Aston Villa and Brentford played out a fast and frenetic Premier League draw at a rowdy Villa Park.
Both sets of supporters created a terrific atmosphere in glorious conditions and although there was plenty of energy and endeavour on show, the two sides struggled to create many clear cut opportunities.
Brentford went ahead after just seven minutes when Ivan Toney thumped a finish high into the net, but Argentine Emiliano Buendia levelled just five minutes later with a beautifully-guided strike into the corner.
The Bees thought they had retaken the lead before half-time but Sergi Canos had a goal ruled out after nicking the ball away from keeper Emiliano Martinez, who had thrown the ball up into the air for a quick kick away and was deemed to still be in possession.
The second half was a stop-start affair with no real flow to the game.
Villa substitute Ollie Watkins could have won it with two chances deep in injury-time against his old club, but his header and low drive were both kept out by David Raya.
Ultimately a point apiece was a fair result, with Brentford remaining unbeaten since achieving promotion to the top-flight.
Afterwards, Villa manager Dean Smith said: "I'm not sure we did enough to win. We probably didn't create enough clear-cut chances. I'm satisfied with the endeavour and work rate. It has been a strange 24 hours to say the least.
"The team we started with was not the one we worked with yesterday.
"We have a number of players who can do it [replace Jack Grealish]. We brought Emi Buendi in because he can do that. We were without the likes of [John] McGinn, [Leon] Bailey, [Tyrone] Mings, it's been a tough week but we have come through it with a point.
"Brentford have scored three goals this season all from set pieces so we were well aware of the threat."
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