Brentford v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Brentford 2–1 Aston Villa

Championship · Tue, 26 Dec 2017 19:30 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Brentford 2–1 Aston Villa — Brentford won this Championship match.

Next for Brentford: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brentford 2–1 Aston Villa · Championship
Referee: Keith Stroud, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Brentford 0 · draws 1 · Aston Villa 0 · 0 goals/game
Recent form: Brentford 2W 2D 1L · Aston Villa 1W 3D 1L

Brentford 2–1 Aston Villa (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 5.43

Corners

against 2.33 / 4.71 · 0 of the last 1 over 9.5

over 3 matches

6.67 / 3.57

Shots on target

against 7.33 / 3.86 · 1 of the last 1 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.67 / 1

Cards

against 2 / 1.86 · 1 of the last 1 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 December 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brentford for / against	Line	Aston Villa for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	5.43 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	19.33 for · 16 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	14.57 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6.67 for · 7.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3.57 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 15 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11.14 for · 13.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Maupay n 8	57	2.4 7/4	3.2 6/5	—
Sergi Canós n 8	48	2.3 5/4	1.6 5/2	—
R. Woods n 8	83.6	1.5 5/3	1.1 5/3	—
Ke Li n 8	67.6	1.3 5/2	1.3 4/3	M. Jedinak
C. Mepham n 5	54.2	1 2/1	0 0/0	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Vibe n 8	46.3	5.6 5/5	2.9 4/3
Sergi Canós n 8	48	4.7 7/5	1.6 5/2
O. Watkins n 8	86.4	3.9 8/8	1.2 7/2
Yoann Barbet n 8	90	3.2 8/6	0.8 5/1
N. Maupay n 8	57	3.2 6/4	1.4 4/2

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Vibe n 8	46.3	1 2/2	0 0/0
R. Sawyers n 8	74.6	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/1
O. Watkins n 8	86.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
N. Maupay n 8	57	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
K. Mokotjo n 8	74.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Yoann Barbet n 8	90	0 0/0
Andreas Bjelland n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Egan n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Clarke n 8	87.3	0 0/0
O. Watkins n 8	86.4	0 0/0

Brentford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Bentley n 8	90	3.9 7/5

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Agbonlahor n 6	47.3	3.2 6/2	1 3/0	—
K. Davis n 8	83.1	2.8 7/5	1.6 8/4	—
M. Jedinak n 8	42.5	2.4 5/3	0.8 3/0	Ke Li
C. O'Hare n 4	45.8	2 1/1	2.5 2/2	—
H. Lansbury n 6	64.3	1.9 5/2	1.9 6/2	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Bjarnason n 8	32.3	2.8 4/3	0.3 1/0
H. Lansbury n 6	64.3	2.6 5/2	0.7 3/0
A. Adomah n 8	89.4	2.5 7/5	1.4 5/3
C. Hourihane n 8	75.8	2.4 6/5	0.4 3/0
J. Grealish n 7	38.3	2.4 3/2	0.3 1/0

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Adomah n 8	89.4	0.8 4/2	0 0/0
H. Lansbury n 6	64.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 1/1
R. Snodgrass n 8	74.9	0 0/0	0.6 3/1
G. Agbonlahor n 6	47.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
C. O'Hare n 4	45.8	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Chester n 8	90	0 0/0
A. Adomah n 8	89.4	0 0/0
N. Taylor n 8	88.8	0 0/0
A. Hutton n 8	87.5	0 0/0
K. Davis n 8	83.1	0 0/0

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Johnstone n 8	90	2.5 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
D. Bentley	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Ke Li	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	6.9
C. Mepham	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
Andreas Bjelland	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
Yoann Barbet	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
R. Woods	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
F. Jozefzoon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Sawyers	90	1	0	3	1	4	0	7.7
Sergi Canós	90	0	0	8	3	2	0	7.1
L. Vibe	82	1	0	5	1	0	0	7.1
J. McEachran	69	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
K. Mokotjo sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
N. Maupay sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
S. Johnstone	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Hutton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
J. Chester	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
N. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. Snodgrass	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	6.1
M. Jedinak	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Grealish	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
S. Hogan	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.1
T. Elphick	85	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.6
J. Onomah	72	1	0	2	1	1	0	7.3
G. Whelan	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Davis	23	0	0	3	2	0	0	6.4
A. Adomah	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
Ahmed El Mohamady	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brentford v Aston Villa — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrentfordDWLDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Aston VillaWDDLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Brentford 0 · 1 draw · Aston Villa 0 · 0 goals/game

2017-09-09 Aston Villa 0–0 Brentford

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Brentford#10 pos44 pts31 pl+3 GD

Aston Villa#2 pos59 pts31 pl+21 GD

Goals per game

Brentford scored1.39

Aston Villa scored1.55

Brentford conceded1.29

Aston Villa conceded0.87

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What is the head-to-head record between Brentford and Aston Villa?: In their last 1 meetings, Brentford won 0, Aston Villa won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 0 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brentford and Aston Villa?: Recent form — Brentford 2W 2D 1L; Aston Villa 1W 3D 1L.

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