England Striker Saves Aston Villa From Defeat Against Brentford

JAKARTA - Aston Villa escaped defeat after a 3-3 draw against Brentford in the English Premier League match at Villa Park Stadium, Saturday, April 6, 2024 in the morning WIB. British national team striker totaling Watkins saved Villa.

Villa lost their ability to maintain consistency when the team needed additional points to defend their position in the top four. Villa received serious threats from Tottenham Hostpur, who was ranked fifth with 57 points. The reason is, Tottenham are only three points behind Villa after playing a draw at Brentford. This is an unsatisfactory result of The Villans after being beaten by Manchester City 4-1 in a midweek match.

Moreover, Tottenham still have two matches. The North London club also has the opportunity to shift Villa as well as win positions in the Champions League zone.

Meanwhile, the draw at home to Villa added meaningful points for Brentford. Now, The Bees who are ranked 16th pocketed the 29th point.

They are four points ahead of Luton Town who are ranked 18th and are in the relegation zone.

In the duel at home, Villa actually played well. They took the initiative to attack and had a chance to score.

However, Unai Emery's team could only break into the opponent's goal in the 39th minute. Watkins, who was the mainstay of the front line, managed to break the deadlock.

Starting from John McGinn and Watkins' cross, they had an aerial duel with defender Mathias Joergensen.

The Three Lions striker won the duel and headed the ball into Brentford's goal. Score 1-0 to Villa and last until the end.

Entering the second half, Villa immediately kicked off. A quick goal was created. Just one minute into the game, Villa grew the lead through Morgan Rogers.

Winning 2-0, Villa even lowered the tempo of the game. This allows Brentford to develop the game and start pressing the home defense.

As a result, Joergensen succeeded in reducing the visitors. He completed a mature pass by midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard.

The goal made Brentford even more excited. They also only took two minutes to equalize the score. This time, Bryan Mbeumo's volley that broke into Villa's goal was guarded by Argentina's national team goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

A 2-2 draw made Villa's game waver. On the other hand, Brentford, who already found a form of play, was able to control the game.

Their efforts have paid off again. In the 68th minute, Yoane Wissa, who received Sergio Reguilon's assist, managed to break into Villa's goal.

Unfortunately, Brentford failed to maintain the lead. Watkins scored his second goal in the game in the 80th minute.

Watkins' goal opened and closed Villa's score. The 3-3 score for both teams lasted until the final whistle sounded.