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Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford
Brentford picked up their first win at Villa Park with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Unai Emery’s high-flyers.
Kevin Shead was sent off for the Bees for an apparent stamp on Matty Cash at the end of an eventful first half.
Moments later, Dango Ouattara put 10 men in the lead with a powerful finish in stoppage time.
Four minutes after restarting, Aston Villa They thought they had equalized through Tammy Abraham; However the goal was disallowed after a VAR review deemed the ball had gone out of play in the build-up.
From there, the hosts dominated possession and tried hard to get something out of the tie. In the end, a brave defensive display from the visitors ensured Keith Andrews’ men took all three points and leapfrogged Fulham – Who lost 3-2 at Old Trafford – in seventh place.
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace
A game between fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace saw similar drama in the latter stages of the first period.
Morgan Gibbs-White gave Forest an early lead at the City Ground when he poked home a long throw into the box inside five minutes.
And it remained that way until the stroke of half-time when, from a Palace corner, Neko Williams saw red to clear a header off the goal-line with his hand.
There was little opposition from the hosts, and from the resulting spot-kick, Ismaila Sir pulled the visitors level.
The result keeps Forest hovering just one place above the relegation zone, six points clear of West Ham.
Palace, meanwhile, are in 14th, three points and three places above Sean Dyche’s side.
