Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Brentford

(4)

A. Hickey 57'

Aston Villa

(2)

H. Elliott 43'

EFL Cup 2025/2026

3rd Round

September 16, 2025 7:00pm

Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex

Key stats

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Brentford 3-5-2

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

H. Valdimarsson

8.0

M. Bizot

7.3

Defenders

Benjamin Arthur

7.2

I. Maatsen

6.3

S. van den Berg

7.3

Pau Torres

6.7

K. Ajer

6.7

E. Konsa

7.7

M. Cash

5.9

Midfielders

R. Henry

6.3

L. Bogarde

6.3

A. Milambo

6.9

J. McGinn

6.3

V. Janelt

6.3

J. Sancho

6.3

F. Onyeka

6.9

H. Elliott

8.2

A. Hickey

7.9

E. Guessand

5.9

Forwards

Fábio Carvalho

7.3

D. Malen

6.2

D. Ouattara

7.2

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Highest rating

8.0

H. Valdimarsson

8.2

H. Elliott

Match Summary

On September 16, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Brentford faced off against Aston Villa at Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex. The game ended in a draw. With Brentford possessing 46% of the ball compared to Aston Villa's 54%, and shots on goal at 3 to 6. Aston Villa had 89% successful passes (of 491 passes) over Brentford which had 84% successful passes (of 420 passes). The outstanding efforts by H. Valdimarsson and H. Elliott played a key role

Lineup

3-5-2

4-2-3-1

Valdimarsson

8.0

Played:
90Min

Saves:
5 of 6

Accurate passes:
34/44

Won duels:
1/1

Ajer

6.7

Played:
52Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
23/28

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/2

Berg

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
48/55

Won duels:
7/9

Arthur

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
55/59

Won duels:
2/3

Hickey

7.9

Played:
78Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
24/28

Won duels:
4/5

Onyeka

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
35/36

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Janelt

6.3

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
20/24

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/3

Milambo

6.9

Played:
68Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
8/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/10

Dribbles:
0/2

Henry

6.3

Played:
90Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
25/31

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Ouattara

7.2

Played:
78Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
9/17

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/14

Dribbles:
1/3

Carvalho

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
11/15

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
5/14

Dribbles:
1/2

Malen

6.2

Played:
67Min

Accurate passes:
8/9

Won duels:
2/7

Sancho

6.3

Played:
74Min

Accurate passes:
36/42

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
0/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Elliott

8.2

Played:
67Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
29/32

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/2

Guessand

5.9

Played:
80Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
16/19

Won duels:
3/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Bogarde

6.3

Played:
74Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/41

Won duels:
4/8

McGinn

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
44/48

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
5/8

Maatsen

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
42/46

Won duels:
4/9

Dribbles:
0/1

Torres

6.7

Played:
90Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
51/59

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/7

Konsa

7.7

Played:
90Min

Blocked:
3

Accurate passes:
60/60

Won duels:
4/5

Dribbles:
2/2

Cash

5.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
49/56

Won duels:
1/3

Bizot

7.3

Played:
90Min

Saves:
2 of 3

Accurate passes:
33/43

Substitutes

Coach

Keith Andrews

Kayode

6.9

Played:
12Min

Accurate passes:
2/3

Won duels:
2/2

Damsgaard

7.5

Played:
12Min

Accurate passes:
9/9

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Nelson

6.9

Played:
22Min

Accurate passes:
6/7

Collins

6.5

Played:
38Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
16/19

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Yarmolyuk

7.2

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
28/33

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Schade

Lewis-Potter

Kelleher

Jensen

Coach

Unai Emery

Jimoh

6.5

Played:
10Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
0/2

Kamara

6.6

Played:
16Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
15/18

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/3

Buendía

6.9

Played:
16Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
8/9

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Rogers

6.6

Played:
23Min

Accurate passes:
2/4

Watkins

6.6

Played:
23Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
2/2

Won duels:
0/4

Mings

Proctor

Borland

Digne

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

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Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Brentford vs Aston Villa

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline