Aston Villa v Brentford, 01 February 2026

Score1-0 to Brentford
RefereeTim Robinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,415

View Aston Villa v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Aston Villa won: 4 Drawn: 3 Brentford won: 3 Aston Villa scored: 16 Brentford scored: 11 . This was Brentford's first win in their 12 all-time visits to Villa Park in all competitions (lost four).

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Goals:

Dango Ouattara 45+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Sepp Van Den Berg Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Lamare Bogarde 46
Harvey Elliott for Jadon Sancho 77

Substitutions:

Nathan Collins for Jordan Henderson 59
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Dango Ouattara 60
Keane Lewis-Potter for Mathias Jensen 76
Aaron Hickey for Rico Henry 84

Cards:

Cards:

Kristoffer Ajer 35 Y
Kevin Schade 42 R
Michael Kayode 45+5 Y
Vitaly Janelt 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder George Hemmings

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Luka Bentt
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now lost consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2024. . Villa had now failed to score in nine of their last 25 games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to avoid defeat in three of their last 11 home games in the Premier League when they conceded the opening goal (won four). . Tammy Abrahams scored in the 49th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to "the ball deemed to be out of play within the attacking possession phase (APP)".

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brentford avoided losing three consecutive league games without scoring for the first time since March 2012 in League One (three). . They avoided failing to score in three consecutive league games for the first time since April 2019 in the League Championship (four). . On his 100th appearance for the Bees in all competitions, Kevin Schade was shown a red card for the first time in his career.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Lamare Bogarde 46
Harvey Elliott for Jadon Sancho 77

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder George Hemmings

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now lost consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2024. . Villa had now failed to score in nine of their last 25 games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to avoid defeat in three of their last 11 home games in the Premier League when they conceded the opening goal (won four). . Tammy Abrahams scored in the 49th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to "the ball deemed to be out of play within the attacking possession phase (APP)".

1 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Dango Ouattara 45+1 G

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Sepp Van Den Berg Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Collins for Jordan Henderson 59
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Dango Ouattara 60
Keane Lewis-Potter for Mathias Jensen 76
Aaron Hickey for Rico Henry 84

Cards:

Kristoffer Ajer 35 Y
Kevin Schade 42 R
Michael Kayode 45+5 Y
Vitaly Janelt 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Luka Bentt
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brentford avoided losing three consecutive league games without scoring for the first time since March 2012 in League One (three). . They avoided failing to score in three consecutive league games for the first time since April 2019 in the League Championship (four). . On his 100th appearance for the Bees in all competitions, Kevin Schade was shown a red card for the first time in his career.