Aston Villa and Brentford draw 2-2 at Villa Park

Aston Villa and Brentford drew 2-2 at Villa Park, a result the Premier League called thrilling. One observer called it fair: Villa edged the quality of chances, Brentford had more attacks, and they had roughly similar numbers of touches in the box. The observer argued that, aside from the Hull game, Villa have struggled to control matches this season, leaving their defense more exposed.