Premier League: Aston Villa 0 Brentford 1Aston Villa were controversially denied a goal by VAR as their Premier League title hopes suffered a major blow in a 1-0 home defeat to 10-man Brentford. But four minutes later the Bees stunned Villa by taking the lead. Kristoffer Ajer’s long ball sent Ouattara clear down the right. Villa felt a raging sense of injustice and camped in the Brentford half looking for a way through. Brentford held on for 10 minutes of stoppage time to secure a memorable victory.

Source: Irish Examiner February 01, 2026 16:34 UTC