Villa take the lead and lose for the second successive game.

Steven Gerrard’s loss rate sits at 50% after 8 games in charge of Villa with a record of W4 D0 L4 at a win rate of 50% delivering 1.50 points per game so far in his Villa management career.

Trézéguet makes his 64th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (36 Starts) to leave with a record of W22 D11 L31, 9 Goals, 4 Assists, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card in his Villa career.

Jacob Ramsey collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 45th appearance (22 Starts) to make it W19 D5 L21, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

16 year old centre back Josh Feeney makes his squad debut after joining from Fleetwood Town in July. 

The opposition, Brentford, didn’t feature a single homegrown player in their squad of 20 and only four players from the home nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.