Aston Villa vs Brentford

1 February 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Dango Ouattara 45+2’

Match summary

Brentford won 1-0 away at Aston Villa. Brentford led 1-0 at half-time.

Dango Ouattara put Brentford ahead in first-half stoppage time.

Aston Villa can feel hard done by, creating 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Brentford's 0.31 from 6.

Match stats

72% Possession 28%
27 Shots 6
5 Shots on target 2
12 Corners 1
61 Attacks 50
27 Dangerous attacks 16
636 Passes 256
88% Pass accuracy 72%
19 Tackles 7
8 Fouls 8
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 6

Key events

Aston Villa Brentford
Kick-off
Tammy AbrahamShot on target
15’
35’
Kristoffer AjerFoul
42’
Kevin SchadeViolent conduct
45+1’
Dango OuattaraLeft foot shot0-1 (Brentford)
45+5’
Michael KayodeArgument
Half-time0-1
Leon BaileyLamare Bogarde
46’
Second half underway
VAR review
52’
Emiliano BuendíaShot on target
58’
60’
Nathan Collins Jordan Henderson
60’
Yegor Yarmolyuk Dango Ouattara
Matthew CashShot on target
66’
Douglas LuizShot on target
75’
76’
Keane Lewis-PotterMathias Jensen
Harvey ElliottJadon Sancho
77’
84’
Aaron HickeyRico HenryInjury
Morgan RogersShot on target
88’
90+1’
Vitaly JaneltArgument
Morgan Rogers
90+7’
Full-time0-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 0.31 45+2’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 0-1 45+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 0.31 45+2’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 0-1 Ouattara 45+2’
Aston Villa 2.16 xGBrentford 0.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Aston Villa attacking 
33’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 15’ Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 58’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 45’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 53’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 81’ Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 66’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+8’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+10’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 16’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+9’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 15’ Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 58’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 45’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 53’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 55’ Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 81’ Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 66’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+10’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+8’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 16’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+9’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Martínez
Cash
Konsa
Torres
Maatsen
Luiz
Bogarde 46’
Sancho 77’
Rogers
Buendía
Abraham
Brentford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kelleher
Henry 84’
Berg
Ajer
Kayode
Janelt
Henderson 60’
Schade
Jensen 76’
Ouattara 60’
Thiago

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF904 0.130.102
Pau Torres DEF901 0.070.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF901 0.360.000
Ian Maatsen DEF902 0.110.202
Douglas Luiz MID903 0.100.475
Lamare Bogarde MID500 0.000.000
Jadon Sancho MID811 0.030.122
Morgan Rogers MID904 0.190.532
Emiliano Buendía MID904 0.440.092
Tammy Abraham FWD903 0.480.061
Leon Bailey Sub402 0.130.153
Harvey Elliott Sub92 0.120.091

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 41% Avg odds 2.30
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32
Brentford win 30% Avg odds 3.13

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LWDLW
Brentford DWWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa, 23 Aug 25 Next meeting: Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford, 10 Oct 26  All Aston Villa vs Brentford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.