Aston Villa and Brentford shared the points in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Villa Park, with Kristoffer Ajer scoring a late equaliser just two minutes after John McGinn had put the hosts ahead. Brentford made the stronger start and took the lead after 10 minutes when Tyrone Mings surrendered possession and Yehor Yarmoliuk fired a powerful effort into the bottom corner.

Brentford’s unbeaten start to the Premier League stretched to six matches as they battled from behind to secure a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa, although that did extend their winless top-flight away run to eight matches.

Aston Villa’s second goal against Tottenham Hotspur involved just three players and as many passes. It was the perfect glimpse of Unai Emery’s Aston Villa 2.0. Already leading through Johan Manzambi’s close-range strike, Villa had registered 22 per cent possession in the first 15 minutes of the second half.

John McGinn has played a considerable amount of football for Scotland during the international break, and with Aston Villa facing a demanding run of fixtures, Unai Emery has a decision to make over how best to manage his captain. Dan Bardell predicts Aston ...