Brentford v Aston Villa, 02 January 2022

Score2-1 to Brentford
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBrentford Community Stadium
Attendance16,876
Kick-off: 2.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Brentford won: 1 Drawn: 1 Aston Villa won: 0 Brentford scored: 3 Aston Villa scored: 2 Aston Villa remained without a win in eight meetings in all competitions since February 1953 (lost four).

2 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

Goals:

Yoane Wissa 42 G
Mads Roerslev 83 G

Goals:

Danny Ings 16 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alvaro Fernández
Defender Pontus Jansson
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Mads Bech Sørensen
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder/Forward Sergi Canós
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Ivan Toney

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Kortney Hause Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Danny Ings Forward

Substitutions:

Saman Ghoddos for Sergi Canós 54
Shandon Baptiste for Mathias Jensen 61
Vitaly Janelt for Frank Onyeka 80

Substitutions:

Morgan Sanson for Jacob Ramsey 69
Trézéguet for Bertrand Traoré 80

Cards:

Frank Onyeka 31 Y
Ivan Toney 77 Y

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 30 Y
John McGinn 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matthew Cox
Defender Dominic Thompson
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Fin Stevens
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Mads Bidstrup
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Forward Marcus Forss

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Josh Feeney
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Jaden Philogene
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder Trézéguet
Forward Cameron Archer

Comments:

League position: 12th Brentford had now won three of their last four home games in the Premier League (also lost 1-0 to leaders Manchester City). The Bees had now won their first league game of a year in three consecutive years for the first time since 1992. Their 25 goals in the Premier League had now been scored by 14 different players.

Comments:

League position: 13th Since the drawn game in the reverse fixture at Villa Park on 28 August 2021, Aston Villa were now without a draw in 16 consecutive league games for the first time since May 1998. Villa had now lost nine of their last 13 games in the Premier League (won four). They had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 16 away games in the Premier League.

2 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Yoane Wissa 42 G
Mads Roerslev 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alvaro Fernández
Defender Pontus Jansson
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Mads Bech Sørensen
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder/Forward Sergi Canós
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Ivan Toney

Substitutions:

Saman Ghoddos for Sergi Canós 54
Shandon Baptiste for Mathias Jensen 61
Vitaly Janelt for Frank Onyeka 80

Cards:

Frank Onyeka 31 Y
Ivan Toney 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matthew Cox
Defender Dominic Thompson
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Fin Stevens
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Mads Bidstrup
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Forward Marcus Forss

Comments:

League position: 12th Brentford had now won three of their last four home games in the Premier League (also lost 1-0 to leaders Manchester City). The Bees had now won their first league game of a year in three consecutive years for the first time since 1992. Their 25 goals in the Premier League had now been scored by 14 different players.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

Goals:

Danny Ings 16 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Kortney Hause Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Danny Ings Forward

Substitutions:

Morgan Sanson for Jacob Ramsey 69
Trézéguet for Bertrand Traoré 80

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 30 Y
John McGinn 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Josh Feeney
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Jaden Philogene
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder Trézéguet
Forward Cameron Archer

Comments:

League position: 13th Since the drawn game in the reverse fixture at Villa Park on 28 August 2021, Aston Villa were now without a draw in 16 consecutive league games for the first time since May 1998. Villa had now lost nine of their last 13 games in the Premier League (won four). They had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 16 away games in the Premier League.