Aston Villa vs Brentford

Match summary

Aston Villa and Brentford shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Yehor Yarmolyuk put Brentford ahead in the 10th minute and Nicolas Jackson equalised in the 12th minute. In the second half, John McGinn put Aston Villa in front in the 77th minute, set up by Johan Manzambi and Kristoffer Ajer equalised in the 79th minute, set up by Jaidon Anthony.

Aston Villa had the better of the chances, with 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Brentford's 1.28 from 14.

Aston Villa and Brentford played out a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on matchday 6, with the hosts holding 52 percent possession and registering 20 shots compared to their opponents 14. Aston Villa recorded 7 shots on target, 7 blocked shots, 14 key passes, and 407 passes with a 79 percent accuracy rate, while also earning 2 corners and committing 7 fouls. Brentford managed 4 shots on target, 3 blocked shots, 9 key passes, and 358 passes at 79 percent accuracy, alongside 2 corners and 24 fouls. The discipline count finished with 2 yellow cards for the home side and 5 yellow cards for the away side.

The scoring began in the 10th minute when Yegor Yarmolyuk converted a right foot shot for Brentford, before Nicolas Jackson equalised for Aston Villa with a right foot shot in the 12th minute, leaving the score 1-1 at half-time. Igor Thiago and Emiliano Buendía received yellow cards in the first half. John McGinn put Aston Villa ahead with a right foot shot in the 77th minute, but Kristoffer Ajer levelled for Brentford with a right foot shot in the 79th minute. Ajer was later booked for argument in the 84th minute, and yellow cards were issued to Michael Kayode, Callum Wilson, and Keith Andrews as the match ended 2-2.