Brentford snatch late draw

John Egan’s late goal rescued a point for Brentford and denied Aston Villa a first win in five Sky Bet Championship matches.

It looked like Jonathan Kodjia’s first goal for Villa would earn them all three points, but Roberto Di Matteo’s side had to settle for only one after Egan struck in the 88th minute to make it 1-1.

Kodjia, who joined Villa last month from Bristol City, began to repay his initial £11million transfer fee, which could rise to as much as £15million, with a superb goal in only his second appearance.

Following an impressive debut against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, Villa boss Di Matteo said it would not be long before the French striker got off the mark and he was proved right after 19 minutes on Wednesday night, as he sent a lovely left-foot shot into the top corner.

Brentford might have been behind in the fifth minute but goalkeeper Dan Bentley blocked Kodjia’s shot at his near post after he had …

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