Brentford vs Aston Villa

23 August 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Tony Harrington

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Dango Ouattara 13’

Match summary

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

Dango Ouattara put Brentford ahead in the 13th minute.

The chances backed that up: Brentford created 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Aston Villa's 0.98 from 17.

Match stats

24% Possession 76%
9 Shots 17
2 Shots on target 2
2 Corners 9
52 Attacks 110
37 Dangerous attacks 83
178 Passes 587
72% Pass accuracy 88%
28 Tackles 14
11 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Brentford Aston Villa
Kick-off
Dango OuattaraLeft foot shot1-0 (Brentford)
12’
Dango OuattaraShot on target
12’
16’
Emiliano BuendíaBoubacar KamaraInjury
31’
John McGinnShot on target
VAR review
44’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Caoimhín KelleherTime wasting
55’
57’
Amadou OnanaFoul
60’
Amadou OnanaShot on target
64’
Ian MaatsenLucas Digne
64’
Donyell MalenAmadou Onana
Frank OnyekaJordan Henderson 
69’
74’
Lamare BogardeJohn McGinn
75’
Evann GuessandEmiliano Buendía
Aaron HickeyKevin Schade
79’
Mathias JensenYegor Yarmolyuk
79’
Rico HenryDango Ouattara
84’
84’
Lamare BogardeFoul
Kristoffer AjerMichael Kayode
85’
Full-time1-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 0.98 13’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 1-0 13’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 0.98 13’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 1-0 Ouattara 13’
Brentford 1.38 xGAston Villa 0.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Brentford attacking 
13’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 12’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 81’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 70’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 77’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 52’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Thiago (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Jordan Henderson (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 12’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 81’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 77’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 52’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Thiago (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Jordan Henderson (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ 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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Lineups

Brentford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kelleher
Kayode 85’
Collins
Berg
Lewis-Potter
Henderson 69’
Yarmolyuk 79’
Ouattara 84’
Damsgaard
Schade 79’
Thiago
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Martínez
Digne 64’
Torres
Mings
Cash
Onana 64’
Kamara 16’
Rogers
Tielemans
McGinn 74’
Watkins

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Caoimhin Kelleher GK900 0.000.000
Michael Kayode DEF900 0.000.000
Nathan Collins DEF900 0.000.000
Sepp van den Berg DEF900 0.000.000
Keane Lewis-Potter DEF900 0.000.000
Yehor Yarmolyuk MID871 0.020.000
Jordan Henderson MID771 0.030.000
Dango Ouattara MID9012 1.020.000
Mikkel Damsgaard MID901 0.030.233
Kevin Schade MID871 0.080.031
Thiago FWD903 0.190.401
Frank Onyeka Sub130 0.000.000
Mathias Jensen Sub30 0.000.000
Aaron Hickey Sub30 0.000.000
Kristoffer Ajer Sub10 0.000.000
Rico Henry Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 29% Avg odds 3.25
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.45
Aston Villa win 43% Avg odds 2.18

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: Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa, 08 Mar 25 Next meeting: Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford, 01 Feb 26  All Brentford vs Aston Villa meetings

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