VAR controversially disallowed Tammy Abraham’s equaliser for Aston Villa on his second debut for the club as 10-player Brentford held on for a narrow 1-0 win.
The Bees were reduced to 10 following a moment of madness from Kevin Schade when he kicked out at Matty Cash but found the perfect response when Dango Ouattara fired them ahead four minutes later, in what was a frantic end to the first half.
Tammy Abraham, making his second Villa debut in the starting line-up alongside Douglas Luiz, thought he had marked his return to the club with a swift equaliser after the restart, only to see it controversially ruled out following a lengthy VAR delay due to the ball going out of play in the build-up, 19 seconds before it went in.
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Tammy Abraham’s goal for Aston Villa is disallowed after VAR check deems ball went out of play during the attack in their Premier League match with Brentford.
With their lead restored and the numbers in Villa’s favour, Brentford sat deep throughout the second half and frustrated their opponents, with Caoimhin Kelleher only being called into action to deny the half-chances from Luiz, Cash and Morgan Rogers that a compact defensive performance limited them to.
A third victory for Brentford against Villa in the season, after winning 1-0 in August and knocking Unai Emery’s side out of the Carabao Cup, now moves them into seventh, four points off Chelsea in fifth.
Villa, meanwhile, missed the chance to close to within four points of leaders Arsenal in the title race.
The frantic four minutes that secured the win!
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Brentford go down to ten men after Kevin Schade was given a straight red and sent off for kicking out at Matty Cash after a challenge.
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Ouattara fires 10-man Brentford ahead against Aston Villa in the Premier League.
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