Aston Villa entertained Brentford at Villa Park earlier tonight as they looked to earn a good result in front of their home fans. The Villans made a dream start to the game and took the lead in the second minute courtesy of Leon Bailey’s unstoppable strike. Danny Ings doubled Aston Villa’s lead with a clinical finish just five minutes later. Ings made it 3-0 to the Villans from the penalty spot in the 14th minute. Aston Villa went into the half-time break 3-0 up on the scoreline.
Ollie Watkins added another goal in the 59th minute as the contest ended with the West Midlands outfit earning a dominant 4-0 win at home.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player fared during the match against the Bees.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 8/10
The Argentine keeper made a few solid saves at the back and secured an important clean sheet in front of the Aston Villa supporters.
RB: Matty Cash – 7/10
He didn’t put a foot wrong in the game when defending inside his half and was a threat going forward.
CB: Ezri Konsa – 8/10
Konsa gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Tyrone Mings – 7.5/10
He won his fair share of aerial duels and cleared the danger when needed.
LB: Ashley Young – 7.5/10
Young didn’t do much wrong on the defensive third of the field and had two lively moments in the opponent’s half.
CM: Leander Dendoncker – 7.5/10
He anchored the midfield really well and caused a few problems for the opposition defenders.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 8/10
The Brazilian earned the ball back twice and created some good chances in the final third. He has got an assist to his name as well.
RW: Ollie Watkins – 7.5/10
He caused a lot of problems for the Brentford defenders and scored a good goal near the hour mark.
CAM: Emiliano Buendia – 7.5/10
Buendia was not shy of having a strike at goal and orchestrated a couple of meaningful openings on the attacking end of the field.
LW: Leon Bailey – 8.5/10
He gave Aston Villa the lead with an unstoppable strike. Bailey has got an assist to show for his efforts as well.
ST: Danny Ings – 8.5/10
Ings was a constant menace in front of the Brentford goal and deserves credit for scoring a brace in the first quarter of the game.
Substitutes:
CM: John McGinn – 6.5/10
He added more energy to the Villans’ midfield.
CM: Jacob Ramsey – 6/10
Ramsey earned the ball back twice.
LW: Philippe Coutinho – 6/10
The Brazilian talent made a solid tackle after coming off the bench.
CM: Cameron Archer – N/A
He didn’t get enough time to make an impact.
CB: Calum Chambers – N/A
Chambers kept things solid at the back.
