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By Michael EmonsBBC Sport
Last updated on 17 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
Ollie Watkins spent three years at Brentford and scored 49 goals in all competitions for them before moving to Aston Villa in 2020Aston Villa came from behind to dramatically beat Brentford following a controversial red card for Bees defender Ben Mee.
Keane Lewis-Potter opened the scoring for the hosts at the end of the first half, shooting through a crowded penalty area after Villa failed to clear a corner from the left.
But the game turned when Mee was sent off in the 71st minute for diving in and catching Leon Bailey on the ankle.
On-pitch referee David Coote, close to the incident, originally handed Mee a yellow card but, following a check by video assistant referee Craig Pawson, was advised to check the incident and it was then upgraded to a red card.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank was furious with the decision and got booked, with Villa capitalising on their player advantage six minutes later.
Bailey's cross was headed in at the back post by Alex Moreno for an equaliser, before Watkins headed in an 85th-minute winner from Boubacar Kamara's flick-on.
In a bad-tempered match, Kamara was then sent off for pushing the face of Yehor Yarmoliuk in stoppage time, with Villa boss Unai Emery also cautioned.
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Brentford
Squad number1Player nameFlekken
Squad number13Player nameM Jorgensen
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number16Player nameMee
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number14Player nameGhoddos
Squad number23Player nameLewis-Potter
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Squad number7Player nameMaupay
Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
Squad number22Player nameCollins
Squad number33Player nameYarmoliuk
Squad number37Player nameOlakigbe
Aston Villa
Squad number1Player nameE Martínez
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number3Player nameDiego Carlos
Squad number14Player nameP Torres
Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number44Player nameKamara
Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
Squad number15Player nameÁlex Moreno
Squad number19Player nameDiaby
Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Squad number22Player nameZaniolo
Squad number24Player nameDurán
Squad number31Player nameBailey
Squad number32Player nameDendoncker
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Flekken
- 13M Jorgensen
- 5Pinnock
- 16MeeBooked at 71mins
- 30RoerslevSubstituted forOlakigbeat 89'minutes
- 24DamsgaardSubstituted forOnyekaat 68'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 6NørgaardBooked at 46mins
- 27JaneltBooked at 88minsSubstituted forYarmoliukat 88'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 14GhoddosBooked at 86mins
- 23Lewis-PotterSubstituted forMaupayat 68'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 11WissaSubstituted forCollinsat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Goode
- 7Maupay
- 15Onyeka
- 21Strakosha
- 22Collins
- 25Peart-Harris
- 26Baptiste
- 33Yarmoliuk
- 37Olakigbe
Aston Villa
Formation 3-5-2
- 1E MartínezBooked at 90mins
- 4KonsaBooked at 86mins
- 3Diego Carlos
- 14P TorresSubstituted forZanioloat 81'minutes
- 2CashSubstituted forBaileyat 65'minutesBooked at 80mins
- 7McGinn
- 44KamaraBooked at 90mins
- 41J RamseySubstituted forDendonckerat 90'minutes
- 15Moreno
- 19DiabySubstituted forDuránat 65'minutesBooked at 87mins
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 16Chambers
- 17Lenglet
- 22Zaniolo
- 24Durán
- 31Bailey
- 32Dendoncker
- 42Marschall
- 47Iroegbunam
- 78Proctor
Referee:David Coote
Attendance:17,034
Live Text
Match ends, Brentford 1, Aston Villa 2.
Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Aston Villa 2.
Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins is caught offside.
Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Olakigbe (Brentford).
Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Olakigbe (Brentford).
Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Leon Bailey.
Frank Onyeka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Jacob Ramsey.
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