Aston Villa return to winning ways by blowing away Brentford

Villa’s last win came against Fulham 46 days and eight games ago and they jumped back into the top half of the Premier League table with a scintillating performance in the opening 45 minutes.

Ollie Watkins helped Villa pick up their first win since October (Jacob King/PA)

Aston Villa 3 Brentford 1

Aston Villa scored three first-half goals as they recorded their first win since October with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Brentford at Villa Park.