2 – 2
“Yehor Yarmoliuk opens the scoring for Brentford with a right-footed strike from the center of the box”
“Nicolas Jackson restores parity for Villa almost immediately after going behind”
“John McGinn puts Villa ahead with a well-taken finish from the left side of the box, assisted by Manzambi”
Pivotal“Kristoffer Ajer snatches an equalizer for Brentford just two minutes after falling behind, capitalizing on a Jaidon Anthony assist”
Pivotal
Aston Villa
Brentford
Outstanding performance
Aston Villa•AttackerVilla dominated the underlying numbers with 52% possession, 20 shots to 14, and 407 passes compared to Brentford's 358, yet they couldn't translate that control into a result against a stubborn Bees side. The match swung early when Yarmolyuk fired Brentford ahead inside ten minutes, only for Jackson to level within two minutes off a Manzambi assist, setting the tone for a chaotic afternoon. Villa thought they'd won it when McGinn struck in the 77th minute following Janelt's foul and yellow card, but Brentford responded almost immediately through Ajer, who benefited from Jaidon Anthony's cutback just two minutes later. Brentford's discipline problems were stark with 24 fouls committed compared to Villa's 7, yet it was that resilience and quick response to conceding that salvaged a point on the road.
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El Hadji Malick Diouf from Brentford has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it is blocked.
Zion Suzuki of Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Callum Wilson of Brentford.
Callum WilsonYellow CardCallum Wilson from Brentford receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 6 minutes of added time.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Foul committed by Mamadou Sangaré of Brentford.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa.
Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, sending it too high.
Substitution for Aston Villa: Alysson comes on for Johan Manzambi.
Dango Ouattara from Brentford misses a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, sending the ball to the right. The attempt was assisted by Mamadou Sangaré after a set piece situation.
Substitution for Aston Villa: Ross Barkley comes on for João Gomes.
Substitution for Brentford: Callum Wilson comes on for Jaidon Anthony.
Kristoffer AjerYellow CardKristoffer Ajer from Brentford receives a yellow card.
Attempt saved. John McGinn from Aston Villa has his left-footed shot from the center of the box saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher of Brentford. The assist came from Ibrahim Mbaye.
Foul committed by John McGinn of Aston Villa.
El Hadji Malick Diouf from Brentford wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Johan Manzambi's right-footed shot from outside the box for Aston Villa is blocked.
Michael KayodeYellow CardMichael Kayode from Brentford receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul committed by Michael Kayode of Brentford.
Nicolas Jackson from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the attacking half.
assist: Jaidon Anthony
Goal! The score is now 2-2 as Kristoffer Ajer scores for Brentford with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Jaidon Anthony.
Kristoffer Ajer from Brentford has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it is blocked.
assist: Johan Manzambi
Goal! Aston Villa lead 2-1 against Brentford. John McGinn scores for Aston Villa with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Johan Manzambi.
Vitaly JaneltYellow CardVitaly Janelt from Brentford receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa wins a free kick on the right wing.
Vitaly Janelt from Brentford commits a foul.
Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony from Brentford heads the ball from the left side of the six-yard box but it goes too high. The cross was assisted by Mathias Jensen.
Matty Cash from Aston Villa commits a foul.
Mathias Jensen from Brentford wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Matty CashYellow CardMatty Cash of Aston Villa receives a yellow card for a foul.
Matty Cash from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by El Hadji Malick Diouf of Brentford.
Foul committed by Tyrone Mings of Aston Villa.
Igor Thiago from Brentford is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Johan Manzambi's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
Aaron Hickey from Brentford commits a foul.
John McGinn from Aston Villa wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution for Brentford: Mathias Jensen comes on for Yehor Yarmoliuk.
Substitution for Brentford: Dango Ouattara comes on for Keane Lewis-Potter.
Substitution for Aston Villa: Ibrahim Mbaye comes on for Emiliano Buendía.
Foul committed by Michael Kayode of Brentford.
Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Brentford wins a corner after Zion Suzuki concedes.
Emiliano Buendía's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
Aston Villa wins a corner after Kristoffer Ajer concedes.
Johan Manzambi's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. John McGinn provided the assist.
Johan Manzambi from Aston Villa misses a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, just to the left of the goal. He was assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa misses a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, going close but missing to the left. The assist was provided by Nicolas Jackson.
Attempt missed. El Hadji Malick Diouf from Brentford takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's too high.
Matty Cash from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Vitaly Janelt of Brentford.
