Soccer-Villa end winless run with nervy win over Brentford

Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Brentford - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - December 4, 2024 Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers in action with Brentford's Sepp van den Berg Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Aston Villa survived a jittery second half to end an eight-match winless streak with a 3-1 home Premier League win over Brentford on Wednesday.

Villa sped into a 3-0 halftime lead but after Mikkel Damsgaard pulled one back early in the second half for Brentford, looked nervy and under pressure and will be relieved their visitors did not add any more goals.