A first-half strike from Dango Ouattara secured a 1-0 win for the 10 men of Brentford against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.Kevin Schade received a straight red card moments

Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton on Aston Villa's recent dip in form: "You think about Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn, Youri Tielemans - three good players in their own right, but more importantly the way they have performed this season.

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Brentford played over half the game down a player but secured a stunning win at title hopefuls Aston Villa.

Steven: Like with Everton, we huffed and we puffed but without any of our standout long term midfield trio of Kamara, Tielemans and McGinn we aren't able to turn over teams with that incisive pass or in transition. Fair play to the Bees, they dug in and took time out of the game - who wouldn't I guess…

Unai Emery, the Aston Villa manager, has played down fears over Ollie Watkins’ injury and says the forward could be in contention to face Brentford on Sunday. Watkins was forced off after 35 minutes of Aston Villa’s 3-2 win over RB Salzburg in their final game of the Europa League initial phase on Thursday night.

Oliver Glasner’s side have the option to take him away from Villa for a fee in the region of £28m - a deal that would represent excellent business given his recent struggles. However, there’s no denying that there are numerous players also on the books that should be moved on by Emery and the hierarchy in the near future.