Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa (Aug 23, 2025)

BRE

AVL

12'

Dango Ouattara

16'

Emiliano Buendía

Boubacar Kamara

HT 1-0

55'

Caoimhin Kelleher

57'

Amadou Onana

64'

Ian Maatsen

Lucas Digne

64'

Donyell Malen

Amadou Onana

69'

Frank Onyeka

Jordan Henderson

74'

Lamar Bogarde

John McGinn

75'

Evann Guessand

Emiliano Buendía

79'

Aaron Hickey

Kevin Schade

79'

Mathias Jensen

Yehor Yarmoliuk

84'

Lamar Bogarde

84'

Rico Henry

Dango Ouattara

85'

Kristoffer Ajer

Michael Kayode

FT 1-0

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Team Stats

AVL

Possession

24%

76%

1.27

xG

1.24

9 (2)

Shots (On Target)

17 (2)

25

Touches in Opp Box

43

2

Corners

9

Top Performers

Rating

8.1

Kayode

BRE

xG

0.79

Ouattara

BRE

Chances Created

3

Tielemans

AVL

Take-ons

3

Rogers

AVL

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	21	15	4	2	26	49
2	Man City	21	13	4	4	26	43
3	Aston Villa	21	13	4	4	9	43
4	Liverpool	21	10	5	6	4	35
5	Brentford	21	10	3	8	7	33
6	Newcastle	21	9	5	7	5	32
7	Man United	21	8	8	5	4	32
8	Chelsea	21	8	7	6	10	31
9	Fulham	21	9	4	8	0	31
10	Sunderland	21	7	9	5	-1	30
11	Brighton	21	7	8	6	3	29
12	Everton	21	8	5	8	-2	29
13	Crystal Palace	21	7	7	7	-1	28
14	Tottenham	21	7	6	8	3	27
15	Bournemouth	21	6	8	7	-6	26
16	Leeds	21	5	7	9	-8	22
17	Nottm Forest	21	6	3	12	-13	21
18	West Ham	21	3	5	13	-21	14
19	Burnley	21	3	4	14	-19	13
20	Wolves	21	1	4	16	-26	7

Game Summary

Brentford emerged victorious over Aston Villa, 1 to 0, in the Premier League on August 23.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 2

August 23, 2025

Gtech Community Stadium

London, England

21° C

3 km/h S

Referee Tony Harrington

Assistant Ref Matthew Wilkes

Assistant Ref Mark Scholes

Fourth Official Michael Oliver

Video Referee Tim Wood

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4-2-3-1

1

7.1

Kelleher

23

7.4

Lewis-Potter

4

7.5

van den Berg

22

7.5

Collins

33

85'

8.1

Kayode

6

69'

6.6

Henderson

18

79'

7.2

Yarmoliuk

7

79'

6.6

Schade

24

6.8

Damsgaard

84'

7.7

Ouattara

5.5

Thiago

6.3

Martínez

12

64'

6.7

Digne

14

7.0

Torres

5

6.9

Mings

2

7.0

Cash

64'

6.8

Onana

44

16'

6.7

Kamara

5.8

Rogers

8

6.3

Tielemans

7

74'

6.5

McGinn

5.6

Watkins

AVL

4-2-3-1

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Managers

AVL

Keith Andrews

Unai Emery

BRE

Substitutes

AVL

6.7

15

Onyeka

69'

5.4

10

Buendía

16'

75'

6.8

2

Hickey

79'

6.6

17

Malen

64'

6.8

8

Jensen

79'

7.1

22

Maatsen

64'

6.7

3

Henry

84'

6.6

26

Bogarde

74'

6.8

20

Ajer

85'

6.6

29

Guessand

75'

12

Rafn Valdimarsson

40

Bizot

14

Carvalho

52

Proctor

17

Milambo

45

Rowe

25

Peart-Harris

83

Paul Burrowes

3'

M. Damsgaard misses the shot.

12'

D. Ouattara made a shot on target.

12'

D. Ouattara scores a goal.

16'

E. Buendía enters the game. B. Kamara leaves the game.

18'

M. Cash takes a corner.

19'

M. Cash takes a corner.

19'

Y. Tielemans misses the shot.

19'

T. Mings commits a foul.

26'

I. Thiago misses the shot.

26'

J. Henderson made a shot on target.

27'

M. Damsgaard takes a corner.

27'

I. Thiago made a shot on target.

27'

M. Damsgaard takes a corner.

27'

K. Schade made a shot on target.

27'

Y. Yarmoliuk misses the shot.

31'

L. Digne takes a corner.

31'

Y. Tielemans made a shot on target.

31'

M. Cash takes a corner.

31'

J. McGinn made a shot on target.

31'

T. Mings misses the shot.

36'

Y. Yarmoliuk commits a foul.

38'

T. Mings made a shot on target.

41'

