Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford in Premier League Matchday 6 at Villa Park

Aston Villa and Brentford drew 2-2 at Villa Park on Matchday 6 of the Premier League, with goals from Yehor Yarmolyuk and Kristoffer Ajer for Brentford and Nicolas Jackson and John McGinn for Aston Villa. The scoring came early and late: Yarmolyuk opened the match in the ninth minute, Jackson replied in the 12th, McGinn put Villa ahead in the 76th, and Ajer levelled less than three minutes later.

Aston Villa’s result continued a difficult start to the 2026-27 Premier League season, characterised in the report as a poor start that has included no home victories and ongoing issues with team integration and injuries. Villa have five points from their first six games and sit 15th in the table with only one league win. Unai Emery’s only Premier League victory this season came against Tottenham Hotspur before the international break. The club also suffered early league setbacks to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.

Brentford took the lead in the ninth minute through Yehor Yarmolyuk before Aston Villa levelled shortly after. Nicolas Jackson struck a right-footed drive from the middle of the area towards the bottom right corner in the 12th minute to bring Villa back on terms.

The match remained level until late in the second half when John McGinn scored to put Aston Villa ahead in the 76th minute. Kristoffer Ajer scored for Brentford less than three minutes after McGinn’s goal to restore parity and ensure the points were shared.

Under head coach Keith Andrews, Brentford extended an unbeaten start to the season to six matches, recording two wins and four draws. The report credits midfielder Vitaly Janelt with anchoring their midfield and “dominating the league in interceptions,” while Yarmolyuk and Ajer contributed the goals that earned Brentford a point at Villa Park. Brentford sit fourth with 10 points from six games, a position described as being cemented immediately following the October international break.

Nicolas Jackson, who joined Aston Villa from Chelsea this summer, resumed his goal-scoring streak with his 12th-minute strike against Brentford. His contribution restored parity after Yarmolyuk’s opener and formed part of Villa’s sole comeback in the match.

The draw left Aston Villa with five points from six games and Brentford with 10 points from six games, keeping Villa 15th and Brentford fourth in the standings after Matchday 6.