Brentford vs Aston Villa

17 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee David Coote

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Keane Lewis-Potter 45’
  • Álex Moreno 77’
  • Ollie Watkins 85’

Match summary

Aston Villa came from behind to win 2-1 away at Brentford, with a late winner. Brentford led 1-0 at half-time.

Keane Lewis-Potter put Brentford ahead from a corner in the 45th minute, Álex Moreno equalised with a header in the 77th minute, set up by Leon Bailey, and Ollie Watkins won it with a header in the 85th minute, set up by Boubacar Kamara.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.47 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Brentford's 0.80 from 4. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Brentford Aston Villa
4 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 12
6 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 1
0.80 xG 1.47
0.80 Non-penalty xG 1.47
4 Deep Completions 13

Key events

Brentford Aston Villa
Kick-off
Keane Lewis-Potter1-0 (Brentford)
45’
Half-time1-0
77’
Álex Moreno
Assist: Leon Bailey1-1 (Aston Villa)
85’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Boubacar Kamara1-2 (Aston Villa)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Brentford
  • Ben Mee
  • Saman Ghoddos
  • Christian Nørgaard
  • Vitaly Janelt
  • Neal Maupay
  • Frank Onyeka
  • Yehor Yarmolyuk
Aston Villa
  • Boubacar Kamara
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
  • Jhon Durán
  • Leon Bailey

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 0.80 1.47 45’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), 1-0 45’ 77’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), 1-1 77’ 85’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-2 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 1.47 45’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), 1-0 Lewis-Potter 45’ 77’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), 1-1 Moreno 77’ 85’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-2 Watkins 85’
Brentford 0.80 xGAston Villa 1.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Brentford attacking 
8’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 77’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 25’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 64’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 13’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 4’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 45’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 28’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 45’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 77’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 25’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 64’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 13’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 4’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 45’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 28’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 45’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mark Flekken GK900 0.000.000
Zanka DEF900 0.000.000
Ethan Pinnock DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Mee DEF740 0.000.000
Mads Roerslev MID900 0.000.000
Saman Ghoddos MID900 0.000.000
Christian Nørgaard MID900 0.000.061
Vitaly Janelt MID900 0.000.000
Mikkel Damsgaard MID711 0.380.261
Yoane Wissa FWD792 0.320.000
Keane Lewis-Potter FWD7111 0.100.000
Neal Maupay Sub190 0.000.000
Frank Onyeka Sub190 0.000.000
Nathan Collins Sub110 0.000.000
Michael Olakigbe Sub10 0.000.000
Yehor Yarmolyuk Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 30% Avg odds 3.18
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.46
Aston Villa win 42% Avg odds 2.29

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

Form going into the game

Brentford LLWLL
Aston Villa WWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa, 22 Apr 23 Next meeting: Aston Villa 3-3 Brentford, 06 Apr 24  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.