Aston Villa scrapped to a 1-0 win at Brentford on Saturday as Unai Emery's side close the gap on the top four. WATCH – Full match replay On his return to his former club Ollie Watkins was the difference as he scored early in the second half to silence the boos from the home fans.

It proved to be a disappointing Saturday evening for Brentford, who delivered a rare flat display on home soil against Aston Villa. While the Bees applied some late pressure, they only had three shots on target to show for their efforts.

Report and free match highlights as Aston Villa beat Brentford in the Premier League; Ollie Watkins scores against former club for the sixth time in six games since leaving in 2020; Morgan Rogers has goal ruled out by VAR for offside;