Soccer-Ings nets brace as rampant Aston Villa rout Brentford 4-0

Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Brentford - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - October 23, 2022 Aston Villa's Danny Ings scores their third goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Peter Powell

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Danny Ings scored twice in the opening 14 minutes as Aston Villa bounced back from the sacking of manager Steven Gerrard with a 4-0 Premier League win over Brentford at a jubilant Villa Park on Sunday.

Villa, who fired Gerrard after Thursday's 3-0 loss to Fulham left them 17th in the table, took the lead just over a minute into the game when Leon Bailey hammered home a first-time shot from a well-worked corner.