English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 10, 2026
Brentford DDDWW 2
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Aston Villa WLWWW 2
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Match Report

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Brentford stay unbeaten after back-and-forth slugfest with Aston Villa

Kristoffer Ajer's second-half equaliser ensured Brentford continued their unbeaten start to the Premier League season in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Aston Villa.

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Team Stats

24
Fouls
7
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
3
47.9
Possession
52.1
14
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
284
Accurate Passes
321
358
Passes
407
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
0
18
Crosses
4
0.3
Cross %
0.0
39
Long Balls
61
17
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
7
10
Effective Tackles
6
20
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
4
27
Effective Clearances
41
27
Clearances
41

Head to Head

BRE leads series 3-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 13Matteo RuggeriLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  7. 35João GomesLM
  8. 8Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 44Johan ManzambiAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Tammy AbrahamSUB
  2. 6Ross BarkleySUB
  3. 40Marco BizotSUB
  4. 17Alejandro GarnachoSUB
  5. 14Pau TorresSUB
  6. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaSUB
  7. 47AlyssonSUB
  8. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  9. 19Ibrahim MbayeSUB

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-L
  3. 44Jannik SchusterCD-R
  4. 25El Hadji Malick DioufLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 23Keane Lewis-PotterAM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 6Yehor YarmoliukRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 19Jaidon AnthonyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Fábio CarvalhoSUB
  2. 11Dango OuattaraSUB
  3. 4Sepp van den BergSUB
  4. 8Mathias JensenSUB
  5. 18Mamadou SangareSUB
  6. 12Hákon ValdimarssonSUB
  7. 13Callum WilsonSUB
  8. 48Benjamin FredrickSUB
  9. 2Aaron HickeySUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Brentford 1. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 12' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brentford 1. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 35' Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  4. 35'
  5. 35' Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 37'
  8. 43' Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  9. 43'
  10. 43' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 43'
  12. 45'+3' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Matteo Ruggeri because of an injury.
  14. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Jannik Schuster.
  15. 50' Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  16. 50'
  17. 50' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  18. 50'
  19. 52' Substitution, Brentford. Mamadou Sangaré replaces Kevin Schade because of an injury.
  20. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  21. 67' Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  22. 67' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  23. 72' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 75' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 77' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johan Manzambi.
  26. 79' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 2. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.
  27. 82' Michael Kayode (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 84' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  29. 85' Substitution, Brentford. Callum Wilson replaces Jaidon Anthony.
  30. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces João Gomes.
  31. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces Johan Manzambi.
  32. 89' Delay in match because of an injury Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
  33. 89'
  34. 90' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  35. 90'
  36. 90'+5' Callum Wilson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.

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