Brentford vs Aston Villa, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBrentford earn comeback win over Aston Villa with Mads Roerslev goal
Mads Roerslev scored his first goal for Brentford to give them a comeback 2-1 home win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 3': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 3': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 5': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a headed pass.
- 10': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Matthew Cash is caught offside.
- 11': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mads Bech Sørensen.
- 16': Goal! Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
- 17': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 17': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 21': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 21': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 23': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
- 28': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 29': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 29': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 29': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 31': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Dangerous play by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
- 33': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
- 36': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 36': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 36': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 39': Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Goal! Brentford 1, Aston Villa 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
- 45'+1': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 47': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 47': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 47': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 53': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett.
- 54': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergi Canós because of an injury.
- 55': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mads Bech Sørensen.
- 57': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
- 61': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
- 61': Attempt saved. Matt Targett (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 63': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 63': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 65': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 70': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
- 70': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
- 72': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Emiliano Buendía is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 74': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt saved. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 75': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 77': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 77': Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Trézéguet replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 80': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Frank Onyeka.
- 81': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
- 81': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
- 82': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 82': Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
- 83': Goal! Brentford 2, Aston Villa 1. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 85': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a through ball.
- 85': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 86': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 86': Álvaro Fernández (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 87': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 89': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 90': Attempt missed. Matt Targett (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Saman Ghoddos.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
- 90'+3': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Álvaro Fernández (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 90'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.6 | Possession | 45.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 402 | Accurate Passes | 299 |
| 491 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 11 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 12 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,876
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,876
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +38 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 33 | +13 | 58 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | +13 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 29 | Mads Bech Sørensen |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 15 | Frank Onyeka  |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
Aston Villa (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 30 | Kortney Hause |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 3 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 20 | Danny Ings |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 15 | Bertrand Traoré |
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