Brentford 1 Aston Villa 0: Player ratings

We rate the players after Aston Villa's disappointing 1-0 defeat at Brentford.

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Aston Villa's John McGinn (right) and Brentford's Kevin Schade battle for the ball during the Premier League match at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, London. Picture date: Saturday August 23, 2025.

Emi Martinez

Got away with one with Damsgaard’s disallowed goal. Otherwise didn’t do a whole lot wrong. Didn’t have a whole lot to do.

Fortunate 6

Matty Cash

Fine defensively but didn’t really deliver the goods when he got into dangerous areas. Surprise to see him taking corners.

Solid 6

Tyrone Mings

Shifted on to the right side of central defence for the first time in his Villa career. Solid enough. The trouble was happening around him.

Busy 6

Pau Torres

Looked to have a yard or too on Ouatarra, until he didn’t. Looked seriously shaky in the opening half-hour but did improve after the break.

Shaky 5