Aston Villa secured a Premier League (PL) victory in a match immediately following a UEFA Champions League fixture for the first time since September with a 1-0 win over Brentford, who are now winless at home in eight matches in all competitions.

Villa finally cracked their Champions League curse as Ollie Watkins’ goal earned them an important victory at Brentford.

Brentford have failed to win their last seven at the Gtech in the Premier League, their longest winless streak on home soil in the top four tiers since a run of nine between September and December 200

A second-half goal from Ollie Watkins against his former team proved to be the difference as Aston Villa picked up a much-needed Premier League victory over Brentford. Villa ran out 1-0 winners at the Gtech Community Stadium courtesy of Watkins’ strike on 49-minutes to give Unai Emery’s side just a second league win in eight games.

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The English Premier League match between Brentford and Aston Villa will be played at Gtech Community Stadium, London, on Saturday, March 8.

Aston Villa closed the gap to the top four in the Premier League, edging to a narrow win over Brentford thanks to Ollie Watkins.

Aston Villa scrapped to a 1-0 win at Brentford on Saturday as Unai Emery's side close the gap on the top four. WATCH – Full match replay On his return to his former club Ollie Watkins was the difference as he scored early in the second half to silence the boos from the home fans.

T eams neck-and-neck in the English Premier League standings will face off on Saturday as 11th-place Brentford host 10th-place Aston Villa. The Bees look to keep riding the curren

This should be a really good game - it is 11th versus 10th but both teams are looking up the table and thinking about getting into the European places. It feels like it will be close but I am actually pretty sure Brentford will win it - Aston Villa have been stretched all season and we know they tend to be a bit flat the weekend following a

Aston Villa head to Brentford this weekend buoyed by a big win in the Champions League.Unai Emery’s team have one foot in the competition’s quarter-finals after an accomplished 3-1 win at Club