Brentford 2
Sawyers 22', Vibe 52'
Aston Villa 1
Onomah 30'
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Reviews
- A Villa Fan: Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa
- 7500 to Holte: xV: Steve Bruce got out-managed. Again.
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa vs Brentford: Player Ratings
- Official Site: Bruce on Brentford defeat, turning around our form, Adomah injury and Boxing Day support
- 7500 to Holte: “You don’t know what you’re doing!” – Steve Bruce booed off by Aston Villa fans as promotion hopes dwindle
- Claret Villans: Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa: Another Disappointing Performance
- Official Site: Match report: Brentford 2-1 Villa
- Sky Sports: Vibe fires Bees to victory
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa, Steve Bruce lose again, upended by Brentford on Boxing Day
- 7500 to Holte: Villa 1 Brentford 2: Villa unable to find breakthrough in frustrating defeat
Timeline
- 17′ – SUB: Adomah off, Onomah on
- 22′ – GOAL: Sawyers (Woods) [1-0]
- 30′ – GOAL: Onomah (Hogan) [1-1]
- 37′ – YELLOW CARD: McEachran
- 41′ – YELLOW CARD: Barbet
- 52′ – GOAL: Vibe (Bjelland) [2-1]
- 67′ – SUB: Whelan off, Davis on
- 68′ – YELLOW CARD: Elphick
- 69′ – SUB: McEachran off, Mokotjo on
- 82′ – SUB: Vibe off, Maupay on
- 85′ – SUB: Elphick off, Elmohamady on
Teamsheets
Starting
| Brentford | |
| 1 | Daniel Bentley |
| 5 | Andreas Bjelland |
| 7 | Florian Jozefzoon |
| 8 | Nico Yennaris |
| 10 | Josh McEachran (Mokotjo 69') |
| 15 | Ryan Woods |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers |
| 21 | Lasse Vibe (Maupay 82') |
| 29 | Yoann Barbet |
| 33 | Chris Mepham |
| 47 | Sergi Canós |
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Sam Johnstone |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 24 | Tommy Elphick (Elmohamady 85') |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan (Davis 67') |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 37 | Albert Adomah (Onomah 17') |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
Subs
| Brentford | |
| 28 | Luke Daniels |
| 4 | Lewis Macleod |
| 9 | Neal Maupay |
| 12 | Kamohelo Mokotjo |
| 18 | Alan Judge |
| 31 | Ilias Chatzitheodoridis |
| 34 | Mads Bech Sørensen |
| Aston Villa | |
| 13 | Jed Steer |
| 2 | Ritchie De Laet |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 18 | Josh Onomah |
| 39 | Keinan Davis |
Previews
- Sky Sports: Championship clash live on Sky Sports Football
- Villa News & Views: Brentford – Villa; A draw written all over it
- Claret Villans: Boxing Day Battle at Brentford for Aston Villa