hammers whose winless run in the league was extended to eight games, stretching back to February.

Elsewhere, Newcastle United escaped the Amex Stadium with a point after Alexander Isak scored a last-gasp penalty in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in a key result for their chase of Champions League qualification.

Brighton looked poised for victory after winger Yankuba Minteh struck in the first half, but Isak stepped up to the penalty spot in the 89th minute and sent goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen the wrong way with his 23rd league goal of the season. The penalty was given after Yasin Ayari inexplicably stuck his arm out to stop Kieran Trippier’s free-kick.

Newcastle are fourth in the table on 63 points with three games remaining, three points ahead of Chelsea and Nottingham Forest who both have a game in hand. Brighton are 10th.

Minteh scored against his former team with Brighton’s first decent opportunity of the match in the 28th minute when he cut the ball inside to his left foot before unleashing a blistering shot through a crowd into the far corner.