Villa have taken the lead and it’s the former Brentford man Ollie Watkins who has fired the visitors in front. The 29 year old receives the ball on the left hand side and cuts in to drive a well-struck deflected shot through Flekken’s legs to open the scoring.

Aston Villa will host Club Brugge in the second leg of the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League at Villa Park. They are maintaining a lead of 3-1 from the first leg. Villa finished eighth in the

Report and free match highlights as Aston Villa beat Brentford in the Premier League; Ollie Watkins scores against former club for the sixth time in six games since leaving in 2020; Morgan Rogers has goal ruled out by VAR for offside;