Brentford vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League
Brentford earn comeback win over Aston Villa with Mads Roerslev goal
Mads Roerslev scored his first goal for Brentford to give them a comeback 2-1 home win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Goal! Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
- 30': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Brentford 1, Aston Villa 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 54': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergi Canós because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 77': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Trézéguet replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 80': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Frank Onyeka.
- 83': Goal! Brentford 2, Aston Villa 1. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 89': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,876
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Arsenal | 20 | 48 | 2 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 20 | 34 | 6 |
Statistics
 AVL |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.6 | Possession | 45.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 402 | Accurate Passes | 299 |
| 491 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 11 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 12 | Clearances | 19 |
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 29 | Mads Bech Sørensen |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 15 | Frank Onyeka  |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
Aston Villa (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 30 | Kortney Hause |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 3 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 20 | Danny Ings |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 15 | Bertrand Traoré |
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