Saturday , 14 November 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Brentford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Aston Villa FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Anwar El Ghazi 50' Y
Y 52' Ivan Toney
Y 60' Christian Norgaard
Matty Cash 61' Y
Danny Ings 72' Y
Y 75' Vitaly Janelt

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Brentford FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Mark Scholes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

4
5
4
Aston Villa FC 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals Brentford FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-28 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2019-02-13 Brentford FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2018-08-22 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Brentford FC H 1–1 D
21 Aug Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
14 Aug Watford FC A 2–3 L
23 May Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
19 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W
16 May Crystal Palace FC A 2–3 L
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Aston Villa FC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D
13 Aug Arsenal FC H 2–0 W
08 May Bristol City FC A 3–1 W
01 May Watford FC H 2–0 W
27 Apr Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Brentford FC
#10 Position #8
13 Points 14
10 Played 10
3 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 2
14 Scored 16
17 Conceded 11
-3 GD +5
1.30 PPG 1.40
30% Win % 30%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
30% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Brentford FC are 8th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brentford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 6 G 1 A
Johan Manzambi 2 G 3 A
Alysson 2 G
Brentford FC
Kevin Schade 3 G
Thiago 2 G 2 A
Keane Lewis-Potter 2 G 1 A
Vitaly Janelt 2 G
Michael Kayode 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — aston villa fc and brentford fc get this one started.
  • 5' aston villa fc are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined brentford fc backline.
  • 7' A goal from the England international Ivan Toney! He fires home on 7 to make it 0-1!
  • 12' Vitaly Janelt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 13' Emiliano Buendia makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Aston Villa FC are in front.
  • 18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' brentford fc started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
  • 33' aston villa fc are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. aston villa fc in their trying to find a way past brentford fc's compact .
  • 43' aston villa fc is showing some good football. However, aston villa fc are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 48' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Anwar El Ghazi was booked on 50.
  • 52' That is a Yellow card for Brentford FC. Ivan Toney will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Christian Norgaard.
  • 61' Matty Cash picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' Marvelous Nakamba is replacing Carney Chukwuemeka for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 66' Another substitution for Brentford FC to replace Saman Ghoddoos by Yoane Wissa on 66 minute.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. aston villa fc needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' Danny Ings has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Brentford FC player. Vitaly Janelt gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Ashley Young is replaced by Ollie Watkins on 79 minute.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Brentford FC — Mathias Jensen on, Bryan Mbeumo off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering brentford fc that had 354 games and scored 521 goals.
  • 89' A change in the Aston Villa FC ranks — Ezri Konsa exits the field as Kortney Hause enters on 89.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ollie Watkins 6
Danny Ings 3
Neal Maupay 3
Jonathan Kodjia 2
Neal Maupay 2
Jonathan Kodjia 2
Ivan Toney 2
Morgan Rogers 2

Head to Head

2021-08-28 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2019-02-13 Brentford FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2018-08-22 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brentford FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-08-28 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2021-08-21 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2021-08-14 Watford FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC L 2021-05-23 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2021-05-19 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2021-05-16 Crystal Palace FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC L

Brentford FC Form

2021-08-28 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2021-08-21 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2021-08-13 Brentford FC 2–0 Arsenal FC W 2021-05-08 Bristol City FC 1–3 Brentford FC W 2021-05-01 Brentford FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2021-04-27 Brentford FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Brentford FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC32% Draw28% Brentford FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Brentford FC
68%
Aston Villa FC or Brentford FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC22% Draw47% Brentford FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.