Aston Villa vs Brentford 2022-23 English Premier League
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4 - 0
4 - 0
Ings nets brace as rampant Aston Villa rout Brentford 4-0
Aston Villa recovered from the sacking of Steven Gerrard with a 4-0 win.
Match Commentary
- 2': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brentford 0. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 7': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 0. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 14': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Brentford 0. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 35': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Brentford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Mads Roerslev.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 3, Brentford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Frank Onyeka.
- 59': Goal! Aston Villa 4, Brentford 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
- 61': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Zanka.
- 61': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Leander Dendoncker.
- 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Leon Bailey.
- 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 78': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Matty Cash.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Cameron Archer replaces Ollie Watkins.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,693
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,693
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Arsenal | 35 | 80 | 5 |
| +50 | Manchester City | 34 | 79 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 35 | 75 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 35 | 67 | 8 |
Statistics
 BRE |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.9 | Possession | 45.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 302 | Accurate Passes | 247 |
| 397 | Passes | 329 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 20 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 12 | Clearances | 25 |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 13 | Mathias Jorgensen |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 15 | Frank Onyeka |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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