Morgan Rogers’ superb goal set Aston Villa on their way to a commanding 3-1 home victory over Brentford, ending their eight-match winless streak in all competitions.
Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Matty Cash were all on target in a 13-minute flurry of goals in the first half that proved decisive at Villa Park on Wednesday.
An impressive victory saw Unai Emery’s side end their alarming recent run of form, which had included collecting just two points from their last five Premier League games.
A long-range strike from Rogers midway through the first half broke the deadlock, and Watkins swiftly doubled the lead with a penalty kick he had won himself.
Cash’s thumping volley stretched the advantage further, with Mikkel Damsgaard’s second-half strike only proving to be a consolation for Brentford, who continue to struggle away from home.
The hosts return to the Premier League’s top half in seventh place on 22 points – two more than Thomas Frank’s side, who slip to ninth.
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Key facts
Since Unai Emery was appointed Aston Villa manager in November 2022, only Erling Haaland (58) and Mohamed Salah (46) have struck more Premier League goals than Ollie Watkins (39).
Brentford have failed to win any of their last seven away Premier League games (D1 L6), the second-longest ongoing run amongst current sides after Southampton (14).
Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 12 home Premier League games (W5 D6), scoring 2+ goals in nine of those matches. In that run Villa have now only kept two clean sheets, however.
Matty Cash has now scored seven Premier League goals during his career, the joint-most amongst Polish internationals in the competition’s history, alongside Jan Bednarek (7).
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