PREMIER LEAGUE : BRENTFORD VS ASTON VILLA – 08/03/2025
THERE WERE 13 SHOTS FOR BRENTFORD WITH 3 ON TARGET (AND 60% POSSESSION), IN THEIR MATCH AGAINST ASTON VILLA, MAKING 459 PASSES, WITH AN 86% PASS ACCURACY, BUT NO LUCK IN REACHING-THE-BACK-OF-THE-NET YESTERDAY.
ASTON VILLA HAD 12 SHOTS, WITH 4 ON TARGET, INCLUDING A CRACKER FROM OLLIE WATKINS AT 49 MINS., MAKING 319 PASSES IN TOTAL WITH A 75% PASS ACCURACY. AND WITH OLLIE’S GOAL BEING THE ONLY ONE OF THE MATCH, IT ALL ENDED IN AN EXCITING 1 – 0 WIN FOR ASTON VILLA!
BRENTFORD’S THOMAS FRANK SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH
“IN MANY WAYS, IT WAS AN EVEN GAME. THE FIRST HALF WAS VERY EVEN, NEITHER TEAM COULD REALLY BREAK THE DEADLOCK AND THERE WERE NOT MANY DECISIVE MOMENTS.”
HE ALSO SAID “WE CREATED MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WITHOUT REALLY HAVING THE MARGINS. I’M PLEASED WITH MY TEAM – ESPECIALLY IN THE SECOND HALF, I FEEL WE DESERVED MORE THAN WE GOT. WE PLAYED WITH GREAT INTENSITY, PLAYED FORWARD AND PUT THEM UNDER PRESSURE. OF COURSE WE DREAM AND WANT TO END AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE. YOU COULD SEE VILLA FELT THE PRESSURE BECAUSE THEY HAD TO WIN. THEY HAVE SIGNED FIVE GREAT PLAYERS IN THE WINTER TRANSFER WINDOW – THAT’S WHAT WE’RE COMPETING AGAINST.”
UNAI EMERY SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH
“IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO WIN THROUGH A CLEAN SHEET AND FEEL CONFIDENCE WITH THE GOALKEEPER AND THE BLOCK DEFENSIVELY. THE SUPPORTERS OF ASTON VILLA WERE HELPING US AND I’M THANKFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND HOW THEY ARE ENJOYING THE WAY.”
