Aston Villa vs Brentford

Premier League 28 Aug 2021, 14:00
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Brentford
Brentford
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 P. Bankes Round 3

Match report

Aston Villa were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford in the Premier League on 28 August 2021.

Brentford had 9 shots to Aston Villa's 7.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with P. Bankes in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 7 - 9 On target 5 - 2 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 15 - 14 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Emiliano Buendía
Aston Villa · 1 goal
7 Ivan Toney 1 goal
7 Matty Cash captained the side
7 Ezri Konsa captained the side
7 Axel Tuanzebe captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 3–4
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–0
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 2–1 1–1
Attacks 50–46 48–36
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
98 Attacks 82
46 Dangerous Attacks 43
4 On Target 2
3 Off Target 7
7 Shots Total 9
5 Shots On Goal 2
2 Shots Off Goal 2
0 Shots Blocked 5
5 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 2
15 Fouls 14
3 Corners 2
1 Offsides 2
47% Ball Possession 53%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 4
362 Passes Total 419
267 Passes Accurate 317
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-1-4-1
1 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 16 A. Tuanzebe 3 M. Targett
6 D. Luiz
10 E. Buendía 33 C. Chukwuemeka 18 A. Young 21 A. Ghazi
20 D. Ings
Brentford · 3-4-1-2
1 D. Raya
20 K. Ajer 18 P. Jansson 5 E. Pinnock
7 S. Canós 6 C. Nørgaard 27 V. Janelt 3 R. Henry
14 S. Ghoddos
19 B. Mbeumo 17 I. Toney
Aston Villa
Coach
D. Smith
Substitutes
  • 12 Jed Steer
  • 24 Frédéric Guilbert
  • 30 Kortney Hause
  • 19 Marvelous Nakamba
  • 14 Conor Hourihane
  • 40 Aaron Ramsey
  • 32 Jaden Philogene-Bidace
  • 11 Ollie Watkins
  • 35 Cameron Archer
Brentford
Coach
T. Frank
Substitutes
  • 40 Álvaro Fernández
  • 36 Finley Stevens
  • 2 Dominic Thompson
  • 26 Shandon Baptiste
  • 28 Mads Bidstrup
  • 8 Mathias Jensen
  • 11 Yoane Wissa
  • 21 Halil Dervisoglu
  • 9 Marcus Forss
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ M. Nakamba ↓ Carney Chukwuemeka Aston Villa
  • 66' ↑ Y. Wissa ↓ S. Ghoddos Brentford
  • 79' ↑ O. Watkins ↓ A. Young Aston Villa
  • 80' ↑ M. Jensen ↓ B. Mbeumo Brentford
  • 89' ↑ K. Hause ↓ E. Konsa Aston Villa
  • 89' ↑ S. Baptiste ↓ V. Janelt Brentford
Cards
  • 50' A. El-Ghazi Aston Villa
  • 52' I. Toney Brentford
  • 60' C. Norgaard Brentford
  • 61' M. Cash Aston Villa
  • 72' D. Ings Aston Villa
  • 75' V. Janelt Brentford
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 3 4 draws 4 Brentford
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2025-03-08 Brentford vs Aston Villa 0 - 1
2024-12-04 Aston Villa vs Brentford 3 - 1
2024-04-06 Aston Villa vs Brentford 3 - 3
Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Brentford D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Brentford?
Aston Villa drew 1-1 against Brentford on 28 August 2021.
Who won Aston Villa vs Brentford?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Aston Villa vs Brentford played?
The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Aston Villa vs Brentford?
Brentford had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.