Aston Villa's title challenge falters in home loss to 10-man Brentford

Aston Villa's Premier League title challenge faltered in defeat to 10-man Brentford on Sunday.

Villa were hoping to move back within four points of Arsenal at the top of the table, but their unlikely bid for a first league title since 1981 faltered in a second consecutive 1-0 home defeat.

Brentford inflicted a huge blow on Unai Emery's men despite playing more than half the game a man down.

Kevin Schade was sent off for kicking out at Matty Cash on 42 minutes.

But in first-half stoppage time, the Bees took the lead when Dango Ouattara blasted in from a narrow angle.

Villa laid seige to the Brentford goal after the break but lacked the invention to break the visitors down.

Tammy Abraham did have the ball in the net but was denied a debut goal on his return to Villa after a VAR review found the ball had gone out of play in the build-up.