Aston Villa vs Brentford

4 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Morgan Rogers 21’
  • Ollie Watkins 28’ (pen)
  • Matthew Cash 34’
  • Mikkel Damsgaard 54’

Match summary

Aston Villa beat Brentford 3-1. Aston Villa led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Morgan Rogers put Aston Villa ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Ollie Watkins, Ollie Watkins made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 28th minute, and Matthew Cash made it 3-0 in the 34th minute. In the second half, Mikkel Damsgaard pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 54th minute.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 3.23 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Brentford's 1.13 from 9.

Match stats

Aston Villa Brentford
20 Shots 9
10 Shots on Target 1
10 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.22 xG 1.13
2.46 Non-penalty xG 1.13
11 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Aston Villa Brentford
Kick-off
Morgan Rogers
Assist: Ollie Watkins1-0 (Aston Villa)
21’
Ollie Watkins
Penalty2-0 (Aston Villa)
28’
Matthew Cash3-0 (Aston Villa)
34’
Half-time3-0
54’
Mikkel Damsgaard3-1 (Brentford)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
  • Jhon Durán
Brentford
  • Nathan Collins
  • Ethan Pinnock

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.23 1.13 21’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), 1-0 21’ 28’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 2-0 28’ 34’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), 3-0 34’ 54’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), 3-1 54’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.23 1.13 21’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), 1-0 Rogers 21’ 28’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 2-0 Watkins 28’ 34’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), 3-0 Cash 34’ 54’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), 3-1 Damsgaard 54’
Aston Villa 3.23 xGBrentford 1.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Aston Villa attacking 
28’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 54’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 85’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 58’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 51’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.30 xG, off target 54’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 42’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 75’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 89’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 76’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 23’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 34’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 14’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 89’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 54’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 85’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 58’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 51’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.30 xG, off target 54’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 42’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 75’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 89’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 76’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 23’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 34’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 14’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 89’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF9011 0.080.000
Tyrone Mings DEF902 0.180.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Lucas Digne DEF901 0.050.914
Youri Tielemans MID901 0.020.323
Boubacar Kamara MID740 0.000.000
Leon Bailey MID681 0.090.000
John McGinn MID901 0.300.021
Morgan Rogers MID9013 0.220.303
Ollie Watkins FWD68116 1.510.102
Jhon Durán Sub223 0.730.112
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Sub220 0.000.000
Ross Barkley Sub161 0.050.000
Emiliano Buendía Sub10 0.000.000
Ian Maatsen Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 57% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.11
Brentford win 20% Avg odds 4.89

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 3-3 Brentford, 06 Apr 24 Next meeting: Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa, 08 Mar 25  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.