Brentford vs Aston Villa

8 March 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ollie Watkins 49’

Match summary

Aston Villa won 1-0 away at Brentford. It was goalless at half-time.

Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead in the 49th minute, set up by Jacob Ramsey.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Brentford's 0.65 from 13.

Match stats

Brentford Aston Villa
13 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.64 xG 1.30
0.64 Non-penalty xG 1.30
10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Brentford Aston Villa
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
49’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Jacob Ramsey0-1 (Aston Villa)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Brentford
  • Kristoffer Ajer
  • Nathan Collins
Aston Villa
  • John McGinn
  • Matthew Cash

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.65 1.30 49’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-1 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.65 1.30 49’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-1 Watkins 49’
Brentford 0.65 xGAston Villa 1.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Brentford attacking 
16’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 87’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 80’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 82’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 7’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 33’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 42’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 83’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 87’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 80’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 82’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 7’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 33’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 42’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 83’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mark Flekken GK900 0.000.000
Kristoffer Ajer DEF901 0.060.000
Nathan Collins DEF901 0.040.000
Ethan Pinnock DEF900 0.000.000
Keane Lewis-Potter DEF902 0.040.000
Christian Nørgaard MID903 0.150.102
Vitaly Janelt MID760 0.000.000
Bryan Mbeumo MID901 0.050.000
Mikkel Damsgaard MID900 0.000.193
Kevin Schade MID902 0.120.011
Yoane Wissa FWD903 0.190.143
Mathias Jensen Sub140 0.000.000
Kim Ji-Soo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 45% Avg odds 2.16
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.88
Aston Villa win 30% Avg odds 3.15

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

Form going into the game

Brentford WLWWD
Aston Villa LDDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 3-1 Brentford, 04 Dec 24 Next meeting: Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa, 23 Aug 25  All Brentford vs Aston Villa 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.