Villa draw for a third successive game but remain unbeaten in five Championship matches.

Villa had now drawn the last 3 Championship fixtures vs. Brentford, Reading and Ipswich and had only managed to beat Hull City and Wigan Athletic. 

At the season end of those opponents Brentford would hold the highest league position of 11th, with the remaining sides finishing 20th, 24th and relegated, 13th and 18th. 

The disenchantment with Steve Bruce’s approach and results was growing as was the Villa boss’s intolerance of criticism.

Winger Anwar El Ghazi made his Villa debut aged 23 after joining on a season long loan from LOSC Lille creating an assist for Ahmed Elmohamady’s second goal of the season on 51’. El Ghazi becomes the 922nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Jonathan Kodjia makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (60 Appearances) to make it W26 D18 L16, 23 Goals, 5 Assists, 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Axel Tuanzebe makes his 10th apperance for Villa (9 Starts) to make it W4 D5 L1 so far in his Villa career.

Ahmed Elmohamady scores his second goal in a Villa shirt on his 50th appearance (43 Starts) to make it W26 D14 L10, 6 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.