# Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa: Premier League – as it happened

## Match report

Here’s John Brewin’s verdict from the Gtech:

> Three points  a team four points behind us, fighting for Europe. To get the three points is fantastic – we don’t play in the Premier League again for 25 days (against Brighton).
>
> To keep a clean sheet is fantastic, and we are happy now, but we have to start getting ready for Club Brugge. Last year, we achieved fourth position, but to reclaim it this year, with Champions League, FA Cup – it’s very difficult.


*Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images*

## Goal! Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa (Watkins 48')

Ollie Watkins, a virtual spectator in the first half, picks it up on the left, cuts inside – and his shot deflects off Nathan Collins’ shin and zips through Flekken’s legs!


*Photograph: John Walton/PA*


*Photograph: Harry Murphy/AVFC/Aston Villa FC/Getty Images*

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 46 mins: Wissa immediately makes a nuisance of himself again under a long pass, but Villa are able to keep him off the ball and return it to Olsen, who seems to have shaken off that back issue.

Updated at 14.17 EST

## Half time: Brentford 0-0 Aston Villa

I think we can all agree that was 46 minutes of football.

Updated at 14.35 EST

## 45 mins: Wissa’s volleyed cross lands to Schade, but he opts to try and trap it rather than head at goal, and Villa snuff out the chance.

Updated at 14.16 EST

## 43 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 13.12 EST

## 41 mins: Rogers, who’s been frustrated by the home defence so far, wins a free kick after a clumsy foul from Janelt. A chance for Villa to test Flekken from 25 yards out.

Updated at 13.10 EST

## 39 mins: Rogers looks for Digne with a diagonal ball, but the ever-busy Mbeumo is on hand to intercept.

Updated at 13.09 EST

## 38 mins: Rogers, who’s been frustrated by the home defence so far, wins a free kick after a clumsy foul from Janelt. A chance for Villa to test Flekken from 25 yards out.

Updated at 13.09 EST

## 37 mins: Wissa immediately makes a nuisance of himself again under a long pass, but Villa are able to keep him off the ball and return it to Olsen, who seems to have shaken off that back issue.

Updated at 13.09 EST

## 36 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 13.09 EST

## 35 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 13.09 EST

## 34 mins: Wissa immediately makes a nuisance of himself again under a long pass, but Villa are able to keep him off the ball and return it to Olsen, who seems to have shaken off that back issue.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 33 mins: Wissa immediately makes a nuisance of himself again under a long pass, but Villa are able to keep him off the ball and return it to Olsen, who seems to have shaken off that back issue.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 32 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 13.12 EST

## 31 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 30 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 29 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 28 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 27 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 26 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 25 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 24 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 23 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 22 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 21 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 20 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 19 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 18 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 17 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 16 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 15 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 14 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 13 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 12 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 11 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 10 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 9 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 8 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 7 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 6 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 5 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 4 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 3 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 2 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST

## 1 mins: Brentford have the full wall plus draft excluder in place, with Villa assembling their own dummy wall in front of it. A lot of faff, and the home fans get restless. Leon Bailey eventually takes it, and fires into the Brentford wall.

Updated at 14.06 EST
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