Left Behind First, Aston Villa Beat Brentford

Aston Villa striker totals Watkins to score with a header against Brentford. (X/@AVFCOfficial)

JAKARTA - Aston Villa showed their best game when they played away. Villa had left behind before rising to beat Brentford 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium, Sunday, December 17 evening WIB.

Villa appeared consistent and won again when they visited Brentford's headquarters. This is Villa's third straight win.

Interestingly, The Villans previously finished off two elite Premier League teams. They beat Manchester City and Arsenal with the same score 1-0.

The victory immediately brought Villa through the top four. Now, they are stuck in second place after beating Brentford.

An additional three points in the away match made Villa pocket 38 points. They also succeeded in shifting Liverpool to third.

Meanwhile, Brentford remains in 12th position. They have 19 points. The same as Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bournemouth. But Brentford had the best goal difference so they took the top spot compared to their two competitors.

In that match, Villa was hot late so the hosts managed to control the game. The match was tight and the two teams had a bit of trouble breaking into the opponent's goal.

However, Brentford took the lead towards the end of the first half. Keane Lewis-Potter striker successfully broke into Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in the 45th minute. Score 1-0 for Brentford when closing the first half.

Entering the second half, Brentford defender Ben Mee made a foul that led to a red card in the 71st minute.

The referee initially gave a yellow card. However, after reviewing via VAR, he then gave a red card that had been protested by Mee.

As a result, Brentford was forced to hold on more after playing with 10 people.

Villa took advantage of this situation Not long ago or in the 77th minute, the visitors managed to equalize through Alex Moreno.

Draw 1-1 Villa are increasingly aggressive in suppressing the Brentford defense. Their efforts were not in vain. Striker totaling Watkins successfully broke into the opponent's goal with a header in the 85th minute.

The score changed to 2-1. Villa were able to turn things around and close the game with a win.