Aston Villa vs Brentford – Result & match summary

2 – 2
Finished
Nicolas Jackson 12'
John McGinn  77'
Yegor Yarmolyuk  10'
Kristoffer Ajer 79'

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st Half 1–1
10'
Yegor Yarmolyuk 
12'
Nicolas Jackson
35'
Igor Thiago (Foul)
45'+3
Emiliano Buendía (Foul)
2nd Half 1–1
46'
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Matteo Ruggeri (Injured)
46'
Aaron Hickey
Jannik Schuster
52'
Mamadou Sangaré
Kevin Schade (Injured)
64'
Ibrahim Mbaye
Emiliano Buendía
67'
Mathias Jensen
Yegor Yarmolyuk 
67'
Dango Ouattara
Keane Lewis-Potter
72'
Matty Cash (Foul)
75'
Vitaly Janelt (Foul)
77'
John McGinn  (Johan Manzambi )
79'
Kristoffer Ajer (Jaidon Anthony)
82'
Michael Kayode (Foul)
84'
Kristoffer Ajer (Argument)
85'
Callum Wilson
Jaidon Anthony
86'
Ross Barkley
João Gomes
86'
Alysson
Johan Manzambi 
90'+5
Keith Andrews (Coach)
90'+5
Callum Wilson (Argument)

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

Aston Villa
Brentford

Match statistics

Aston Villa Brentford
1.78 Expected Goals (xG) 1.43
52% Overall possession 48%
20 Shots Total 14
7 Shots On Target 4
2 Corners 2

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Top performers

Aston Villa
Chances Created
3
Successful Dribbles
2/4 50%
Duels Won
9/13 69%
Tackles Won
2/3 67%
Ball Recoveries
8
Accurate Passes
41/46 89%
Shots on Target
3
Brentford
Chances Created
3
Successful Dribbles
1/1 100%
8/19 42%
Tackles Won
2/3 67%
Ball Recoveries
10
Accurate Passes
35/39 90%
Shots on Target
1

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About the match

Aston Villa and Brentford drew 2–2 on 10 October 2026 at Villa Park in Premier League.

Lineups

Aston Villa: (4-2-3-1) Zion Suzuki, Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, Tyrone Mings, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendía, Nicolas Jackson, Matteo Ruggeri, João Gomes, Johan Manzambi.

Brentford: (4-2-3-1) Caoimhín Kelleher, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago, Jaidon Anthony, Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Vitaly Janelt, Michael Kayode, Jannik Schuster.

Substitutions

Aston Villa: Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Matteo Ruggeri, Ibrahim Mbaye for Emiliano Buendía, Ross Barkley for João Gomes, Alysson for Johan Manzambi.

Brentford: Aaron Hickey for Jannik Schuster, Mamadou Sangaré for Kevin Schade, Mathias Jensen for Yegor Yarmolyuk, Dango Ouattara for Keane Lewis-Potter, Callum Wilson for Jaidon Anthony.

Sidelined players

Aston Villa: Amadou Onana, Ian Maatsen.

Brentford: Kaye Furo, Mikkel Damsgaard, Antoni Milambo.

Match statistics

Aston Villa had 52% of the possession, compared with 48% for Brentford.

Aston Villa registered 20 shots, with 7 on target. Brentford had 14 shots, with 4 on target.

Aston Villa won 2 corners, while Brentford won 2.

Top players

Aston Villa: John McGinn scored 1 goal, Johan Manzambi provided 1 assist, and Nicolas Jackson was the highest-rated player (7.5).

Brentford: Kristoffer Ajer scored 1 goal, Jaidon Anthony provided 1 assist, and Caoimhín Kelleher was the highest-rated player (7.3).