English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 8, 2025
Aston Villa DWLWW 1
–
Brentford WLWWD 0
1st2ndT
AVL011
BRE000
Gtech Community Stadium · 17,171 att. · NBC

Match Report

Harry Murphy - AVFC/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images

Watkins returns to haunt Brentford and boost Villa's European push

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins returned to haunt his old club Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, scoring the only goal of the game to boost his side's push to qualify for Europe next season.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

5
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
3
40.1
Possession
59.9
12
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
239
Accurate Passes
395
316
Passes
459
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
27
0.3
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
47
18
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
6
5
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
5
Interceptions
7
40
Effective Clearances
32
40
Clearances
32

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 20Kristoffer AjerRB
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardAM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 6Christian NørgaardRM
  9. 11Yoane WissaF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Robin OlsenG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 3Axel DisasiRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 42' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Leon Bailey.
  3. 49' Goal! Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a fast break.
  4. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces John McGinn.
  5. 67' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Marcus Rashford replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  7. 75' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  8. 81' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, Brentford. Kim Ji-Soo replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
  10. 90'+4' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Morgan Rogers.
  11. 90'+6' Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Premier League News

All news
Video Do Man United need to make a decision on Carrick's future? Do Man United need to make a decision on Carrick's future? News Rob Dawson Sources: United consider Howe, Nagelsmann to replace under-fire Carrick Manchester United are weighing up replacements with Michael Carrick's future as head coach in serious doubt, sources told ESPN. Video Carrick woes deepen as Bournemouth smash United The pressure on Michael Carrick continues to grow as Manchester United fall to a dispiriting 3-0 loss to Bournemouth at Old Trafford. ESPN PA Sunderland stay bottom of PL table after goalless draw with Leeds Sunderland and Leeds were forced to share the spoils in a goalless stalemate at the Stadium of Light.