Record signing Dango Ouattara marked his first appearance for Brentford with the only goal in a 1–0 home win over Aston Villa, securing the West London club’s first points of the Premier League season. The 23-year-old Burkina Faso winger, signed last week for a reported £42 million, struck in the 12th minute at the G-Tech Community Stadium after his initial effort rebounded off Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. The victory preserved Brentford’s decade-long streak of avoiding defeat in their first top-flight home fixture and delivered a maiden win for new head coach Keith Andrews, who replaced Thomas Frank in June. Elsewhere, newly promoted Burnley beat fellow returnees Sunderland 2–0 at Turf Moor. Midfielder Josh Cullen opened the scoring before winger Jaidon Anthony rounded the goalkeeper late on, adding a goal to an earlier assist to seal Vincent Kompany’s side’s first Premier League victory since promotion. The early-season results lift both Brentford and Burnley off the bottom of the table after opening-day defeats.