Premier League · Sun, 1 Feb 2026 ·
Aston Villa vs Brentford — 0 - 1
Villa Park · Referee: T. Robinson
Match report
Brentford win 1-0 at Aston Villa
Aston Villa were beaten 1-0 by Brentford at Villa Park on Sunday, 1 February 2026 in Premier League matchday 24. D. Ouattara scored the only goal of the game for Brentford in the 45th minute. Kevin Schade (Brentford, 42') was sent off. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Aston Villa had 72% of the ball and 27 shots (5 on target) against Brentford’s 6 (2 on target). Caoimhin Kelleher (Brentford) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Aston Villa 16th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Brentford 4th on 9.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Match events
- 35'yellow cardKristoffer AjerYellow Card
- 42'red cardKevin SchadeRed Card
- 45'goalD. OuattaraNormal Goal
- 45+5'yellow cardMichael KayodeYellow Card
- 46'substitutionL. BogardeOff: L. Bailey
- 52'VAR decisionTammy AbrahamGoal cancelled
- 60'substitutionJ. HendersonOff: N. Collins
- 60'substitutionD. OuattaraOff: Y. Yarmolyuk
- 76'substitutionM. JensenOff: K. Lewis-Potter
- 77'substitutionJ. SanchoOff: H. Elliott
- 84'substitutionR. HenryOff: A. Hickey
- 90+1'yellow cardVitaly JaneltYellow Card
Lineups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezG
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 14P. TorresD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 26L. BogardeM
- 19J. SanchoM
- 27M. RogersM
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 18T. AbrahamF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 3V. LindelofD
- 5T. MingsD
- 31L. BaileyM
- 24A. OnanaM
- 9H. ElliottM
- 12L. DigneD
- 53G. HemmingsM
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Keith Andrews
Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 33M. KayodeD
- 20K. AjerD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 3R. HenryD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 19D. OuattaraM
- 8M. JensenM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9I. ThiagoF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 72%Possession28%
- 2.40Expected goals (xG)0.38
- 27Total shots6
- 5Shots on target2
- 11Shots off target3
- 11Blocked shots1
- 17Shots inside the box5
- 10Shots outside the box1
- 12Corners1
- 1Offsides6
- 8Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards1
- 0Goalkeeper saves5
- 636Passes256
- 558Accurate passes184
- 88%Pass accuracy72%
- 0.98Goals prevented0.98
Player statistics
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Emiliano MartínezG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Jadon SanchoM | 77 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Douglas LuizM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Tammy AbrahamF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 40Marco BizotG | – | – | ||
| 3Victor LindelöfD | – | – | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | – | – | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | – | – | ||
| 6Ross BarkleyM | – | – | ||
| 9Harvey ElliottM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Amadou OnanaM | – | – | ||
| 31Leon BaileyM | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 53George HemmingsM | – | – |
Brentford
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caoimhin KelleherGTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 3Rico HenryD | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Sepp van den BergD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Kristoffer AjerD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 33Michael KayodeD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Jordan HendersonM | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Kevin SchadeM | 42 | 5.3 | ||
| 8Mathias JensenM | 76 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Dango OuattaraM | 60 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 27Vitaly JaneltM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Igor ThiagoF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Hákon Rafn ValdimarssonG | – | – | ||
| 2Aaron HickeyD | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Ethan PinnockD | – | – | ||
| 22Nathan CollinsD | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Yehor YarmolyukM | 30 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Mikkel DamsgaardM | – | – | ||
| 45Romelle DonovanM | – | – | ||
| 48Luka BenttM | – | – | ||
| 23Keane Lewis-PotterF | 14 | 6.9 |