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Brentford Secures Upset Victory at Villa Park Despite Red Card Drama
Birmingham, England – In a tense and controversial match, Brentford managed to snatch a valuable result from their visit to Villa Park against Aston Villa. The match, corresponding to Premier League matchday 24 of 2025, was marked by Aston Villa’s high ball possession (72%) and a defensive, yet effective, game from Brentford.
Despite Aston Villa’s territorial dominance, which generated 26 shots (5 on target) and 12 corners, it was Brentford who took the lead in the 45th minute thanks to a goal from D. Ouattara. The goal came at a key moment, just before half-time, and served to offset a complicated first half for the visitors.
K. Schade’s sending off in the 42nd minute further complicated matters for Brentford. To this were added yellow cards for K. Ajer (35′), M. Kayode (45′), N. Collins (90′), and V. Janelt (90′). Aston Villa received a yellow card for M. Rogers (90′).
Aston Villa persistently sought an equalizer, and even scored a goal through T. Abraham, but it was disallowed by VAR in the 49th minute. In the end, Brentford managed to withstand the pressure and took a valuable victory from Villa Park. The referee for the match was Tim Robinson.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 46 L. Bogarde came in and L. Bailey went out., at minute 77 J. Sancho came in and H. Elliott went out.
Substitutions brentford: at minute 59 J. Henderson came in and N. Collins went out., at minute 60 D. Ouattara came in and Y. Yarmolyuk went out., at minute 76 M. Jensen came in and K. Lewis-Potter went out., at minute 84 R. Henry came in and A. Hickey went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aston Villa
Brentford
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