M. Cash takes a corner.

43'

N. Collins commits a foul.

45'

J. Henderson commits a foul.

45'

S. van den Berg commits a foul.

45'

M. Cash takes a corner.

45'

D. Ouattara commits a foul.

45'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

45'

M. Cash takes a corner.

45'

P. Torres made a shot on target.

46'

E. Buendía commits a foul.

47'

D. Ouattara commits a foul.

47'

I. Thiago commits a foul.

49'

M. Rogers made a shot on target.

50'

M. Cash takes a corner.

50'

D. Ouattara commits a foul.

52'

E. Buendía misses the shot.

53'

M. Kayode commits a foul.

55'

E. Buendía misses the shot.

55'

C. Kelleher receives a yellow card.

56'

I. Thiago commits a foul.

57'

A. Onana made a shot on target.

57'

A. Onana commits a foul.

57'

A. Onana receives a yellow card.

59'

D. Ouattara commits a foul.

60'

A. Onana made a shot on target.

63'

M. Rogers misses the shot.

64'

I. Maatsen enters the game. L. Digne leaves the game.

64'

D. Malen enters the game. A. Onana leaves the game.

69'

F. Onyeka enters the game. J. Henderson leaves the game.

70'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

70'

J. McGinn commits a foul.

71'

Y. Tielemans commits a foul.

74'

L. Bogarde enters the game. J. McGinn leaves the game.

75'

E. Guessand enters the game. E. Buendía leaves the game.

77'

I. Thiago misses the shot.

78'

Y. Tielemans takes a corner.

78'

I. Maatsen made a shot on target.

78'

I. Maatsen commits a foul.

79'

A. Hickey enters the game. K. Schade leaves the game.

79'

M. Jensen enters the game. Y. Yarmoliuk leaves the game.

81'

O. Watkins misses the shot.

82'

L. Bogarde commits a foul.

84'

L. Bogarde commits a foul.

84'

L. Bogarde receives a yellow card.

84'

R. Henry enters the game. D. Ouattara leaves the game.

85'

K. Ajer enters the game. M. Kayode leaves the game.

89'

O. Watkins misses the shot.

90'

M. Damsgaard is caught offside.

90'

E. Guessand commits a foul.

All

1st

2nd

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Attacking Stats

AVL

Possession

24%

76%

1.27

xG | Expand

1.24

9

Shots

17

2

Shots on Target

2

7

Shots off Target

15

3

Shots Blocked

8

0

Hit Woodwork

0

1

Big Chances Missed

0

397

Touches

781

25

Touches in Opp Box

43

7/14 (50%)

Take-ons

7/23 (30%)

2

Corners

9

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Passing Stats

AVL

0.34

xA | Expand

1.36

1

Big Chances Created

0

5

Chances Created

12

129/182 (71%)

Passes

510/580 (88%)

5

Key Passes

12

49

Long Ball Passes

40

61

Final Third Passes

180

5/11 (45%)

Crosses

3/26 (12%)

0/1 (0%)

Through Balls

0/1 (0%)

1

Offsides

0

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Defending Stats

AVL

29

Tackles

14

17

Tackles Won

12

0

Last Man Tackles

0

9

Interceptions

5

49

Clearances

13

53

Recoveries

46

0

Errors Leading to Shot

0

Errors Leading to Goal

0

Penalties Conceded

0

2

Goalkeeper Saves

1

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Other Stats

AVL

1

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

11

Fouls

9

61

Duels Won

50

16

Aerials Won

19

2

Corners Won

9

100

Possessions Lost

143

7

Times Dispossessed

13

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AVL

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Shots on Target	xG
Michael Kayode M. Kayode #33	8.1	84	0	0	0.00
Dango Ouattara D. Ouattara #19	7.7	83	1	2	0.79
Sepp van den Berg S. van den Berg #4	7.5	90	0	0	0.00
Nathan Collins N. Collins #22	7.5	90	0	0	0.00
Keane Lewis-Potter K. Lewis-Potter #23	7.4	90	0	0	0.00
Yehor Yarmoliuk Y. Yarmoliuk #18	7.2	78	0	0	0.03
Kristoffer Ajer K. Ajer #20	6.8	6	0	0	0.00
Aaron Hickey A. Hickey #2	6.8	12	0	0	0.00
Mathias Jensen M. Jensen #8	6.8	12	0	0	0.00
Mikkel Damsgaard M. Damsgaard #24	6.8	90	0	0	0.06
Rico Henry R. Henry #3	6.7	7	0	0	0.00
Frank Onyeka F. Onyeka #15	6.7	22	0	0	0.00
Jordan Henderson J. Henderson #6	6.6	68	0	0	0.05
Kevin Schade K. Schade #7	6.6	78	0	0	0.10
Igor Thiago I. Thiago #9	5.5	90	0	0	0.24