Brentford vs Aston Villa

League Cup - 1/16-finals 16 Sep 2025, 19:00
Brentford
Brentford
3–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Brentford Community Stadium

Match report

Brentford beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the League Cup - 1/16-finals on 16 September 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Aston Villa had 12 shots to Brentford's 10.

The match was played at Brentford Community Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 10 - 12 On target 3 - 6 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 12 - 10 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Aaron Hickey
Brentford · 1 goal
8 Harvey Elliott 1 goal
8 Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson 5 saves
8 Ezri Konsa 60 passes (100% accurate)
7 Kristoffer Ajer captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 6–7
Shots On Goal 1–3 2–3
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 2–0 1–3
Attacks 17–20 59–70
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
17 Throw In 9
10 Free Kick 20
6 Goal Kick 6
5 Substitution 5
76 Attacks 90
30 Dangerous Attacks 50
3 On Target 6
7 Off Target 6
10 Shots Total 12
3 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 4
3 Shots Outside Box 8
12 Fouls 10
3 Corners 3
8 Offsides 0
46% Ball Possession 54%
0 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 2
422 Passes Total 491
355 Passes Accurate 435
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Brentford · 3-5-2
12 H. Valdimarsson
20 K. Ajer 4 S. Berg 43 B. Arthur
2 A. Hickey 15 F. Onyeka 27 V. Janelt 17 A. Milambo 3 R. Henry
19 D. Ouattara 14 F. Carvalho
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
40 M. Bizot
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 14 P. Torres 22 I. Maatsen
7 J. McGinn 26 L. Bogarde
29 E. Guessand 9 H. Elliott 19 J. Sancho
17 D. Malen
Brentford
Coach
Keith Andrews
Substitutes
  • 18 Yehor Yarmolyuk
  • 22 Nathan Collins
  • 11 Reiss Nelson
  • 33 Michael Kayode
  • 24 Mikkel Damsgaard
  • 1 Caoimhin Kelleher
  • 23 Keane Lewis-Potter
  • 8 Mathias Jensen
  • 7 Kevin Schade
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery Etxegoien
Substitutes
  • 27 Morgan Rogers
  • 11 Ollie Watkins
  • 10 Emiliano Buendía
  • 44 Boubacar Kamara
  • 20 Jamaldeen Jimoh
  • 52 Sam Proctor
  • 5 Tyrone Mings
  • 12 Lucas Digne
  • 54 Aidan Borland
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Y. Yarmolyuk ↓ V. Janelt Brentford
  • 52' ↑ N. Collins ↓ K. Ajer Brentford
  • 67' ↑ O. Watkins ↓ H. Elliott Aston Villa
  • 67' ↑ M. Rogers ↓ D. Malen Aston Villa
  • 68' ↑ R. Nelson ↓ A. Milambo Brentford
  • 74' ↑ E. Buendia ↓ J. Sancho Aston Villa
  • 74' ↑ B. Kamara ↓ L. Bogarde Aston Villa
  • 78' ↑ M. Damsgaard ↓ D. Ouattara Brentford
  • 78' ↑ M. Kayode ↓ A. Hickey Brentford
  • 80' ↑ J. Jimoh-Aloba ↓ E. Guessand Aston Villa
Cards
  • 25' E. Guessand Aston Villa
  • 68' L. Bogarde Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Brentford 4 4 draws 3 Aston Villa
2026-02-01 Aston Villa vs Brentford 0 - 1
2025-09-16 Brentford vs Aston Villa 3 - 1
2025-08-23 Brentford vs Aston Villa 1 - 0
2025-03-08 Brentford vs Aston Villa 0 - 1
2024-12-04 Aston Villa vs Brentford 3 - 1
2024-04-06 Aston Villa vs Brentford 3 - 3
Recent form
Brentford D D D D D
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Brentford vs Aston Villa?
Brentford won 3-1 against Aston Villa on 16 September 2025.
Who won Brentford vs Aston Villa?
Brentford won the match 3-1.
Where was Brentford vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Brentford Community Stadium.