Aston Villa and Kodjia leave it late to salvage a point against Brentford

Aston Villa’s striker Jonathan Kodjia rescued a point right at the death to deny a determined Brentford a first victory at Villa Park. He planted a rising header over the goalkeeper Daniel Bentley in a last desperate attack after the Bees twice led through Neal Maupay.

Despite dominating the first-half, Villa looked like coming up short as they twice trailed to Maupay, the striker who has scored five goals and assisted in a further three of Brentford’s 10 this season, sandwiching Kodjia’s 39th-minute equaliser.

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