Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa
60. Villa make another change with captain John McGinn making way.
Boubacar Kamara, sent off her last season, is on in the midfielder’s place while Tyrone Mings takes the armband.
Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa
56. Brentford have been boosted by that VAR twist.
Suddenly they are moving the ball with more zip, and look eager to find an equaliser.
Lewis-Potter looks as though he’s found a way in around the back, only to be denied at the last by a thumping Disasi challenge.
Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa
50. Aston Villa think they have two in two minutes!
Watkins races through again, cuts back inside and tees up Rogers, who thumps a first-time finish through Flekken.
As the visitors celebrate, a couple of Brentford defenders put the offside question to the referee – and VAR are taking a close look at it.
It’s the ball through to Watkins that is under the microscope, and after much deliberating and line-drawing, the narrowest of offsides is the call.
A reprieve for the Bees!
Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa
49. Ollie Watkins hits back at the Brentford boo-boys once again!
The England striker is sent clear on the left and when he cuts back in and strikes, the shot deceives Mark Flekken at his near post.
Watkins is a lot less animated than the last time he struck at this stadium, but it is yet another dagger in what was once Brentford’s impressive home form.
After their battle in Brugge, Villa are beating the Bees.
Brentford 0-0 Aston Villa
46. The second half is underway, and Unai Emery had made a half-time change.
Leon Bailey never got going in the first period, and it’s the winger who has been sacrificed in favour of Matty Cash.
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