Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford result, stats and report

Brentford earned a deserved 2-0 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest at the Gtech Community Stadium, with an early Nikola Milenković own goal and a late Igor Thiago strike doing the damage. Forest had more of the ball and more shots but converted none of it into anything that mattered.

Aston Villa dropped two points at home after John McGinn squandered a 16th-minute penalty, with Fulham's Zion Suzuki equalising with an own goal to cancel out Nicolas Jackson's opener in a 1-1 Premier League draw.

Aston Villa arrive at Portman Road in confident mood after three wins from their last five Premier League away days. Ipswich need to prove they can compete at this level when it matters.

Manchester United have not won a Premier League match in their last five attempts. Brentford arrive at Old Trafford with nothing to lose and a point to prove.

Oliver Glasner has warned Nottingham Forest will be hunting for a sixth head coach since August 2025 unless his players 'buy in' to sweeping changes, after a 2-0 defeat at Brentford left the club bottom-six and the Premier League's lowest scorers.

Aston Villa threatened legal action against Jamie Carragher over podcast comments on Unai Emery and Manchester United, prompting a swift apology from the pundit. The episode, signed off personally by chairman Nassef Sawiris, exposes how far ambitious ownership groups will go to police media narratives.

Aston Villa chairman Nassef Sawiris says the club will pursue legal action against Jamie Carragher over his 'shut the fuck up' remark to Villa fans, but experts would likely find crude opinion a high bar for any real case. We examine whether this is genuine litigation or a chairman's rallying cry.

Manchester United decided against sacking Michael Carrick despite a sacking being widely expected after the Bournemouth defeat. But with Chelsea, Roma and Aston Villa before the international break, his reprieve looks conditional rather than secure.