Aston Villa v Brentford, 10 October 2026

Score2-2
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance36,636

View Aston Villa v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Aston Villa won: 4 Drawn: 4 Brentford won: 3 Aston Villa scored: 18 Brentford scored: 13 . Brentford failed in their attempt to win on consecutive visits to Villa Park for the first time (played 13, lost four).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

2 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 12 G
John McGinn 77 G

Goals:

Yegor Yarmolyuk 10 G
Kristoffer Ajer 79 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Jannik Schuster Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Jaidon Anthony Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Matteo Ruggeri 46
Ibrahim Mbaye for Emi Buendía 64
Alysson for Johan Manzambi 86
Ross Barkley for João Gomes 86

Substitutions:

Aaron Hickey for Jannik Schuster 46
Mamadou Sangaré for Kevin Schade 52
Mathias Jensen for Yegor Yarmolyuk 67
Dango Ouattara for Keane Lewis-Potter 67
Callum Wilson for Jaidon Anthony 85

Cards:

Emi Buendía 45+3 Y
Matty Cash 72 Y

Cards:

Igor Thiago 35 Y
Vitaly Janelt 75 Y
Michael Kayode 82 Y
Kristoffer Ajer 84 Y
Callum Wilson 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Benjamin Fredrick
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Mamadou Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 14th . Aston Villa had now drawn ten of their last 44 games in the Premier League (won 20, lost 14). . Three or more goals had now been scored in each of Villa’s last five games in all competitions. . They had now avoided defeat in ten of their last 15 home games in the Premier League when they conceded the opening goal (won four).

Comments:

League position: 4th . Brentford now remained unbeaten in eight consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2023 (12). . The Bees had now won five and drawn six of their last 14 away games in the Premier League (lost three). . They had now scored in 21 of their last 31 games in the Premier League.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 12 G
John McGinn 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Substitutions:

Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Matteo Ruggeri 46
Ibrahim Mbaye for Emi Buendía 64
Alysson for Johan Manzambi 86
Ross Barkley for João Gomes 86

Cards:

Emi Buendía 45+3 Y
Matty Cash 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

League position: 14th . Aston Villa had now drawn ten of their last 44 games in the Premier League (won 20, lost 14). . Three or more goals had now been scored in each of Villa’s last five games in all competitions. . They had now avoided defeat in ten of their last 15 home games in the Premier League when they conceded the opening goal (won four).

2 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Yegor Yarmolyuk 10 G
Kristoffer Ajer 79 G

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Jannik Schuster Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Jaidon Anthony Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Aaron Hickey for Jannik Schuster 46
Mamadou Sangaré for Kevin Schade 52
Mathias Jensen for Yegor Yarmolyuk 67
Dango Ouattara for Keane Lewis-Potter 67
Callum Wilson for Jaidon Anthony 85

Cards:

Igor Thiago 35 Y
Vitaly Janelt 75 Y
Michael Kayode 82 Y
Kristoffer Ajer 84 Y
Callum Wilson 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Benjamin Fredrick
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Mamadou Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 4th . Brentford now remained unbeaten in eight consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2023 (12). . The Bees had now won five and drawn six of their last 14 away games in the Premier League (lost three). . They had now scored in 21 of their last 31 games in the Premier League.