English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League

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Aston Villa
  • 38': Ollie Watkins
  • 46': Morgan Rogers
  • 80': Ollie Watkins
FT
3 - 3
Brentford
  • 59': Mathias Jorgensen
  • 61': Bryan Mbeumo
  • 68': Yoane Wissa

Brentford come back from 2-0 down to earn 3-3 draw with Villa

Aston Villa were dealt a body blow in their battle with Tottenham for fourth spot as they drew 3-3 with Brentford at Villa Park on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
  • 2': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
  • 5': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 8': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
  • 11': Offside, Brentford. Mads Roerslev is caught offside.
  • 12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 12': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
  • 12': Mark Flekken (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
  • 18': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 18': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 28': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
  • 28': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 28': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
  • 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 34': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
  • 34': Zanka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Hand ball by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 36': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 36': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 38': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brentford 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
  • 40': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 42': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
  • 42': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
  • 43': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Zanka.
  • 45': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Zanka.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Brentford 0.
  • 46': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 51': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
  • 53': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
  • 53': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
  • 55': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 55': Mark Flekken (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
  • 59': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 1. Zanka (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 61': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 2. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
  • 62': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
  • 62': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
  • 66': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 67': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  • 67': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 3. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
  • 68': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Morgan Rogers.
  • 70': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Reguilón (Brentford).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
  • 76': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 76': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Sergio Reguilón because of an injury.
  • 77': Offside, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
  • 80': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Brentford 3. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the top left corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Brentford. Ivan Toney replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 81': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Yoane Wissa.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
  • 84': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 86': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 88': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 88': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ezri Konsa following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Youri Tielemans.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+5': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+7': Zanka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Brentford 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Brentford 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 11
0 Saves 0
30 Possession 70
8 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
168 Accurate Passes 488
247 Passes 571
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 10
13 Crosses 37
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 49
21 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 4
11 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 8
25 Effective Clearances 18
25 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,218

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 11 +15 28
2 Manchester City 11 +9 23
3 Chelsea 11 +8 19
4 Arsenal 11 +6 19
Full Standings

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
14 Pau Torres
3 Diego Carlos Yellow Card
12 Lucas Digne
4 Ezri Konsa
6 Douglas Luiz Yellow Card
8 Youri Tielemans
27 Morgan Rogers
31 Leon Bailey
11 Ollie Watkins
7 John McGinn
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Calum Chambers, Tim Iroegbunam, Álex Moreno, Omari Kellyman, Jhon Durán, Moussa Diaby, Nicolò Zaniolo, Robin Olsen, Kaine Kesler Hayden.

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
20 Kristoffer Ajer
22 Nathan Collins
13 Mathias Jorgensen
24 Mikkel Damsgaard Yellow Card
8 Mathias Jensen
27 Vitaly Janelt
12 Sergio Reguilón
30 Mads Roerslev
11 Yoane Wissa Yellow Card
19 Bryan Mbeumo
Brentford Substitutes:
Kim Ji-Soo, Keane Lewis-Potter, Saman Ghoddos, Neal Maupay, Frank Onyeka, Thomas Strakosha, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Shandon Baptiste, Ivan Toney.

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