Aston Villa v Brentford
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 UTCVilla Park
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Aston Villa 19%Draw 21%Brentford 60%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Aston VillaBrentford
52Possession48
1.84Expected goals (xG)1.31
20Shots14
7Shots on target4
6Shots off target7
7Blocked shots3
15Shots inside box12
5Shots outside box2
2Corners2
1Offsides1
7Fouls24
2Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
3Saves5
402Passes361
321Accurate passes286
Match events
- 10′Yehor Yarmolyuk
- 12′Nicolas Jackson
- 35′Igor Thiago
- 45′Emi Buendía
- 45′Matteo Ruggeri → Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 45′Jannik Schuster ← Aaron Hickey
- 52′Kevin Schade ← Mamadou Sangaré
- 64′Emi Buendía → Ibrahim Mbaye
- 67′Keane Lewis-Potter ← Dango Ouattara
- 67′Yehor Yarmolyuk ← Mathias Jensen
- 72′Matty Cash
- 75′Vitaly Janelt
- 77′John McGinn (assist Johan Manzambi)
- 79′Kristoffer Ajer (assist Jaidon Anthony)
- 82′Michael Kayode
- 84′Kristoffer Ajer
- 85′Jaidon Anthony ← Callum Wilson
- 86′João Gomes → Ross Barkley
- 86′Johan Manzambi → Alysson
- 90′Callum Wilson
Aston Villa · Brentford
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Aston Villa56.5Mings
106.2↓64'Buendía
77.5McGinn
36.5Lindelöf
26.2Cash
136.5↓45'Ruggeri
86.5Kamara
16.3Suzuki
117.5Jackson
356.5↓86'Gomes
447.3↓86'Manzambi
Brentford207.2Ajer
16.3Kelleher
276.2Janelt
197.3↓85'Anthony
236.5↓67'Lewis-Potter
76.5↓52'Schade
336.2Kayode
67.5↓67'Yarmolyuk
256.5Diouf
96.2Thiago
446.5↓45'Schuster
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Aston Villa
- 5Tyrone Mings6.5
- 10Emi Buendía6.2
- 7John McGinn7.5
- 3Victor Lindelöf6.5
- 2Matty Cash6.2
- 13Matteo Ruggeri6.5
- 8Boubacar Kamara6.5
- 1Zion Suzuki6.3
- 11Nicolas Jackson7.5
- 35João Gomes6.5
- 44Johan Manzambi7.3
Brentford
- 20Kristoffer Ajer7.2
- 1Caoimhín Kelleher6.3
- 27Vitaly Janelt6.2
- 19Jaidon Anthony7.3
- 23Keane Lewis-Potter6.5
- 7Kevin Schade6.5
- 33Michael Kayode6.2
- 6Yehor Yarmolyuk7.5
- 25El Hadji Malick Diouf6.5
- 9Igor Thiago6.2
- 44Jannik Schuster6.5
Aston VillaTale of the tapeBrentford
3-5-2Formation4-2-4
8 ptsTable10 pts
-4Goal difference+5
WLDLLFormWDDDW
0Head-to-head wins2
19%Win chance60%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Aston Villa 0W0D2W Brentford
Goals 0–2
- 2026-02-01Aston Villa FC0–1Brentford FC
- 2025-08-23Brentford FC1–0Aston Villa FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Aston Villa
WLDLL- @Tottenham3-2
- vsNottingham Forest1-2
- @Hull City0-0
- vsArsenal0-1
- @Brighton0-4
Brentford
WDDDW- vsChelsea3-0
- @Bournemouth2-2
- vsSunderland1-1
- @Leeds1-1
- vsTottenham3-0
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| Brentford | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +5 | 10 |
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