Aston Villa produced a late 2-1 comeback victory at Brentford in a chaotic game that saw both sides shown a red card as Ollie Watkins scored the winner against his former club to move Villa up to second in the Premier League.
Ben Mee’s sending off in the 71st minute sparked the Villa turnaround as Alex Moreno (77) cancelled out Keane Lewis-Potter’s first-half opener.
Watkins then scored an 85th-minute header which was followed by a controversial celebration in front of his former fans sparking a melee between the two sides.
But the aggravation continued in stoppage time when Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez pulled Neal Maupay off the ground by his shirt causing another scuffle that led to Villa midfielder Boubacar Kamara being sent off in the 97th minute.
Villa managed to hold on, though, to record a third straight league win, while Brentford suffered a third consecutive defeat to remain 12th in the table.
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Friday 22nd December 7:00pm
Kick off 8:00pm
Aston Villa are in front of the Friday Night Football cameras next on December 21 as they face relegation strugglers Sheffield United at home, 8pm kick off, live on Sky Sports.
Meanwhile, Brentford are not back in action until December 27 when they host Wolves, 7.30pm kick off.