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Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford: 24 fouls, and a performance that never got going
Villa outshot Brentford 20-14 and hit the target seven times to four. Caoimhín Kelleher kept them out. Underneath, the Opta data shows a Villa side that recovered the ball in the attacking third exactly once in 90 minutes, lost it in midfield more often than their visitors, and spent the afternoon being fouled every four minutes.
12.10.26, 10:36 Updated 12.10.26, 11:17 7 Minute Read
The story in brief
- Aston Villa outshot Brentford 20-14 and hit the target seven times to four, yet drew 2-2 at Villa Park.
- Brentford conceded 24 fouls and collected five yellow cards, with head coach Keith Andrews booked in stoppage time.
- Villa recovered the ball in the attacking third just once across the ninety minutes.
Villa created more and finished worse. The fouls count explains how the afternoon felt.
The shot count says Villa should have won
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SJA and AIPS member. Aston Villa In-Ground correspondent for Opta. Football writer and commentator. If you are coming to Villa Park, you will always find me on seat E12 in the press box.