Brentford vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Ollie Watkins scored a late winner against his former club as Aston Villa came from behind to win 2-1 at 10-man Brentford on Sunday.
Villa started brightly but spurned several first-half chances with Matty Cash and Jacob Ramsey both putting efforts wide from close range.
Instead, the Bees broke the deadlock just before half-time through Keane Lewis-Potter, who fired home for his first Premier League goal.
Brentford’s Ben Mee was sent off after 71 minutes for a reckless lunge on substitute Leon Bailey, after the intervention of VAR.
Villa made the numerical advantage count six minutes later when Bailey found Alex Moreno unmarked at the back post to level the contest with a cool header.
And the visitors took the lead after 85 minutes through Watkins, who nodded home Ramsey’s corner and sparked a goalmouth scuffle after celebrating in front of his former fans.
Villa’s Boubacar Kamara was also sent off for grabbing Yehor Yarmoliuk by the neck in added time as an entertaining game ended in chaotic fashion.
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Brentford make a defensive change after the red card, with central defender Collins coming on for striker Wissa.
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Brentford have every player inside their own half now as they look to stay organised at the back despite going down to ten men. Duran manages to find space just outside the penalty area, turning before unleashing from range, but his strike just goes wide of the post. Flekken didn't look too troubled, and he may have had it covered.
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VAR are taking a long look at the previous challenge from Mee. He goes over the top of the ball and is out of control, landing his studs on the shin of Bailey. The referee has been advised to go to the monitor and is taking a look at the challenge.
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Substitution Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka
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