Aston Villa vs Brentford, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Aston Villa beat Brentford to end winless run
Aston Villa survived a jittery second half to end an eight-match winless streak with a 3-1 home Premier League win over Brentford on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 1': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 2': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 3': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 4': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 6': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 13': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 14': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 15': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 15': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 17': Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins is caught offside.
- 21': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brentford 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a fast break.
- 23': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 23': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 25': Penalty Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Penalty conceded by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 33': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn following a corner.
- 34': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Brentford 0. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
- 37': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Leon Bailey.
- 38': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 39': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 43': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
- 43': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 3, Brentford 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 46': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
- 47': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
- 48': Delay in match (Brentford).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 49': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 53': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 53': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 53': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
- 54': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Brentford 1. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 57': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 57': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 59': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 59': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a headed pass.
- 63': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 64': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
- 64': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Brentford. Paris Maghoma replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces Leon Bailey.
- 65': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 65': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa).
- 66': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Kevin Schade.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 71': Substitution, Brentford. Thiago replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 72': Attempt missed. Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a through ball.
- 73': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 73': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Paris Maghoma (Brentford).
- 74': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Fábio Carvalho (Brentford).
- 75': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
- 75': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 76': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 78': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 80': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 81': Foul by Thiago (Brentford).
- 81': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 81': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Durán with a headed pass.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 85': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 86': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
- 86': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces John McGinn.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Durán.
- 89': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 90': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Paris Maghoma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Brentford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 342 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 402 | Passes | 387 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 21 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 37,890
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 37,890
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 34 | +48 | 82 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 34 | +34 | 67 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 34 | +21 | 62 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 34 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Brentford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock  |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 7 | Kevin Schade |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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