Aston Villa vs Brentford

23 October 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Darren England

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Leon Bailey 2’
  • Danny Ings 7’, 14’ (pen)
  • Ollie Watkins 59’

Match summary

Aston Villa won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Brentford. Aston Villa led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Leon Bailey put Aston Villa ahead from a corner in the 2nd minute, set up by Douglas Luiz, Danny Ings made it 2-0 in the 7th minute, set up by Leon Bailey, and Ings made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 14th minute. In the second half, Ollie Watkins made it 4-0 in the 59th minute.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 4.20 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Brentford's 1.01 from 12.

Match stats

Aston Villa Brentford
19 Shots 12
11 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.46 xG 1.00
2.69 Non-penalty xG 1.00
9 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Aston Villa Brentford
Kick-off
Leon Bailey
Assist: Douglas Luiz1-0 (Aston Villa)
2’
Danny Ings
Assist: Leon Bailey2-0 (Aston Villa)
7’
Danny Ings
Penalty3-0 (Aston Villa)
14’
Half-time3-0
Ollie Watkins4-0 (Aston Villa)
59’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Danny Ings

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.20 1.01 2’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), 1-0 2’ 7’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), 2-0 7’ 14’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), 3-0 14’ 59’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 4-0 59’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.20 1.01 2’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), 1-0 Bailey 2’ 7’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), 2-0 Ings 7’ 14’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), 3-0 Ings 14’ 59’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 4-0 Watkins 59’
Aston Villa 4.20 xGBrentford 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Aston Villa attacking 
14’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 7’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 40’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.52 xG, saved 58’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 58’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 61’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 35’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 48’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 52’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 18’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 2’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 54’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Zanka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 7’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 40’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.52 xG, saved 58’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 58’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 61’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 35’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 48’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 52’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 18’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 2’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 54’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Zanka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.091
Matthew Cash DEF842 0.040.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Ashley Young DEF901 0.030.000
Douglas Luiz MID9012 0.040.133
Leander Dendoncker MID661 0.040.521
Ollie Watkins MID8415 2.240.021
Emiliano Buendía MID744 0.260.142
Leon Bailey MID74112 0.170.622
Danny Ings FWD9022 1.360.223
John McGinn Sub240 0.000.000
Philippe Coutinho Sub160 0.000.000
Jacob Ramsey Sub160 0.000.000
Cameron Archer Sub60 0.000.000
Calum Chambers Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 46% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.50
Brentford win 26% Avg odds 3.68

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa WDDLL
Brentford LDLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa, 02 Jan 22 Next meeting: Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa, 22 Apr 23  All Aston Villa vs Brentford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.