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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Villa look to hit Brentford on the counter-attack as McGinn finds Ramsey on the left. Moreno makes a superb overlapping run and Ramsey spots him. The left-back drives into the penalty area and looks to test Flekken, but his cross is blocked and the ball goes out for a corner.
Brentford vs Aston Villa
Damsgaard finds space on the right-hand side and looks to beat Moreno. He gets the ball out of his feet and hopes to find a team-mate in the penalty area, but his cross is blocked by the Villa defender and goes behind. The delivery comes in and Mee is tussling for it and goes to ground, but the referee waves play on.
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What a chance for Brentford! The Bees press high up the pitch and win the ball back. Lewis-Potter shifts it out wide to Janelt who plays a first-time cross towards the penalty spot, where Damsgaard is unmarked. He goes to shoot unchallenged, aiming for the bottom corner, but Martinez gets down well to save. It was a real opportunity for Frank's side and they should be a goal to the good.
Brentford vs Aston Villa
It's another chance for Moreno after some excellent build-up from Aston Villa. Diaby gets past his marker on the left-hand side and delivers into the box. It's controlled by Diego Carlos who lays it into the path of Kamara. The French midfielder guides it towards Moreno on the edge of the penalty are, but he strikes it into the stands behind the goal.
Brentford vs Aston Villa
Ramsey receives the ball out wide and Moreno has burst forwards from defence into a central position. Ramsey finds him with a driven pass into feet, and the Spaniard turns and dances through challenges in the box before aiming for goal, but his shot is weak and dealt with by Flekken between the sticks.
Brentford vs Aston Villa
McGinn pounces on a loose ball in midfield and spots the run of Watkins beyond the Brentford defence. He slips a throughball to the English striker on his left foot, but Pinnock is there to intercept and pokes it behind for a corner. Emery's side have three successive corners with the Bees dealing with them comfortably.
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Damsgaard gets the game under way for Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium!
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The players are making their way out onto the pitch ahead of kick-off.
Brentford vs Aston Villa
Meanwhile, Emery has made four alterations from the team that beat Arsenal last time out in the Premier League. On the left-hand side, Moreno comes in for Lucas Digne. Your Tielemans, Douglas Luiz, and Bailey also drop out of the starting XI, with Ramsey, Cash, and Diaby coming into the team.
Brentford vs Aston Villa
Frank has made four changes from his side’s disappointing defeat to struggling Sheffield United. In attack, Maupay drops to the bench and Brentford change their system slightly. Midfield duo Onyeka and Baptiste are also named among the substitutes after starting in their previous fixture. Damsgaard, Roerslev, and Zanka all come into the team.
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