LONDON. Brentford found a way to turn the tables against Aston Villa to win 2-1. It was Aston Villa to strike first with a goal of D. Ings at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Roerslev Rasmussen gave the win to Brentford in the 83′ minute.
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who had the assistance of Mark Scholes and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 4 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 94 Attack 110
- 27 Dangerous attack 40
- 64 Ball safe 81
- 15 Free Kicks 17
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Aston Villa had a superior ball possession 55% while Brentford was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Brentford succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Brentford shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 2 yellow cards (F. Onyeka and I. Toney). Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (J. Ramsey and J. McGinn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Brentford will have 23 points like Crystal Palace to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Aston Villa will stay with 22 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will play away with Southampton on the 11th of January with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Aston Villa will play away agasint Norwich City on the 14th of December with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Aston Villa (1 draw).
Brentford – Formation
Brentford
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Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Fernández , Ethan Pinnock , Pontus Jansson , Mads Bech Sörensen , Mads Roerslev Rasmussen , Frank Onyeka , Christian Nørgaard , Mathias Jensen , Sergi Canós , Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa .
The home team had on the bench: Saman Ghoddos , M. Forss, K. Ajer, Shandon Baptiste , F. Stevens, M. Bidstrup, M. Cox, D. Thompson and Vitaly Janelt .
Brentford could not rely on the presence of S. Ghoddos (injured) and S. Baptiste (injured).
Substitutions
Brentford made 3 changes: S. Canos for S. Ghoddos (54′), M. Jensen for S. Baptiste (61′) and F. Onyeka for V. Janelt (80′).
Best player: Mads Roerslev Rasmussen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Mads Roerslev Rasmussen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa
Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steven Gerrard played with: Emiliano Martínez , Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Kortney Hause , Matt Targett , John McGinn , Douglas Luiz , Jacob Ramsey , Bertrand Traoré , Danny Ings and Emiliano Buendía .
These were the players on the bench: T. Iroegbunam, Trezeguet , J. Philogene-Bidace, J. Steer, A. El Ghazi, Morgan Sanson , Carney Chukwuemeka, C. Archer and J. Feeney.
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 2 changes: J. Ramsey for M. Sanson (69′) and B. Traore for Trezeguet (80′).
Best player: Emiliano Buendía
The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Emiliano Buendía.
His rating is with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brentford – Aston Villa – 2-1
- Chelsea – Liverpool – 2-2
- Everton – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-3
- Leeds United – Burnley – 3-1
