Aston Villa Football Club 2–2 Brentford Football Club
Premier League · Regular Season - 6 · 10 October 2026 · Villa Park, Birmingham.
Status: full time. Half time 1–1. Referee: Craig Pawson, England.
Goals
- 10' Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford Football Club)
- 12' Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa Football Club)
- 77' John McGinn (Aston Villa Football Club) — assist Johan Manzambi
- 79' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford Football Club) — assist Jaidon Anthony
Cards
- 35' Igor Thiago (Brentford Football Club) — Yellow Card
- 45+3' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa Football Club) — Yellow Card
- 72' Matty Cash (Aston Villa Football Club) — Yellow Card
- 75' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford Football Club) — Yellow Card
- 82' Michael Kayode (Brentford Football Club) — Yellow Card
- 84' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford Football Club) — Yellow Card
- 90+5' Callum Wilson (Brentford Football Club) — Yellow Card
- 90+5' K. Andrews (Brentford Football Club) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Aston Villa Football Club | Brentford Football Club |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.84 | 1.31 |
| Total shots | 20 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 7 |
| Shots blocked | 7 | 3 |
| Passes | 407 | 358 |
| Accurate passes | 321 | 284 |
| Corners | 2 | 2 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Fouls | 7 | 24 |
| Saves | 3 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Aston Villa Football Club lineup (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Unai Emery.
- Nicolas Jackson — Attack, 1 goal
- John McGinn — Midfield, 1 goal
- Johan Manzambi — Midfield
- Ibrahim Mbaye — Attack
- Victor Lindelöf — Defender
- João Gomes
- Alysson — Attacker
- Boubacar Kamara — Midfield
- Matteo Ruggeri — Defender
- Tyrone Mings — Defender
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka — Defender
- Zion Suzuki — Goalkeeper
- Ross Barkley — Midfield
- Emiliano Buendía — Midfield
- Matty Cash — Defender
- Tammy Abraham — Attack
- Pau Torres — Defender
- Alejandro Garnacho — Attack
- Lamare Bogarde — Midfield
- Marco Bizot — Goalkeeper
Brentford Football Club lineup (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Keith Andrews.
- Kristoffer Ajer — Defender, 1 goal
- Y. Yarmolyuk — Midfielder, 1 goal
- Jaidon Anthony — Attack
- C. Kelleher — Goalkeeper
- D. Ouattara — Attacker
- Aaron Hickey — Defender
- Kevin Schade — Attack
- Igor Thiago — Attack
- Jannik Schuster — Defender
- El Hadji Malick Diouf — Defender
- Callum Wilson — Attack
- Keane Lewis-Potter — Midfield
- Mamadou Sangaré — Midfield
- M. Jensen — Midfielder
- Vitaly Janelt — Midfield
- M. Kayode — Defender
- Benjamin Fredrick — Defender
- Fábio Carvalho — Midfield
- H. Valdimarsson — Goalkeeper
- Sepp van den Berg — Defender
Head to head
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | Aston Villa v Brentford | 0–1 | premier-league |
| 2025-09-16 | Brentford v Aston Villa | 1–1 | EFL Cup |
| 2025-08-23 | Brentford v Aston Villa | 1–0 | premier-league |
| 2025-03-08 | Brentford v Aston Villa | 0–1 | premier-league |
| 2024-12-04 | Aston Villa v Brentford | 3–1 | premier-league |
| 2024-04-06 | Aston Villa v Brentford | 3–3 | premier-league |
| 2023-12-17 | Brentford v Aston Villa | 1–2 | premier-league |
| 2023-07-30 | Aston Villa v Brentford | 3–3 | Premier League - Summer Series |
| 2023-04-22 | Brentford v Aston Villa | 1–1 | premier-league |
| 2022-10-23 | Aston Villa v Brentford | 4–0 | premier-league |
Aston Villa Football Club — recent form
- Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. 1–3 Aston Villa Football Club · 2026-10-02
- Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 2–3 Aston Villa Football Club · 2026-09-19
- Coventry 1–3 Aston Villa Football Club · 2026-09-16
- Aston Villa Football Club 1–2 Nottingham Forest Football Club · 2026-09-12
- Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging 2–3 Aston Villa Football Club · 2026-09-08
- Hull City 0–0 Aston Villa Football Club · 2026-09-05
- Aston Villa Football Club 0–1 Arsenal Football Club · 2026-08-31
- Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club 4–0 Aston Villa Football Club · 2026-08-23
Brentford Football Club — recent form
- Brentford Football Club 3–0 Chelsea Football Club · 2026-09-18
- Reading 1–2 Brentford Football Club · 2026-09-15
- Association Football Club Bournemouth 2–2 Brentford Football Club · 2026-09-12
- Brentford Football Club 1–1 Sunderland Association Football Club · 2026-09-05
- Leeds United Association Football Club 1–1 Brentford Football Club · 2026-08-30
- Birmingham 1–6 Brentford Football Club · 2026-08-25
- Brentford Football Club 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Football Club · 2026-08-22
- Brentford Football Club 7–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG · 2026-08-15
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa Football Club | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Brentford Football Club | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
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