How it finished
Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford, Premier League Gameweek 6, Sat 10 Oct at Villa Park, Birmingham. 36,636 were in the ground. Nothing to separate them over 90 minutes, so a point each.
How the goals came
- 10': Yehor Yarmoliuk for Brentford
- 12': Nicolas Jackson for Aston Villa
- 77': John McGinn for Aston Villa, assisted by Johan Manzambi
- 79': Kristoffer Ajer for Brentford, assisted by Jaidon Anthony
What the stats said
- Possession: Aston Villa 52%, Brentford 48%.
- Shots (on target): Aston Villa 20 (7), Brentford 14 (4).
- Yellow cards: Aston Villa 2, Brentford 5. No sending-offs.
Aston Villa and Brentford Starting Lineups
The XIs below are the elevens that started the game. Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1, Brentford in a 4-2-3-1.
Starting elevens as named for this match.
What it meant for fantasy
- Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford): 1 goal.
- Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa): 1 goal.
- John McGinn (Aston Villa): 1 goal.
- Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford): 1 goal.
- Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa): 1 assist.
- Jaidon Anthony (Brentford): 1 assist.
- FPL bonus points: John McGinn (3), Nicolas Jackson (3), Yehor Yarmoliuk (1).
After Gameweek 6
- Aston Villa: 5 points from 6 (1W 2D 3L, goal difference -5, last five L D L W D).
- Brentford: 10 points from 6 (2W 4D 0L, goal difference +6, last five D D D W D).