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Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford, Premier League

Aston Villa
  • Jackson 12′
  • McGinn 77′

2–2

xG 2.33 – 1.06

Half time 1–1

Brentford
  • Yarmoliuk 10′
  • Ajer 79′
Kick-off
Venue
Villa Park
Referee
Craig Pawson
Attendance
36,636

Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford. xG 2.3-1.1. Aston Villa did more than enough to win.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1 · Unai Emery

Avg rating 6.82

Brentford

4-2-3-1 · Keith Andrews

Avg rating 6.84

  • Suzuki

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    6.1

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Ruggeri

    #13 · Left-back · Aston Villa

    45′ played

    6.6

    Off 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Lindelöf

    #3 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    6.6

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Mings

    #5 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    5.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Cash

    #2 · Right-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    6.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Kamara

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.08

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
  • Gomes

    #35 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    86′ played

    6.4

    Off 86′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Manzambi

    #44 · Left winger · Aston Villa

    86′ played

    8.0

    1 assistOff 86′

    xG
    0.54

    Passing

    xA
    0.16
  • Buendía

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Aston Villa

    64′ played

    6.9

    Off 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    0.41
  • McGinn

    #7 · Right winger · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    8.0

    1 goalPlayer of the match

    xG
    0.87

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
  • Jackson

    #11 · Forward · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.6

    1 goal

    xG
    0.42

    Passing

    xA
    0.13
  • Kelleher

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Diouf

    #25 · Left-back · Brentford

    90′ played

    6.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
  • Ajer

    #20 · Centre-back · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.9

    1 goal

    Attack

    xG
    0.19
  • Schuster

    #44 · Centre-back · Brentford

    45′ played

    6.2

    Off 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Kayode

    #33 · Right-back · Brentford

    90′ played

    6.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.08
  • Yarmoliuk

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Brentford

    67′ played

    7.5

    1 goalOff 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
  • Janelt

    #27 · Defensive midfielder · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
  • Schade

    #7 · Left winger · Brentford

    52′ played

    6.7

    Off 52′

    xG
    0.41

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Lewis-Potter

    #23 · Attacking midfielder · Brentford

    67′ played

    6.5

    Off 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Anthony

    #19 · Right winger · Brentford

    85′ played

    7.6

    1 assistOff 85′

    xG
    0.09

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Igor Thiago

    #9 · Forward · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.2

    xG
    0.07

    Passing

    xA
    0.13

Bench

  • Wan-Bissaka

    #29 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    45′ played

    6.7

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Mbaye

    #19 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    26′ played

    6.5

    On 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Barkley

    #6 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    4′ played

    On 86′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Alysson

    #47 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    4′ played

    On 86′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Hickey

    #2 · Substitute · Brentford

    45′ played

    6.4

    On 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Sangaré

    #18 · Substitute · Brentford

    38′ played

    6.6

    On 52′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Jensen

    #8 · Substitute · Brentford

    23′ played

    6.1

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
  • Ouattara

    #11 · Substitute · Brentford

    23′ played

    6.7

    On 67′

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
  • Wilson

    #13 · Substitute · Brentford

    5′ played

    On 85′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: RuinDig/Yuki Uchida / CC BY 4.0 · Rolandhino1 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · DavidPMaynard / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nottingham Forest F.C. / CC0 · Supporterhéninois / CC0 · Æthelred / CC BY 4.0 · MintyGel / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Egghead06 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfcunofficial / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY 4.0 · Harpagornis / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 52%Possession48%
    AVL 52%, BRE 48%.
  • 2.33Expected goals (xG)1.06
    AVL 2.33, BRE 1.06.
  • 2.28Non-penalty xG1.06
    AVL 2.28, BRE 1.06.
  • 2.47xG on target0.59
    AVL 2.47, BRE 0.59.
  • 20Shots14
    AVL 20, BRE 14.
  • 7On target4
    AVL 7, BRE 4.
  • 3Big chances3
    AVL 3, BRE 3.
  • 402Passes361
    AVL 402, BRE 361.
  • 80%Pass accuracy79%
    AVL 80%, BRE 79%.
  • 2Corners2
    AVL 2, BRE 2.
  • 16Tackles21
    AVL 16, BRE 21.
  • 4Interceptions8
    AVL 4, BRE 8.
  • 4.5PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.0
    AVL 4.5, BRE 3.0.
  • 7Fouls24
    AVL 7, BRE 24.
  • 2Yellow cards5
    AVL 2, BRE 5.
  • 0Red cards0
    AVL 0, BRE 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Aston VillaBrentford
  1. 10′
    Goal, Yarmoliuk0–1
  2. Goal, Jackson1–1
    12′
  3. 35′
    Yellow card, Igor Thiago
  4. Yellow card, Buendía
    45′
  5. Substitution, Wan-Bissaka (Off Ruggeri)
    46′
  6. 46′
    Substitution, Hickey (Off Schuster)
  7. 52′
    Substitution, Sangaré (Off Schade)
  8. Substitution, Mbaye (Off Buendía)
    64′
  9. 67′
    Substitution, Jensen (Off Yarmoliuk / Lewis-Potter)
  10. 67′
    Substitution, Ouattara (Off Yarmoliuk / Lewis-Potter)
  11. Yellow card, Cash
    72′
  12. 75′
    Yellow card, Janelt
  13. Goal, McGinn (Manzambi)2–1
    77′
  14. 79′
    Goal, Ajer (Anthony)2–2
  15. 82′
    Yellow card, Kayode
  16. 84′
    Yellow card, Ajer
  17. 85′
    Substitution, Wilson (Off Anthony)
  18. Substitution, Barkley (Off Gomes / Manzambi)
    86′
  19. Substitution, Alysson (Off Gomes / Manzambi)
    86′
  20. 90′
    Yellow card, Wilson

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34 shots

Every shot

← BRE attack

AVL attack →

Jackson 12′Aston Villa · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.74xGOT0.22xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Aston Villa2.33xG

Brentford1.06xG

Full time2–2

0.01.02.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Yarmoliuk 10′Jackson 12′McGinn 77′Ajer 79′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Aston Villa on top70%

Brentford on top30%

HT0′–5′: Brentford on top5′–10′: Aston Villa on top10′–15′: Aston Villa on top15′–20′: Brentford on top20′–25′: Brentford on top25′–30′: Brentford on top30′–35′: Aston Villa on top35′–40′: Aston Villa on top40′–45′: Brentford on top45′–50′: Aston Villa on top50′–55′: Brentford on top55′–60′: Aston Villa on top60′–65′: Aston Villa on top65′–70′: Brentford on top70′–75′: Aston Villa on top75′–80′: Brentford on top80′–85′: Aston Villa on top85′–90′: Brentford on top90′–95′: Aston Villa on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

25Mings22Suzuki17Kamara22Lindelöf20Buendía23Gomes29Cash13McGinn7Manzambi7Jackson16Ruggeri

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Aston Villa · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Lindelöf and Cash, 12 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Cash made 1.6× an even share of the passes.
14Igor Thiago18Kelleher28Diouf25Janelt19Schuster27Yarmoliuk26Kayode26Ajer8Schade12Lewis-Potter10Anthony

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Brentford · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Ajer and Janelt, 14 passes.Centralisation index 0.04: Diouf made 1.4× an even share of the passes.

Aston Villa leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.06 against 0.04).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 29), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 14).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.