Aston Villa locked horns with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a good result on their travels in the Premier League. The Villans made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 12th minute when Dango Ouattara found the back of the net. Unai Emery’s men failed to make a comeback and went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
The West Midlands club tried their best to find the equaliser in the second 45 minutes but crashed to a tough 1-0 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player fared during the match against the Bees.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 6/10
He made one good save at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet this afternoon.
RB: Matty Cash – 6.5/10
Cash did his fair share of defending and made two key chances going forward.
CB: Pau Torres – 6/10
He was far from convincing on the defensive end of the field.
CB: Tyrone Mings – 7/10
Mings performed his defensive responsibilities well, but it was not enough today.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10
Digne made one important clearance inside his half and was replaced in the 63rd minute.
CM: Amadou Onana – 6.5/10
He earned possession back twice and was not shy of having a strike at goal.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 6/10
Kamara picked up an injury and was replaced in the 15th minute.
RW: John McGinn – 6.5/10
He caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders, but there was no goal for him.
CAM: Youri Tielemans – 6.5/10
Tielemans made some inviting chances for others around him but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
LW: Morgan Rogers – 6/10
He made a few dangerous runs with the ball but lacked quality in front of the Brentford goal.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 6/10
Watkins worked hard but failed to register a goal this afternoon.
Substitutes:
CAM: Emiliano Buendia – 6/10
He made one good chance in the final third.
RW: Donyell Malen – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LB: Ian Maatsen – 6.5/10
He made one decent chance going forward.
CB: Lamare Bogarde – 6/10
He struggled to get into the rhythm of the game.
ST: Evan Guessand – 6/10
Guessand failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
