Aston Villa vs Brentford 2021-22 English Premier League
Villa and Brentford play out feisty 1-1 draw
Aston Villa and Brentford played out an entertaining 1-1 draw as the visiting promoted side continued their impressive start to the season.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Brentford 1. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pontus Jansson following a corner.
- 13': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brentford 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Brentford 1.
- 50': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
- 66': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Saman Ghoddos.
- 72': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Ashley Young.
- 80': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 89': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kortney Hause replaces Ezri Konsa because of an injury.
- 89': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Brentford 1.
Game Information
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,045
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | Liverpool | 7 | 18 | 1 |
| +9 | Manchester City | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| +9 | Arsenal | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| +8 | Chelsea | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Statistics
 BRE |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 16 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 3 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash  |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 33 | Carney Chukwuemeka |
| 21 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 20 | Danny Ings |
Brentford (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 14 | Saman Ghoddos |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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