Neal Maupay is now the Championship's top scorer with five goals in four games this season
Jonathan Kodjia's stoppage-time header earned Aston Villa a draw against Brentford, as both sides maintained their unbeaten starts in the Championship.
The Ivory Coast striker looped a header over Bees goalkeeper Dan Bentley in the fifth minute of added time - his second equaliser of the night - to give Villa a deserved point.
Neal Maupay got both Brentford goals - but he was fortunate to escape punishment for a first-half stamp on Villa midfielder John McGinn and may yet be retrospectively banned.
Maupay's well-worked right-foot volley into the roof of the net, after Sergi Canos galloped down the right for Ollie Watkins to head back across goal came against the run of play on 23 minutes.
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But Villa were rightfully level on 39 minutes when a great tackle by McGinn won possession, Kodjia turned Ezri Konsa on the edge of the box and then, after letting go of the Bees defender's shirt, darted into the area to drill a fiercely struck right-foot shot beyond Bentley.
Maupay then got in at the far post ahead of Alan Hutton to net from close range on 82 minutes after Villa keeper Orjan Nyland could only parry Watkins' cross - the Frenchman's fifth goal of the season.
Nyland, who had already made one stunning low save to keep out a Nico Yennaris strike, then made another great block to prevent a third Bees goal for sub Said Benrahma.
But Kodjia, who spent such an injury-wrecked 2017-18 season, had the final word with that key late second equaliser to leave both his side and boyhood Villa fan Dean Smith's Brentford with eight points from their first four matches.
Villa's Jonathan Kodjia scored his second goal in successive games
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Match Stats
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Line-ups
Aston Villa
1Nyland
4TuanzebeSubstituted forHourihaneat 83'minutes
5ChesterBooked at 67mins
15Jedinak
21Hutton
27El Mohamady
6WhelanSubstituted forHepburn-Murphyat 85'minutes
7McGinn
37AdomahSubstituted forGreenat 70'minutes
10GrealishBooked at 68mins
26KodjiaBooked at 16mins
Substitutes
3Taylor
14Hourihane
19Green
20Bjarnason
23Campos Moreira
24Elphick
29Hepburn-Murphy
Brentford
1Bentley
22Dalsgaard
26Konsa
6Mepham
29Barbet
4MacLeodSubstituted forMokotjoat 45'minutes
10McEachranSubstituted forYennarisat 60'minutes
7CanosSubstituted forBenrahmaat 72'minutesBooked at 75mins
19Sawyers
11WatkinsBooked at 32mins
9Maupay
Substitutes
8Yennaris
12Mokotjo
15Woods
18Judge
21Benrahma
23Jeanvier
28Daniels
Referee:
Jonathan Moss
Attendance:
30,011
Match Stats
Home TeamAston VillaAway TeamBrentford
Possession
Home57%
Away43%
Shots
Home16
Away13
Shots on Target
Home7
Away7
Corners
Home13
Away6
Fouls
Home9
Away18
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Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Brentford 2.
Full TimePosted at 90'+7'
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Brentford 2.
Goal!Posted at 90'+5'
Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brentford 2. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
Posted at 90'+5'
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 90'+5'
Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
Posted at 90'+4'
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
Posted at 90'+2'
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 90'+2'
Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
Posted at 90'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 89'
Delay in match Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
Posted at 89'
Attempt blocked. Said Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Posted at 89'
Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
Posted at 88'
Offside, Aston Villa. Andre Green tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
Posted at 87'
Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
Posted at 85'
Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
Posted at 85'
Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 85'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy replaces Glenn Whelan.
Posted at 84'
Delay in match Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
Posted at 84'
Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 84'
Foul by Said Benrahma (Brentford).
Posted at 84'
Attempt saved. Said Benrahma (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yoann Barbet with a cross.
SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Axel Tuanzebe.
Goal!Posted at 82'
Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brentford 2. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
Posted at 82'
Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
Posted at 80'
Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
Posted at 80'
Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 80'
Attempt missed. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Said Benrahma with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 79'
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
Posted at 78'
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 77'
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 77'
Foul by Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford).
Posted at 75'
John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 75'
Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
BookingPosted at 75'
Said Benrahma (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
Posted at 74'
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
Posted at 74'
Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Yennaris.
SubstitutionPosted at 72'
Substitution, Brentford. Said Benrahma replaces Sergi Canos.
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