Brentford vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League

Watkins returns to haunt Brentford and boost Villa's European push

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins returned to haunt his old club Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, scoring the only goal of the game to boost his side's push to qualify for Europe next season.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 5': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
• 5': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
• 7': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
• 8': Offside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt is caught offside.
• 10': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
• 10': Hand ball by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
• 12': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
• 12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
• 12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kevin Schade.
• 13': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
• 13': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 14': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
• 14': Offside, Aston Villa. Axel Disasi is caught offside.
• 15': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
• 15': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 16': Attempt saved. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
• 18': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Schade (Brentford).
• 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 21': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 21': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
• 24': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
• 26': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
• 26': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 27': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
• 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 30': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
• 33': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 33': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
• 34': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
• 35': Offside, Aston Villa. Axel Disasi is caught offside.
• 35': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
• 40': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
• 40': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 42': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 42': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
• 42': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Aston Villa 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Aston Villa 0.
• 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Leon Bailey.
• 46': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
• 47': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
• 47': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Goal! Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a fast break.
• 50': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
• 50': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
• 52': VAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa.
• 53': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
• 54': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
• 55': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
• 55': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 57': Axel Disasi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 57': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
• 59': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
• 60': Delay in match because of an injury Robin Olsen (Aston Villa).
• 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces John McGinn.
• 64': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Matty Cash.
• 67': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
• 67': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 67': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 68': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marcus Rashford replaces Jacob Ramsey.
• 70': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
• 70': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
• 71': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Yoane Wissa following a corner.
• 71': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
• 75': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 75': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
• 75': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
• 80': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 80': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
• 81': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
• 82': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a headed pass.
• 82': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
• 83': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
• 84': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 84': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 84': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
• 84': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 85': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 85': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
• 87': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
• 90'+2': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
• 90'+3': Substitution, Brentford. Kim Ji-Soo replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
• 90'+4': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Morgan Rogers.
• 90'+6': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
• 90'+6': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+6': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1.
• 0': Match ends, Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1.