Brentford v Aston Villa, 16 September 2025

Score1-1 :: penalties 4-2 to Brentford
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionLeague Cup 3rd round
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance15,895
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Brentford win 4-2 on penalties Extra time not played

1 (4) Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

1 (2) Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Aaron Hickey 57 G

Goals:

Harvey Elliott 43 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Benjamin Arthur
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder/Forward Antoni Milambo
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara

Starting lineup:

Marco Bizot Goalkeeper
Ian Maatsen Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Lamare Bogarde Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Harvey Elliott Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Donyell Malen Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward
Evann Guessand Forward

Substitutions:

Yegor Yarmolyuk for Vitaly Janelt 46
Nathan Collins for Kristoffer Ajer 52
Reiss Nelson for Antoni Milambo 68
Mikkel Damsgaard for Dango Ouattara 78
Michael Kayode for Aaron Hickey 78

Substitutions:

Morgan Rogers for Donyell Malen 67
Ollie Watkins for Harvey Elliott 67
Emi Buendía for Jadon Sancho 74
Boubacar Kamara for Lamare Bogarde 74
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba for Evann Guessand 80

Cards:

Cards:

Evann Guessand 25 Y
Lamare Bogarde 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Proctor
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder Aidan Borland
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Brentford went second) 1 – Fábio Carvalho [scored] 2 – Reiss Nelson [scored] 3 – Yegor Yarmolyuk [scored] 4 – Mikkel Damsgaard [scored]

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Aston Villa went first) 1 – John McGinn [saved] 2 – Ollie Watkins [scored] 3 – Emi Buendía [scored] 4 – Matty Cash [saved]

1 (4) Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Aaron Hickey 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Benjamin Arthur
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder/Forward Antoni Milambo
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara

Substitutions:

Yegor Yarmolyuk for Vitaly Janelt 46
Nathan Collins for Kristoffer Ajer 52
Reiss Nelson for Antoni Milambo 68
Mikkel Damsgaard for Dango Ouattara 78
Michael Kayode for Aaron Hickey 78

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Brentford went second) 1 – Fábio Carvalho [scored] 2 – Reiss Nelson [scored] 3 – Yegor Yarmolyuk [scored] 4 – Mikkel Damsgaard [scored]

1 (2) Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Harvey Elliott 43 G

Starting lineup:

Marco Bizot Goalkeeper
Ian Maatsen Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Lamare Bogarde Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Harvey Elliott Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Donyell Malen Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward
Evann Guessand Forward

Substitutions:

Morgan Rogers for Donyell Malen 67
Ollie Watkins for Harvey Elliott 67
Emi Buendía for Jadon Sancho 74
Boubacar Kamara for Lamare Bogarde 74
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba for Evann Guessand 80

Cards:

Evann Guessand 25 Y
Lamare Bogarde 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Proctor
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder Aidan Borland
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Aston Villa went first) 1 – John McGinn [saved] 2 – Ollie Watkins [scored] 3 – Emi Buendía [scored] 4 – Matty Cash [saved]