Aston Villa vs Brentford - Premier League, Regular Season - 6 (Sat, 10 October 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 6 Full time
- Goal: Jackson 12'
- Goal: McGinn 77'
- Goal: Yarmoliuk 10'
- Goal: Ajer 79'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Match reportBrentford unbeaten start survives Aston Villa comebackKristoffer Ajer's late equaliser kept Brentford unbeaten after six Premier League games in a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa. Events
First half
- 10' Goal: Yehor Yarmoliuk 0-1
- Goal: Nicolas Jackson 1-1 12'
- 35' Yellow card: Igor Thiago
- Substitution: Matteo RuggeriAaron Wan-Bissaka 45'
- 45' Substitution: Jannik SchusterAaron Hickey
- Yellow card: Emiliano Buendía 45+3'
Second half
- 52' Substitution: Kevin SchadeMamadou Sangare
- Substitution: Emiliano BuendíaIbrahim Mbaye 64'
- 67' Substitution: Keane Lewis-PotterDango Ouattara
- 67' Substitution: Yehor YarmoliukMathias Jensen
- Yellow card: Matty Cash 72'
- 75' Yellow card: Vitaly Janelt
- Goal: John McGinn assist: Johan Manzambi 2-1 77'
- 79' Goal: Kristoffer Ajer assist: Jaidon Anthony 2-2
- 82' Yellow card: Michael Kayode
- 84' Yellow card: Kristoffer Ajer
- 85' Substitution: Jaidon AnthonyCallum Wilson
- Substitution: João GomesRoss Barkley 86'
- Substitution: Johan Manzambi Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha 86'
- 90+5' Yellow card: Callum Wilson
- 90+5' Yellow card: K. Andrews
Stats
Aston VillaBrentford
- 52% Possession 48%
- 20 Shots 14
- 7 On target 4
- 1.84 xG 1.31
- 2 Corners 2
- 7 Fouls 24
All stats
- 407 Passes 358
- 3 Saves 5
- 1 Offsides 1
- 2 Yellow cards 5
- 0 Red cards 0
Player of the match
NJN. Jackson
Aston Villa· 1 goalStories
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Aston Villa Brentford draw exposes the same home problem again Aston Villa drew 2-2 with Brentford as home struggles deepened, with only one clean sheet, no Villa Park win and six defeats in 12. -
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Aston Villa vs Brentford preview Unai Emery and Keith Andrews bring contrasting messages to Villa Park as Aston Villa host unbeaten Brentford in the Premier League, with injuries and form
Lineups & ratings
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1 Coach Unai Emery
3
8
10 ↓64'
5
7
2
13 ↓45'
35 ↓86'
1
11
44 ↓86'
- 29 A. Wan-Bissaka for Matteo Ruggeri
- 19 I. Mbaye for Emiliano Buendía
- 6 R. Barkley for João Gomes
- 47 Alysson Edward for Johan Manzambi
- 14
- 17
- 18
- 26
- 40
Brentford
4-2-3-1 Coach Keith Andrews
1
20
27
23 ↓67'
7 ↓52'
9
19 ↓85'
6 ↓67'
33
25
44 ↓45'
- 2 A. Hickey for Jannik Schuster
- 18 M. Sangaré for Kevin Schade
- 8 M. Jensen for Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 11 D. Ouattara for Keane Lewis-Potter
- 13 C. Wilson for Jaidon Anthony
- 4
- 12
- 14
- 48
Bench · Aston Villa
- 29 A. Wan-Bissaka for Matteo Ruggeri
- 19 I. Mbaye for Emiliano Buendía
- 6 R. Barkley for João Gomes
- 47 Alysson Edward for Johan Manzambi
- 14
- 17
- 18
- 26
- 40
Bench · Brentford
- 2 A. Hickey for Jannik Schuster
- 18 M. Sangaré for Kevin Schade
- 8 M. Jensen for Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 11 D. Ouattara for Keane Lewis-Potter
- 13 C. Wilson for Jaidon Anthony
- 4
- 12
- 14
- 48