Aston Villa v Brentford, 06 April 2024

Score3-3
RefereeMichael Salisbury
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance42,118
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 6 Aston Villa won: 2 Drawn: 3 Brentford won: 1 Aston Villa scored: 12 Brentford scored: 8 . Brentford had now failed to win in their ten all-time visits to Villa Park in all competitions (lost three).

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

3 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 39 G
Morgan Rogers 46 G
Ollie Watkins 80 G

Goals:

Mathias Jorgensen 59 G
Bryan Mbeumo 61 G
Yoane Wissa 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Mark Flekken Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Mads Roerslev Defender/Midfielder
Sergio Reguilón Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Yoane Wissa Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolò Zaniolo for Morgan Rogers 69
Alex Moreno for Lucas Digne 90+1
Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 90+1
Jhon Durán for Youri Tielemans 90+1

Substitutions:

Keane Lewis-Potter for Sergio Reguilón 76
Ivan Toney for Mikkel Damsgaard 81
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Yoane Wissa 81
Neal Maupay for Bryan Mbeumo 86
Frank Onyeka for Mathias Jensen 86

Cards:

Diego Carlos 84 Y
Douglas Luiz 90+7 Y

Cards:

Mikkel Damsgaard 42 Y
Yoane Wissa 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán
Midfielder/Forward Omari Kellyman

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender KIM Ji-soo
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Forward Neal Maupay
Forward Ivan Toney

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa avoided losing consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2023. . This was the first time that Villa had failed to win a game in the Premier League that they had led by two or more goals since a 3-3 draw with Leeds United on 9 February 2022. . They had now lost one of their 17 games so far in this Premier League season against teams in the bottom half of the table (won 11).

Comments:

League position: 16th . This was Brentford's first away score draw in the Premier League since the 1-1 at Nottingham Forest on 1 October 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . 1,000 goals had now been scored in their 318 games in the top division (for 481, against 519). . The Bees had now dropped 31 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season; the most in the division.

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 39 G
Morgan Rogers 46 G
Ollie Watkins 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Nicolò Zaniolo for Morgan Rogers 69
Alex Moreno for Lucas Digne 90+1
Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 90+1
Jhon Durán for Youri Tielemans 90+1

Cards:

Diego Carlos 84 Y
Douglas Luiz 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán
Midfielder/Forward Omari Kellyman

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa avoided losing consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2023. . This was the first time that Villa had failed to win a game in the Premier League that they had led by two or more goals since a 3-3 draw with Leeds United on 9 February 2022. . They had now lost one of their 17 games so far in this Premier League season against teams in the bottom half of the table (won 11).

3 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Mathias Jorgensen 59 G
Bryan Mbeumo 61 G
Yoane Wissa 68 G

Starting lineup:

Mark Flekken Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Mads Roerslev Defender/Midfielder
Sergio Reguilón Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Yoane Wissa Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Keane Lewis-Potter for Sergio Reguilón 76
Ivan Toney for Mikkel Damsgaard 81
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Yoane Wissa 81
Neal Maupay for Bryan Mbeumo 86
Frank Onyeka for Mathias Jensen 86

Cards:

Mikkel Damsgaard 42 Y
Yoane Wissa 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender KIM Ji-soo
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Forward Neal Maupay
Forward Ivan Toney

Comments:

League position: 16th . This was Brentford's first away score draw in the Premier League since the 1-1 at Nottingham Forest on 1 October 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . 1,000 goals had now been scored in their 318 games in the top division (for 481, against 519). . The Bees had now dropped 31 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season; the most in the division.