Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1 · Final · EPL

Sat, Mar 8 · Gtech Community Stadium

Team	1	2	T
BRE	0	0	0
AVL	0	1	1

Watkins returns to haunt Brentford and boost Villa's European push · ESPN recap

Key moments

42'AVLJohn McGinn yellow card
49'AVLOllie Watkins goal; assist: Jacob Ramsey
67'BREKristoffer Ajer yellow card
81'AVLMatty Cash yellow card
90'+6'BRENathan Collins yellow card

Game leaders

Category	BRE	AVL
Total Shots	3Yoane Wissa1 shot on goal, 0 goals	4Ollie Watkins2 shots on goal, 1 goal
Saves	3Mark Flekken1 GA	4Youri Tielemans0 GA

Earlier meetings

Game information

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 17,171
TV: NBC, Peacock, Tele
Officials: Jarred Gillett

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Player	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	SV
Mark FlekkenG	0	0	0	0	0	3
Kristoffer AjerRB	1	0	1	0	1
Keane Lewis-PotterLB	2	1	0	1	0
Vitaly JaneltLM	0	0	2	1	0
Nathan CollinsCD-R	1	0	1	0	1
Ethan PinnockCD-L	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan MbeumoAM-R	1	0	0	0	0
Christian NørgaardRM	2	0	0	0	0
Yoane WissaF	3	1	3	1	0
Mikkel DamsgaardAM	0	0	1	1	0
Kevin SchadeAM-L	2	1	1	0	0

Substitutes used

Player	G	A	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	RC	SV	Share
Mathias JensenSUB	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Kim Ji-SooSUB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First Half

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
5'AVLFoul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
5'AVLMikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6'BREAttempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
7'AVLAttempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
8'BREOffside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt is caught offside.
10'AVLAttempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
10'AVLHand ball by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
12'AVLAttempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
12'BRECorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
12'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kevin Schade.
13'BREFoul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
13'BRETyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14'AVLAttempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
14'AVLOffside, Aston Villa. Axel Disasi is caught offside.
15'BREFoul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
15'BREJohn McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16'AVLAttempt saved. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
18'Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Schade (Brentford).
18'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21'BREEzri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'BREFoul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
24'AVLCorner, Brentford. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
26'AVLFoul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
26'AVLKeane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27'Delay in match (Aston Villa).
28'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30'BREAttempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
33'AVLAttempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
33'AVLAttempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
33'BRECorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
34'AVLCorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
35'AVLOffside, Aston Villa. Axel Disasi is caught offside.
35'BREOffside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
40'BREFoul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
40'BREMorgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42'AVLAttempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42'AVLFoul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
42'AVLYoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42'AVLJohn McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2'First Half ends, Brentford 0, Aston Villa 0.

Second Half

45'Second Half begins Brentford 0, Aston Villa 0.
45'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Leon Bailey.
46'BREAttempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
47'AVLFoul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
47'AVLVitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'AVLGoal! Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a fast break.
50'AVLOffside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
50'AVLGOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
52'AVLVAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa.
53'BRECorner, Brentford. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
54'BREAttempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
55'BREFoul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
55'BREMorgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57'BREAxel Disasi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57'BREFoul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
59'AVLCorner, Brentford. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
60'Delay in match because of an injury Robin Olsen (Aston Villa).
60'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces John McGinn.
64'BRECorner, Brentford. Conceded by Matty Cash.
67'BREFoul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
67'BREJacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67'BREKristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Marcus Rashford replaces Jacob Ramsey.
70'BREAttempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
70'BRECorner, Brentford. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
71'BREKeane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Yoane Wissa following a corner.
71'BREAttempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
75'BREEzri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'BREFoul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
75'BRESubstitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
80'AVLAttempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
80'BRECorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
81'AVLMatty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
82'AVLAttempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a headed pass.
82'BREAttempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
83'BREAttempt blocked. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
84'BREAttempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84'Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
84'BREAttempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
84'BREAttempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
85'BREBoubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'BREFoul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
87'AVLAttempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2'BRECorner, Brentford. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
90'+3'BRESubstitution, Brentford. Kim Ji-Soo replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
90'+4'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Morgan Rogers.
90'+6'BREFoul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
90'+6'BREYouri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'BRENathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1.
Match ends, Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1.

Team stats

BRE	Stat	AVL
10	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	3
59.9	Possession	40.1
13	Shots	12
3	On Goal	4
20%	On Target %	30%
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
395	Accurate Passes	239
459	Passes	316
90%	Pass Completion %	80%
5	Accurate Crosses	3
27	Crosses	12
20%	Cross %	30%
47	Long Balls	46
27	Accurate Long Balls	18
60%	Long Balls %	40%
6	Blocked Shots	6
6	Effective Tackles	5
15	Tackles	11
40%	Tackle %	50%
7	Interceptions	5
32	Effective Clearances	40
32	Clearances	40

Control and accuracy

Worked out from the box score

BRE	Stat	AVL
59.9%	Possession	40.1%
23% (3/13)	Shot accuracy	33% (4/12)
86% (395/459)	Pass accuracy	76% (239/316)
57% (27/47)	Long-ball accuracy	39% (18/46)
40% (6/15)	Tackles won	45% (5/11)

Brentford vs Aston Villa

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat

Brentford vs Aston Villa

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat