Premier League · Matchweek 6 · Oct 10

Aston Villa - Brentford

Aston Villa and Brentford drew 2-2 in Premier League (Matchweek 6). Goals: Nicolas Jackson 12'; John McGinn 77'; Yehor Yarmoliuk 10'; Kristoffer Ajer 79'.

Aston VillaHOME

2 - 2

BrentfordAWAY

Nicolas Jackson 12'John McGinn 77'

⚽

Yehor Yarmoliuk 10'Kristoffer Ajer 79'

🏟 Villa Park Birmingham 👤 Referee: Craig Pawson, England

Key events

10' ⚽ Yehor Yarmoliuk(0 - 1) Brentford

12' ⚽ Nicolas Jackson(1 - 1) Aston Villa

35' 🟨 Igor ThiagoYellow card Brentford

45+3' 🟨 Emiliano BuendíaYellow card Aston Villa

72' 🟨 Matty CashYellow card Aston Villa

75' 🟨 Vitaly JaneltYellow card Brentford

77' ⚽ John McGinn(2 - 1) · Assist: Johan Manzambi Aston Villa

79' ⚽ Kristoffer Ajer(2 - 2) · Assist: Jaidon Anthony Brentford

82' 🟨 Michael KayodeYellow card Brentford

84' 🟨 Kristoffer AjerYellow card Brentford

90+5' 🟨 Callum WilsonYellow card Brentford

90+5' 🟨 K. AndrewsYellow card Brentford

Quick stats

%52 Possession %48

0.89 Pre-match xG 1.61

20 Total shots 14

7 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 7

7 Blocked shots 3

15 Shots inside box 12

5 Shots outside box 2

3 Saves 5

Match timeline

First half

10'

⚽Yehor Yarmoliuk(0 - 1)

Nicolas Jackson(1 - 1)⚽

12'

35'

🟨Igor ThiagoYellow card

Matteo Ruggeri ↔ Aaron Wan-BissakaSubstitution🔁

45'

🔁Jannik Schuster ↔ Aaron HickeySubstitution

Emiliano BuendíaYellow card🟨

45+3'

HT 1 - 1

52'

🔁Kevin Schade ↔ Mamadou SangareSubstitution

Emiliano Buendía ↔ Ibrahim MbayeSubstitution🔁

64'

67'

🔁Keane Lewis-Potter ↔ Dango OuattaraSubstitution

67'

🔁Yehor Yarmoliuk ↔ Mathias JensenSubstitution

Matty CashYellow card🟨

72'

75'

🟨Vitaly JaneltYellow card

John McGinn(2 - 1) · Assist: Johan Manzambi⚽

77'

79'

⚽Kristoffer Ajer(2 - 2) · Assist: Jaidon Anthony

82'

🟨Michael KayodeYellow card

84'

🟨Kristoffer AjerYellow card

85'

🔁Jaidon Anthony ↔ Callum WilsonSubstitution

João Gomes ↔ Ross BarkleySubstitution🔁

86'

Johan Manzambi ↔ Alysson Edward Franco da RochaSubstitution🔁

86'

90+5'

🟨Callum WilsonYellow card

90+5'

🟨K. AndrewsYellow card

FT 2 - 2

Match statsAston Villa · Brentford

Key stats

%52 Possession %48

0.89 Pre-match xG 1.61

Shots

20 Total shots 14

7 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 7

7 Blocked shots 3

15 Shots inside box 12

5 Shots outside box 2

3 Saves 5

Attacking

0 Attacks 0

0 Dangerous attacks 0

Passing

407 Total passes 358

321 Accurate passes 284

Set pieces & discipline

2 Corners 2

1 Offsides 1

7 Fouls 24

Cards

2 Yellow cards 5

By half

1 1st-half goals 1

1 2nd-half goals 1

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

Momentum

0'▲ Aston Villa▼ Brentford90'

LineupsAston Villa 4-2-3-1Brentford 4-2-3-1

Suzuki 13

Ruggeri 5

Mings 3

Lindelöf 2

Cash 35

Gomes 8

Kamara 44

Manzambi 10

Buendía 7

McGinn 11

Jackson 1

Kelleher 25

Diouf 44

Schuster 20

Ajer 33

Kayode 27

Janelt 6

Yarmolyuk 7

Schade 23

Lewis-Potter 19

Anthony 9

Thiago

Aston Villa · Bench

18T. Abraham18

47Alysson Edward47

29A. Wan-Bissaka29

19I. Mbaye19

17A. Garnacho17

14Pau Torres14

26L. Bogarde26

40M. Bizot40

6R. Barkley6

Coach: Unai Emery

Brentford · Bench

13C. Wilson13

4S. van den Berg4

48B. Fredrick48

14Fábio Carvalho14

2A. Hickey2

8M. Jensen8

11D. Ouattara11

18M. Sangaré18

12H. Valdimarsson12

Coach: Keith Andrews

Shot map34 shots

Aston Villa Brentford Filled = goal · size = xG

HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2026

Aston Villa 4

Aug 28who was on topFeb 1

Brentford 3

4 Aston Villa 4 draw 3 Brentford

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

2.6goals / match

17–12total goals

2/2clean sheets

4-0Aston Villa best win · Oct 23

1-0Brentford best win · Feb 1

Over 1.5 8/11

Over 2.5 5/11

Over 3.5 3/11

BTTS 7/11

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Aston Villa at home5 matches

2W 2D 1L 11:6

Brentford at home6 matches

2W 2D 2L 6:6

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Aston Villa2W 0D 3L Brentford1W 3D 1L

1.20 1.20 Points per game

9 6 Goals scored

7 4 Goals conceded

1.37 1.46 xG average

1.27 1.43 xGA average

%20 %60 Clean sheets

%40 %40 BTTS

%60 %60 Over 2.5

5.4 4.6 Corners

1.2 1.0 Cards

Aston Villa5W 1D 4L Brentford2W 6D 2L

1.60 1.20 Points per game

20 14 Goals scored

11 13 Goals conceded

1.39 1.44 xG average

1.32 1.46 xGA average

%30 %40 Clean sheets

%50 %50 BTTS

%60 %60 Over 2.5

4.8 4.7 Corners

1.0 1.1 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

15Aston Villain the table5pts

6matches 1-2-3W-D-L 6:11goals -5diff

DWLDL

4Brentfordin the table10pts

6matches 2-4-0W-D-L 12:6goals +6diff

DWDDD

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches

1.88 1.56 Points per game

1.46 1.27 xG average

1.47 1.51 xGA average

%28 %24 Clean sheets

%52 %52 BTTS

%52 %52 Over 2.5

5.3 4.9 Corners

1.5 2.0 Cards

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Feb 1

Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford

Premier League

Sep 16

Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa

League Cup

Aug 23

Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa

Premier League

Mar 8

Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa

Premier League

Dec 4

Aston Villa 3-1 Brentford

Premier League

Apr 6

Aston Villa 3-3 Brentford

Premier League

Dec 17

Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa

Premier League

Apr 22

Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa

Premier League

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Aston Villa took more shots20 - 14

Brentford struggled to stay disciplined5 yellow

Brentford committed more fouls24 - 7

THE REFEREE39 matches on record

Craig Pawson

Strictness45 TEMPO49

Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate

This match vs his average

Cards 73.3 +3.7

Fouls 3121.6 +9.4

Goals 42.9 +1.1

Corners 49.4 -5.4

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

Aston VillaBrentford

Goals 2.00.8 +1.2

Shots 20.09.4 +10.6

On target 7.02.4 +4.6

Possession %52%46 +6.4

Corners 2.03.0 -1.0

Cards 2.01.8 +0.2

Conceded 2.01.8 +0.2

this matchseason average · 5 matches

Goals 2.02.0

Shots 14.015.2 -1.2

On target 4.04.4 -0.4

Possession %48%46 +2.4

Corners 2.04.0 -2.0

Cards 5.02.0 +3.0

Conceded 2.00.8 +1.2

this matchseason average · 5 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ N. Jackson 8.20

Aston Villa6.56Brentford6.46

Starting XI

11 N. Jackson F · 88' 8.20

Goals1On target2/4Key pass2Tackles2Blocks1Duels won5/12Fouls won1Passes16 · %12

44 J. Manzambi M · 86' 7.70

Assist1On target1/7Key pass3Dribbles2/4Blocks4Duels won4/9Fouls won2Passes21 · %20

7 J. McGinn M · 88' 7.38

Goals1On target3/3Key pass2Tackles1Duels won7/12Fouls won5Fouls2Passes27 · %20

3 V. Lindelöf D · 88' 6.71

Interceptions1Duels won5/7Passes44 · %39

19 I. Mbaye F · 24' 6.70

Key pass1Duels won2/3Passes6 · %5

47 Alysson Edward F · 2' 6.45

Passes1

8 B. Kamara M · 88' 6.35

Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won9/13Fouls won5Passes35 · %28

13 M. Ruggeri D · 46' 6.28

Key pass1Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Duels won1/4Fouls1Offside1Passes13 · %11

29 A. Wan-Bissaka D · 42' 6.23

Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes15 · %10

5 T. Mings D · 88' 6.20

Duels won4/6Fouls1Passes46 · %35

1 Z. Suzuki G · 88' 6.11

Saves3Passes39 · %24

10 E. Buendía M · 64' 6.07

Key pass2Tackles3Blocks2Duels won8/14Fouls won4Fouls1Passes28 · %17

2 M. Cash D · 88' 6.03

Tackles4Duels won6/11Fouls won2Fouls2Passes37 · %32

6 R. Barkley M · 2' 6.00

Passes1 · %1

35 João Gomes M · 86' 5.92

Tackles1Duels won5/9Fouls won3Passes40 · %36

Unused: M. BizotA. GarnachoPau TorresL. BogardeT. Abraham

Starting XI

6 Y. Yarmolyuk M · 67' 7.18

Goals1On target1/1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won4/10Fouls6Passes33 · %24

20 K. Ajer D · 88' 7.12

Goals1On target1/2Tackles1Blocks1Duels won5/7Fouls won1Passes39 · %35

19 J. Anthony M · 85' 6.93

Assist1On target1/2Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/9Fouls won1Fouls2Passes15 · %11

1 C. Kelleher G · 88' 6.73

Saves4Passes30 · %18

13 C. Wilson F · 3' 6.60

11 D. Ouattara F · 21' 6.54

Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes6 · %4

18 M. Sangaré M · 36' 6.46

Key pass1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won2/4Fouls1Passes21 · %18

9 Thiago F · 88' 6.42

Key pass3Dribbles1/3Tackles1Duels won6/16Fouls won1Fouls2Offside1Passes17 · %12

7 K. Schade M · 52' 6.41

On target1/4Tackles2Duels won5/8Passes9 · %7

44 Jannik Schuster D · 46' 6.35

Duels won1/6Fouls2Passes21 · %19

25 E. Diouf D · 88' 6.28

Key pass1Tackles4Duels won8/18Fouls won2Fouls4Passes31 · %23

23 K. Lewis-Potter M · 67' 6.15

Key pass1Blocks1Duels won2/5Fouls won1Fouls1Passes15 · %12

2 A. Hickey D · 42' 6.13

Interceptions1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes18 · %17

8 M. Jensen M · 21' 6.07

Key pass1Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes10 · %8

33 M. Kayode D · 88' 6.02

Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/7Fouls2Passes30 · %24

27 V. Janelt M · 88' 5.91

Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions4Duels won2/5Fouls2Passes34 · %30

Unused: H. ValdimarssonS. van den BergB. FredrickFábio Carvalho

Win probabilityModel: 2 (%48) ✗

Aston Villa %34 Draw %18 Brentford %48

1.20Aston Villa xPuan

1.62Brentford xPuan

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