Aston Villa Slammed As Shearer Exposes Costly Defensive Flaws: How Can Emery Solve These?

Alan Shearer has criticised Aston Villa’s defending after Brentford snatched a late equaliser in Saturday’s 2-2 Premier League draw, with Matty Cash and João Gomes coming under scrutiny for their roles in the goal.

Alan Shearer slams Aston Villa defending after Brentford collapse Unai Emery’s side looked set to claim all three points when John McGinn put Villa ahead in the 77th minute.

However, Kristoffer Ajer struck two minutes later, exposing familiar problems in Villa’s defensive organisation. Speaking on BBC’s Match of the Day, Shearer highlighted the lack of concentration that allowed Brentford to punish Villa so quickly after McGinn’s goal.