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Brentford vs Aston Villa is a Premier League matchup where Villa’s broader stature meets a Brentford side capable of compressing the gap. Brentford won 1–0 at Villa in February 2026 after playing much of the match with ten men, and also won 1–0 at home in August 2025. Villa and Brentford drew 3–3 in April 2024. A future meeting will test whether Villa impose the hierarchy or Brentford keep bending it.
Past matches, Brentford vs Aston Villa
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Aston Villa
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40G
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3D
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12D
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5D
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6M
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53M
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24M
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31M
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9M
Brentford Substitutes
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G
12
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D
2
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D
5
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M
18
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D
22
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F
23
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M
24
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M
45
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M
48
Match events
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35'Kristoffer Ajer Yellow Card
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42'Kevin Schade Red Card
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45' +5Michael Kayode Yellow Card
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45'⚽D. Ouattara Normal Goal
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46'L. Bailey L. Bogarde
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52'Tammy Abraham Goal cancelled
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60'N. Collins J. Henderson
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60'Y. Yarmolyuk D. Ouattara
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76'K. Lewis-Potter M. Jensen
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77'H. Elliott J. Sancho
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84'A. Hickey R. Henry
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90' +1Vitaly Janelt Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Brentford VS Aston Villa
Villa carry the wider profile
Aston Villa bring the stronger established league profile to this pairing, yet Brentford have made the direct meetings resistant to simple status cues. Villa’s 2–1 away win in December 2023 and 3–1 home victory in December 2024 show their capacity to claim narrow margins. Those results sit alongside a matchup in which a single goal can decide the argument. That makes territory and game management as important as reputation in the matchup.
Brentford’s pressure point
Brentford’s counterweight is unusually clear in dated examples. They won 1–0 at Villa in February 2026 despite Kevin Schade’s first-half red card, and had already won 1–0 at home in August 2025. Villa and Brentford shared a 3–3 draw at Villa in April 2024, adding an open alternative. A future meeting asks whether Brentford can again protect a small advantage or Villa turn pressure into a result before the margins disappear.