English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 17, 2023
Aston Villa WDWWD 2
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Brentford LLWLL 1
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Gtech Community Stadium · 17,034 att.

Match Report

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Aston Villa beat Brentford 2-1, strengthen grip on top four

Ollie Watkins scored a late winner against his former club as Aston Villa came from behind to win 2-1 away at 10-man Brentford on Sunday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
19
4
Yellow Cards
6
1
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
7
12
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
3
67.2
Possession
32.8
15
SHOTS
4
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
449
Accurate Passes
170
528
Passes
250
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
2
24
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.1
38
Long Balls
49
21
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
16
12
Tackles
33
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
15
29
Effective Clearances
16
29
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:44 Nicol not ready to call Aston Villa title contenders just yet Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

BRE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD
  3. 16Ben MeeCD-L
  4. 13Mathias JørgensenCD-R
  5. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardCM-R
  7. 6Christian NørgaardAM
  8. 14Saman GhoddosLM
  9. 30Mads RoerslevRM
  10. 11Yoane WissaCF-L
  11. 23Keane Lewis-PotterCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Nathan CollinsSUB
  2. 33Yehor YarmoliukSUB
  3. 7Neal MaupaySUB
  4. 37Michael OlakigbeSUB
  5. 21Thomas StrakoshaSUB
  6. 26Shandon BaptisteSUB
  7. 25Myles Peart-HarrisSUB
  8. 15Frank OnyekaSUB
  9. 4Charlie GoodeSUB

AVL · 3-5-2

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 3Diego CarlosCD
  3. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  4. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  5. 41Jacob RamseyCM-L
  6. 7John McGinnCM-R
  7. 44Boubacar KamaraAM
  8. 15Álex MorenoLM
  9. 2Matty CashRM
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsCF-L
  11. 19Moussa DiabyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Nicolò ZanioloSUB
  2. 42Filip MarschallSUB
  3. 47Tim IroegbunamSUB
  4. 24Jhon DuránSUB
  5. 31Leon BaileySUB
  6. 17Clément LengletSUB
  7. 78Sam ProctorSUB
  8. 32Leander DendonckerSUB
  9. 16Calum ChambersSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Goal! Brentford 1, Aston Villa 0. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  2. 46' Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Matty Cash.
  4. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Moussa Diaby.
  5. 68' Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  6. 68' Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  7. 71' Ben Mee (Brentford) is shown the red card.
  8. 76' Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Collins replaces Yoane Wissa.
  9. 77' Goal! Brentford 1, Aston Villa 1. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
  10. 80' Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Pau Torres.
  12. 85' Goal! Brentford 1, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara following a corner.
  13. 86' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 86' Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 87' Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 88' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 88' Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  18. 89' Substitution, Brentford. Michael Olakigbe replaces Mads Roerslev.
  19. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  20. 90' Frank Onyeka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+1' Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 90'+7' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  23. 90'+8' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  24. 90'+8' Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.

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