Overview
Ironically, home advantage is a concern for Brentford. Most recently, the "Bees" were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton and extended their winless streak at Gtech Community to 7.
In particular, coach Thomas Frank's team lost 5 times to Nottingham, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham in the Premier League and Plymouth in the FA Cup. That is the reason why Brentford fans are worried ahead of the match against Aston Villa.
The Villans have extended their recent good form by defeating Club Brugge 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 in Belgium. It was Aston Villa's third of four wins in all competitions, along with wins over Chelsea in the Premier League and Cardiff to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa showed their boldness when deciding to borrow Marco Asensio from PSG in January and immediately brought about efficiency. The Spanish star shone brilliantly, scoring 5 goals in just the last 4 matches. With Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins playing well since the beginning of the season, coach Unai Emery's attack is currently highly appreciated.
The history of the confrontation is leaning towards Aston Villa. In the last 5 direct confrontations, The Villans are unbeaten against Brentford with 3 wins and 2 draws. It is likely that the 3 points will belong to Birmingham City Club.
Yoane Wissa has scored in the last 2 matches for Brentford and currently has 14 goals in the season. Meanwhile, Villa's Ollie Watkins scored against his former club in the first leg.
Personnel situation
Christian Norgaard and Mathias Jensen could return to Brentford after injury. However, Rico Henry, Sepp van den Berg, Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago, Josh Dasilva and Gustavo Nunes are still undergoing injury treatment.
On the other side of the front line, Aston Villa have a much stronger squad. Ross Barkley and Amadou Onana are the only two players likely to be absent due to injury.
Expected lineup:
Brentford: Flekken, Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis- Potter, Janelt, Norgaard, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade, Wissa.
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Disasi, Maatsen, McGinn, Tielemans, Asensio, Rogers, Ramsey, Watkins.
The match between Brentford and Aston Villa takes place at 0:30 am on March 9 (Vietnam time).
