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Aston Villa vs Brentford

FA Cup
2-2
Final
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBRE
52%Possession48%
20Shots14
7On target4
2Corners2
3Saves5
7Fouls24
35'Igor ThiagoBRE45'+3'Emiliano BuendíaAVL72'Matty CashAVL75'Vitaly JaneltBRE82'Michael KayodeBRE84'Kristoffer AjerBRE90'+5'Callum WilsonBRE
Team1H2HT
AVL112
BRE112

Final score

Aston Villa and Brentford drew 2-2 on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Nicolas Jackson (12') and John McGinn (77'). Goals for Brentford: Yehor Yarmoliuk (10') and Kristoffer Ajer (79').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5John McGinnAM-R
  2. 27.4Nicolas JacksonF
  3. 37.2Johan ManzambiAM-L
  4. 46.7Caoimhín KelleherG
  5. 56.7Kristoffer AjerCD-L
  6. 66.7Jaidon AnthonyAM-R
  7. 76.4Yehor YarmoliukRM
  8. 86.4Kevin SchadeAM-L
  9. 96.3Boubacar KamaraRM
  10. 106.2João GomesLM
  11. 116.1Zion SuzukiG
  12. 126.1Ibrahim MbayeSUB

Team stats

AVLBRE
7Fouls24
2Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
2Corner Kicks2
3Saves5
52.1Possession47.9
20SHOTS14
7ON GOAL4
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
321Accurate Passes284
407Passes358
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
0Accurate Crosses5
4Crosses18
0.0Cross %0.3
61Long Balls39
26Accurate Long Balls17
0.4Long Balls %0.4
7Blocked Shots3
6Effective Tackles10
16Tackles20
0.4Tackle %0.5
4Interceptions8
41Effective Clearances27
41Clearances27

Player of the game

John McGinn

AVL · 1 G

7.5

Deserved to win

48%
AVL · 1.81 xG
24%
Draw
28%
BRE · 1.33 xG

Aston Villa deserved better: 48% on chances, drew 2-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Brentford 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Brentford 2.
  3. 90'+6'AVL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.

  4. 90'+6'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Ross Barkley.

  5. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Callum Wilson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.

    C. Wilson

  6. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Callum Wilson (Brentford).

  7. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+5'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

  9. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  10. 89'BRE

    Foul

    Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford).

  11. 89'

    Free kick won

    Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 87'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.

    B. Kamara

  13. 86'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré following a set piece situation.

    D. Ouattara

  14. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Manzambi

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces Johan Manzambi.

    Alysson

  15. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Gomes

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces João Gomes.

    R. Barkley

  16. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Anthony

    Substitution, Brentford. Callum Wilson replaces Jaidon Anthony.

    C. Wilson

  17. 84'

    Yellow card

    Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.

    K. Ajer

  18. 84'

    Free kick won

    El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).

  20. 84'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye.

    J. McGinn

  21. 83'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    J. Manzambi

  22. 82'

    Yellow card

    Michael Kayode (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Kayode

  23. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).

  24. 81'

    Free kick won

    Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  25. GOAL79'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    K. Ajer · ast J. Anthony

    Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 2. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.

    AVL 2 - 2 BRE

Leaders

AVLBRE
Total Shots
Johan Manzambi
7
Kevin Schade
4
Accurate Passes
Victor Lindelöf
41
Vitaly Janelt
35
Defensive Interventions
Victor Lindelöf
15
Kristoffer Ajer
13
Saves
Zion Suzuki
3
Caoimhín Kelleher
5