Aston Villa vs Brentford

Aston Villa vs Brentford: Less than 72 hours after Steven Gerrard was sacked as manager, Villa will return to action when they host the Bees at Villa Park.

Chelsea have gone to a back 4 with the trio of Kovacic, Jorginho and Loftus-Cheek in midfield. As for Manchester United, yet another Cristiano Ronaldo saga has dominated the last few days as he walked off early against Tottenham after being an unused sub and will not be in the squad to face Chelsea. Chelsea head to RB Salzburg on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League and then head to Brighton on Saturday, Oct. Chelsea signed him in the summer and he’s been on loan back at Chicago Fire. The ball just hasn’t dropped to Raheem Sterling in the right areas on a few occasions. Casemiro and Eriksen class gives United sturdy foundation: The experienced duo of Eriksen and Casemiro got United off to a fine start as they ticked things over nicely in midfield and gave United a foundation to get something from the game. Rashford, Aubameyang struggle: The forwards on both teams struggled to have an impact and perhaps both Chelsea and Manchester United will be better without a true No. Manchester United host Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday and then host West Ham on Sunday, Oct. United and Chelsea both tried to leave as many forward players forward as possible and it turned the game into a bit of a stalemate. United dominated midfield early on and got the ball to Sancho, Bruno Fernandes and Antony often and Chelsea couldn’t get going. Potter’s decision to bring on Kovacic after 35 minutes gave Chelsea the control they wanted as they switched to a back four and went to a 4-2-3-1. The back four and two holding midfielders are settled, while Fabio Vieira looks likely to start in an attacking role.

ASTON VILLA face Brentford in their first match since Steven Gerrard was sacked as manager on Thursday night.Villa were soundly beaten 3-0 by Fulham i.

He hauled off the Frenchman who lashed out on the touchlines in frustration to epitomise the club's afternoon. Ings stepped up and rifled home and It was the first time he had hit a double in a game since May 11, 2021 - 531 days ago. It was also the earliest a side has ever led by three goals in a manager's first game in charge in the Prem. It was the first match that Bailey, Buendia and Ings had all started for Villa since joining for a combined £83million (plus add-ons) in the summer of 2021. Leon Bailey, Danny Ings with a goal and penalty, and Ollie Watkins were all on target to give the club some valuable breathing space away from the drop zone. [ Aston Villa](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/team/604/aston-villa/) boss called for the club to “come together” before kick-off after a miserable week which saw [former manager Steven Gerrard axed](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/6492651/steven-gerrard-sacked-aston-villa-premier-league/).

Aston Villa caretaker manager Aaron Danks made three changes to the side to face Brentford. Danks was thrust into temporary charge following Steven Gerrard's ...

Watkins put the hosts four to the good on the hour. They didn't attempt a shot after Watkins' goal, but they didn't need to. Villa make a great start to life post-Gerrard, then, and can look to the future with confidence. Brentford stay 10th but now have a negative goal difference. They know they're capable of better than they played under him, and this result proves it. Aston Villa vs Brentford Brentford improved in the second half, but in truth they never got going. The Villans were on top from start to finish, scoring three early goals through Bailey and Ings, who grabbed a brace. Aston Villa vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Danny Ings scored twice in the opening 14 minutes as Aston Villa bounced back from the sacking of manager Steven Gerrard with a 4-0 Premier League win over Brentford at a jubilant Villa Park on Sunday. Villa, who fired Gerrard after Thursday's 3-0 loss ...

[Ethan Pinnock](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/241093/Ethan-Pinnock) to complete the rout. [Bryan Mbeumo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/271170/Bryan-Mbeumo) summed up Brentford's frustrating afternoon when he wasted a glorious chance to reduce the deficit two minutes later, firing wide with the goal at his mercy before being replaced by [Mikkel Damsgaard](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/308932/Mikkel-Damsgaard). [David Raya](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196176/David-Raya) prevented Brentford from going further behind as he swatted away an [Ollie Watkins](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198825/Ollie-Watkins) shot from point-blank range and then thwarted the same player again when he shot from distance. [Kristoffer Ajer](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/206173/Kristoffer-Ajer) pulled the shirt of [Tyrone Mings](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/181312/Tyrone-Mings) to concede a penalty in the 12th minute, and Ings slammed the spot kick straight down the middle to make it 3-0. [Fulham](/soccer/team?id=370) left them 17th in the table, took the lead just over a minute into the game when [Leon Bailey](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/224809/Leon-Bailey) hammered home a first-time shot from a well-worked corner. [Danny Ings](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/141706/Danny-Ings) scored twice in the opening 14 minutes as [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) bounced back from the sacking of manager Steven Gerrard with a 4-0 Premier League win over [Brentford](/soccer/team?id=337) at a jubilant Villa Park on Sunday.