Brentford v Aston Villa, 17 December 2023

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance17,034

View Brentford v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 5 Brentford won: 1 Drawn: 2 Aston Villa won: 2 Brentford scored: 5 Aston Villa scored: 9 . This was Aston Villa's win at Brentford in all competitions since February 1953 in the FA Cup.

1 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Keane Lewis-Potter 45 G

Goals:

Alex Moreno 77 G
Ollie Watkins 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Mathias Jørgensen
Defender Ben Mee
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Alex Moreno Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Neal Maupay for Keane Lewis-Potter 68
Frank Onyeka for Mikkel Damsgaard 68
Nathan Collins for Yoane Wissa 76
Michael Olakigbe for Mads Roerslev 89
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Vitaly Janelt 89

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Matty Cash 65
Jhon Durán for Moussa Diaby 65
Nicolò Zaniolo for Pau Torres 81
Leander Dendoncker for Jacob Ramsey 90

Cards:

Christian Norgaard 46 Y
Ben Mee 71 R
Saman Ghoddos 86 Y
Vitaly Janelt 88 Y
Frank Onyeka 90 Y
Neal Maupay 90+1 Y
Yegor Yarmolyuk 90+8 Y

Cards:

Leon Bailey 80 Y
Ezri Konsa 86 Y
Jhon Durán 87 Y
Emiliano Martínez 90+8 Y
Boubacar Kamara 90+7 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Charlie Goode
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Myles Peart-Harris
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olakigbe
Forward Neal Maupay

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Marschall
Goalkeeper Sam Proctor
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brentford had now lost five of their last six games in the Premier League. . After 17 games, the Bees had now dropped 17 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season. . They had now lost four of their 41 games in the Premier League when scored they scored the opening goal (won 27). . Ben Mee was shown a yellow card in the 69th minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now won 25 games in a year in the top division for the first time in their history. . Former Brentford forward Ollie Watkins had now equalled Villa's club record for the most goals scored in a year in the Premier League; also 21 by Dwight Yorke in 1996. . They had now taken 38 points from their 17 games so far in this Premier League season; their most at this stage of a season in the top division since 1980-81 in League Division One (39 on a three points for a win basis).

1 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Keane Lewis-Potter 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Mathias Jørgensen
Defender Ben Mee
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Substitutions:

Neal Maupay for Keane Lewis-Potter 68
Frank Onyeka for Mikkel Damsgaard 68
Nathan Collins for Yoane Wissa 76
Michael Olakigbe for Mads Roerslev 89
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Vitaly Janelt 89

Cards:

Christian Norgaard 46 Y
Ben Mee 71 R
Saman Ghoddos 86 Y
Vitaly Janelt 88 Y
Frank Onyeka 90 Y
Neal Maupay 90+1 Y
Yegor Yarmolyuk 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Charlie Goode
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Myles Peart-Harris
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olakigbe
Forward Neal Maupay

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brentford had now lost five of their last six games in the Premier League. . After 17 games, the Bees had now dropped 17 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season. . They had now lost four of their 41 games in the Premier League when scored they scored the opening goal (won 27). . Ben Mee was shown a yellow card in the 69th minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Alex Moreno 77 G
Ollie Watkins 85 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Alex Moreno Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Matty Cash 65
Jhon Durán for Moussa Diaby 65
Nicolò Zaniolo for Pau Torres 81
Leander Dendoncker for Jacob Ramsey 90

Cards:

Leon Bailey 80 Y
Ezri Konsa 86 Y
Jhon Durán 87 Y
Emiliano Martínez 90+8 Y
Boubacar Kamara 90+7 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Marschall
Goalkeeper Sam Proctor
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now won 25 games in a year in the top division for the first time in their history. . Former Brentford forward Ollie Watkins had now equalled Villa's club record for the most goals scored in a year in the Premier League; also 21 by Dwight Yorke in 1996. . They had now taken 38 points from their 17 games so far in this Premier League season; their most at this stage of a season in the top division since 1980-81 in League Division One (39 on a three points for a win basis).