Aston Villa vs Brentford 2025-26 English Premier League
Aston Villa suffer huge PL title blow with loss to 10-man Brentford
Aston Villa were controversially denied a goal by VAR as their Premier League title hopes suffered a major blow in a 1-0 home defeat to 10-man Brentford.
Match Commentary
- 35': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 45'+1': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Brentford 1. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner.
- 45'+5': Michael Kayode (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Lamare Bogarde.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Brentford 1.
- 59': Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Collins replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 60': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Dango Ouattara.
- 76': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Harvey Elliott replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 84': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Brentford 1.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,415
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,415
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Arsenal | 24 | 53 | 3 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 24 | 46 | 6 |
| +8 | Manchester United | 24 | 41 | 5 |
Statistics
 BRE |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 28.3 | Possession | 71.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 185 | Accurate Passes | 557 |
| 255 | Passes | 635 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 7 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 7 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 34 | Clearances | 19 |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde |
| 21 | Douglas Luiz |
| 18 | Tammy Abraham |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer  |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 33 | Michael Kayode |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 6 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Igor Thiago |
| 7 | Kevin Schade  |
| 19 | Dango Ouattara |
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