Aston Villa will be looking to turn their poor form around as they face Brentford in the Premier League and you can find our preview, prediction, the team news and predicted lineups down below.
Aston Villa vs Brentford Preview
The Villains have endured a poor run of form in recent weeks, failing to win in eight consecutive matches (all competitions) and dropping down to 12th in the table.
Unai Emery’s side were thrashed 3-0 in their last league encounter, with Chelsea dominating the match at Stamford Bridge from start to finish.
Talisman, Ollie Watkins, has scored just two goals in his last eight Premier League appearances and has symbolised Villa’s current situation.
On the other hand, Brentford are coming off a huge league victory after beating Leicester 4-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Kevin Schade bagged a hat-trick against the Foxes and will be full of confidence going into the clash against Aston Villa on Wednesday evening.
Brentford’s form this season has been rather interesting, being undefeated at home but failing to win any of their away visits in the Premier League.
Aston Villa vs Brentford Team News
Aston Villa suffered a huge blow during the defeat to Chelsea as Emiliano Martinez was substituted at half time with a hand injury – meaning Robin Olsen is set to step in.
The Villains will be without Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana, as both are still recovering from injuries.
As for Brentford, Kristoffer Ajer has been ruled out with injury, joining Josh Dasilva, Aaron Hickey, Rico Henry and Gustavo Nunes.
Summer signing, Igor Thiago, has featured on the bench for the last two matches but will find it hard to break into the attacking line-up after Schade’s performance against Leicester.
Mathias Jensen came off at the King Power Stadium and is set to be replaced by Vitaly Janelt.
Aston Villa vs Brentford Predicted Lineups
Aston Villa predicted lineup: Olsen; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Barkley, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins
Brentford predicted lineup: Flekken; Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Norgaard; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa
Aston Villa vs Brentford Prediction
The Villains are favourites on the majority of UK betting sites despite their recent form in the Premier League but this could be down to Brentford’s away results this season.
However, we expect this match to be a tight-affair with both sides boasting huge quality and a score-draw seems to be the most likely option.
Prediction: Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford
