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February 1, 2026
Abraham denied by VAR as 10-man Brentford deal blow to Aston Villa’s title hopes
Aston Villa were already angry at trailing to 10-man Brentford and then, four minutes into the second half, those frustrations grew tenfold.
TL;DR
- Tammy Abraham's goal for Aston Villa was disallowed after a VAR review determined the ball was out of play 19 seconds earlier.
- The VAR decision to disallow the goal, made by Paul Tierney, was met with strong disapproval from Aston Villa.
- Brentford played with 10 men after Kevin Schade received a red card for a foul on Matty Cash.
- Dango Ouattara scored the opening goal for Brentford in first-half stoppage time.
- Unai Emery expressed frustration with the VAR decision, stating it set a dangerous precedent.
- Brentford manager Keith Andrews acknowledged the difficulty of VAR's time window but defended the decision.
- Aston Villa suffered successive home defeats for the first time in two years.
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