Aston Villa vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Danny Ings scored twice in the opening 14 minutes as Aston Villa bounced back from the sacking of manager Steven Gerrard with a dominant 4-0 Premier League win over Brentford at a jubilant Villa Park on Sunday.
Villa, who fired Gerrard after Thursday’s 3-0 loss to Fulham left them 17th in the table, took the lead just over a minute into the game when Leon Bailey hammered home a first-time shot from a well-worked corner.
Bailey turned provider a few minutes later, sliding the ball into the path of the unmarked Ings for him to rifle it into the net, much to the delight of caretaker boss Aaron Danks.
Things went form bad to worse for the visitors when Norwegian defender Kristoffer Ajer pulled on the shirt of Tyrone Mings to concede a penalty in the 12th minute, and Ings slammed the spot kick straight down the middle to make it 3-0.
Ollie Watkins got the fourth in the 59th minute but it took him three efforts to do so as David Raya saved the first and the second hit the post before he buried the ball in the back of the net via the foot of Ethan Pinnock to complete the rout.
Villa’s third win in 12 league games lifts them to 14th spot in the table on 12 points, while Brentford, who held Chelsea to a scoreless draw in midweek, are 10th on 14 points.
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Aston Villa vs Brentford
Watkins drifts inside and tees the ball up for Luiz just outside the D. The Brazilian accepts the opportunity to shoot and blasts over first time.
Aston Villa vs Brentford
Toney pressures Konsa into handing Brentford a corner. Jensen swings it in and Pinnock swings a boot at it on the volley. The linesman's flag soon goes up anyway.
Aston Villa vs Brentford
Watkins harries Henry in Brentford's half and ends up fouling him. Villa are putting the Bees' back line under pressure at every opportunity.
Aston Villa vs Brentford
Young cuts onto his favoured right foot and tries to beat Raya at his near post. The Brentford goalkeeper saves the shot easily. Cash's follow-up attempt seconds later earns Villa a corner, which the visitors survive.
Aston Villa vs Brentford
Brentford are trying to get their talisman Toney into the game. Onyeka nods down for the Bees' captain, who balloons over from outside the box.
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