Igor Thiago from Brentford misses an attempt, sending a right-footed shot from the center of the box high and wide to the right. The cross was assisted by Michael Kayode.
Substitution for Brentford: Mamadou Sangaré comes on for Kevin Schade due to an injury.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Kevin Schade from Brentford.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Keane Lewis-Potter from Brentford has a right-footed shot blocked from the left side of the box. The attempt was assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Yehor Yarmoliuk of Brentford.
Kevin Schade's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the center of the goal by Zion Suzuki. The attempt was assisted by Igor Thiago with a headed pass.
João Gomes from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Keane Lewis-Potter of Brentford.
Yehor Yarmoliuk from Brentford commits a handball.
João Gomes from Aston Villa wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul committed by Yehor Yarmoliuk of Brentford.
The second half begins with the match tied at 1-1 between Aston Villa and Brentford.
Substitution for Brentford: Aaron Hickey comes on for Jannik Schuster.
Substitution for Aston Villa: Aaron Wan-Bissaka comes on for Matteo Ruggeri due to an injury.
First half ends with the score tied at 1-1 between Aston Villa and Brentford.
Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher. Matteo Ruggeri provided the assist.
Attempt saved. John McGinn from Aston Villa has his left-footed shot from the center of the box saved by Caoimhín Kelleher in the center of the goal for Brentford.
John McGinn of Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Jannik Schuster of Brentford.
Emiliano Buendía commits a foul for Aston Villa.
Keane Lewis-Potter from Brentford wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Emiliano BuendíaYellow CardEmiliano Buendía of Aston Villa receives a yellow card for a foul.
Kevin Schade from Brentford misses the attempt with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, sending it high and wide to the left. He was assisted by Igor Thiago.
Nicolas Jackson from Aston Villa misses an attempt, shooting too high with his right foot from the center of the box. Johan Manzambi provided the assist.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 5 minutes of added time.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Kevin Schade from Brentford.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Foul committed by Jannik Schuster of Brentford.
John McGinn from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
El Hadji Malick Diouf from Brentford wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by John McGinn of Aston Villa.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Igor Thiago from Brentford commits a foul.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa.
Igor ThiagoYellow CardIgor Thiago from Brentford receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Jaidon Anthony of Brentford.
Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by El Hadji Malick Diouf of Brentford.
John McGinn from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony from Brentford has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's saved in the top center of the goal by Zion Suzuki from Aston Villa. The assist came from Keane Lewis-Potter.
Johan Manzambi from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Yehor Yarmoliuk of Brentford.
Johan Manzambi's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Emiliano Buendía provided the assist.
Attempt saved. Johan Manzambi from Aston Villa has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved by Caoimhín Kelleher of Brentford, who is positioned in the center of the goal.
Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it too high.
Igor Thiago of Brentford is caught offside.
Matteo Ruggeri is caught offside for Aston Villa.
Brentford wins a corner after Matty Cash concedes.
Jaidon Anthony from Brentford wins a free kick on the right wing.
Matteo Ruggeri of Aston Villa commits a foul.
Foul committed by Igor Thiago of Brentford.
Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Jaidon Anthony of Brentford.
Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa wins a free kick on the left wing.
Kevin Schade from Brentford had a header from the center of the box that was close but missed to the left.
Kristoffer Ajer from Brentford wins a free kick on the left wing.
Matty Cash from Aston Villa commits a foul.
Foul committed by El Hadji Malick Diouf of Brentford.
John McGinn from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Emiliano Buendía's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. John McGinn provided the assist for Aston Villa.
Foul committed by Yehor Yarmoliuk of Brentford.
João Gomes from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! It's 1-1 between Aston Villa and Brentford. Nicolas Jackson scores for Aston Villa with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner.
Goal! Brentford takes the lead 1-0 with Yehor Yarmoliuk scoring from the center of the box with a right-footed shot into the center of the goal.
Nicolas Jackson's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Johan Manzambi provided the assist.
Attempt missed. Johan Manzambi of Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's too high. He was assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
Foul committed by Yehor Yarmoliuk of Brentford.
Johan Manzambi from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Kevin Schade from Brentford takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the right. He was assisted by Igor Thiago after a fast break.
Foul committed by El Hadji Malick Diouf of Brentford.
Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First half begins.
Aston Villa try to build on their Tottenham breakthrough as they host an unbeaten Brentford side sitting fourth in the table. With Villa stuck in the lower reaches and Brentford riding a five-match unbeaten run, Villa Park hosts a clash between a team fighting to escape trouble and one quietly establishing itself among the European contenders.
