Mads Roerslev's late winner gives Brentford victory over Aston Villa

Brentford got their ball back, although it needed an almighty wrestle. After Manchester City won here on Wednesday, Ivan Toney likened their thankless chasing of possession to being robbed by "year 11s" in a playground kickabout. Here the striker was similarly peripheral but it proved immaterial because, through persistence and sheer bloody-mindedness, his side confounded most of the afternoon's evidence with a comeback win that makes their new-year outlook decidedly sunnier. In doing so they le...