Aston Villa FC 2 - 2 Brentford FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(2 weeks ago)
· MD 6
Highlights
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Recent history had favored the away side in this fixture, with Brentford having taken victory on this very ground earlier in the year on 1 February 2026. This Premier League matchday 6 encounter added another tight chapter to their recent meetings, though neither team could claim dominance despite a flurry of early goals. Y. Yarmolyuk opened the scoring for the visitors in the 10th minute, only for N. Jackson to level immediately for the hosts in the 12th minute. John McGinn then put Aston Villa ahead in the 77th minute with an assist from J. Manzambi, before K. Ajer equalized for Brentford two minutes later, assisted by J. Anthony.
Aston Villa had started the season slowly following their fourth-place finish last year, sitting in the lower half of the table before kick-off after managing just one win in five outings. Brentford arrived on the back of a strong run that included five matches unbeaten and a steady goalscoring record that saw them hit the net in seven successive matches across all competitions. Both sides shared the points after registering 20 shots to 14, with Aston Villa edging possession at 52 percent and recording an expected goals tally of 2.28. Standout performers included John McGinn and Nicolas Jackson, who both earned an 8.2 rating for the hosts, alongside Caoimhin Kelleher with a 7.5 rating for the visitors.
The share of the spoils moves Aston Villa up to fourteenth place in the table, while Brentford sit fourth overall. Following this result, Brentford find themselves five points behind league leaders Manchester City, with Aston Villa sitting ten points back from the summit.
Aston Villa next play at home to Fenerbahçe on 14 October.
Aston Villa had started the season slowly following their fourth-place finish last year, sitting in the lower half of the table before kick-off after managing just one win in five outings. Brentford arrived on the back of a strong run that included five matches unbeaten and a steady goalscoring record that saw them hit the net in seven successive matches across all competitions. Both sides shared the points after registering 20 shots to 14, with Aston Villa edging possession at 52 percent and recording an expected goals tally of 2.28. Standout performers included John McGinn and Nicolas Jackson, who both earned an 8.2 rating for the hosts, alongside Caoimhin Kelleher with a 7.5 rating for the visitors.
The share of the spoils moves Aston Villa up to fourteenth place in the table, while Brentford sit fourth overall. Following this result, Brentford find themselves five points behind league leaders Manchester City, with Aston Villa sitting ten points back from the summit.
Aston Villa next play at home to Fenerbahçe on 14 October.
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Match stats
Aston Villa v Brentford
52%
Possession
48%
2.28
Expected goals (xG)
1.06
20
Shots
14
7
Shots on target
4
15
Shots inside the box
12
2
Corners
2
402
Passes
361
80%
Pass accuracy
79%
3
Saves
5
7
Fouls
24
1
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
5
Lineups & player ratings
8.2
Top rated
John McGinn · Aston Villa
90'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 10' ⚽ Y. Yarmolyuk · Brentford
- 12' ⚽ N. Jackson · Aston Villa
- 35' 🟨 Igor Thiago · Brentford
- 45+3' 🟨 Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa
- 72' 🟨 Matty Cash · Aston Villa
- 75' 🟨 Vitaly Janelt · Brentford
- 77' ⚽ J. McGinn · assist J. Manzambi · Aston Villa
- 79' ⚽ K. Ajer · assist J. Anthony · Brentford
- 82' 🟨 Michael Kayode · Brentford
- 84' 🟨 Kristoffer Ajer · Brentford
- 90+5' 🟨 Callum Wilson · Brentford
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1- 1 Zion Suzuki 90' 5.9
- 2 Matty Cash 🟨 90' 6.6
- 3 Victor Lindelöf 90' 6.7
- 5 Tyrone Mings 90' 5.9
- 8 Boubacar Kamara 90' 7.3
- 7 John McGinn (c) ⚽ 90' 8.2
- 11 Nicolas Jackson ⚽ 90' 8.2
- 35 João Gomes 86' 6.9
- 44 Johan Manzambi 🅰️ 86' 7.2
- 10 Emiliano Buendía 🟨 64' 6.2
- 13 Matteo Ruggeri 45' 6.5
- 29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka · sub 45' 6.7
- 19 Ibrahim Mbaye · sub 26' 6.9
- 6 Ross Barkley · sub 11' 6.6
- 47 Alysson · sub 11' 6.5
Brentford
4-2-3-1- 1 Caoimhin Kelleher 90' 7.5
- 33 Michael Kayode 🟨 90' 6.6
- 20 Kristoffer Ajer ⚽ 🟨 90' 7.9
- 25 El Hadji Malick Diouf 90' 5.9
- 27 Vitaly Janelt (c) 🟨 90' 6.9
- 9 Igor Thiago 🟨 90' 6.9
- 19 Jaidon Anthony 🅰️ 85' 6.7
- 6 Yehor Yarmoliuk ⚽ 67' 7.3
- 23 Keane Lewis-Potter 67' 6.7
- 7 Kevin Schade 52' 6.3
- 44 Jannik Schuster 45' 6.3
- 2 Aaron Hickey · sub 45' 6.3
- 18 Mamadou Sangare · sub 38' 6.6
- 8 Mathias Jensen · sub 23' 6.9
- 11 Dango Ouattara · sub 23' 6.9
- 13 Callum Wilson · sub 🟨 12' 6.5
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Aston Villa
16th
in the table · 4 pts from 5
· GD -5
Brentford
4th
in the table · 9 pts from 5
· GD +6
Form going into the match
Aston Villa