Aston Villa vs Brentford Prediction, Preview, Team News, and Lineups | Premier League, December 4, 2024

Aston Villa vs Brentford Preview

• Tournament: Premier League
• Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
• Time: 8:15 pm GMT
• Venue: Villa Park

Aston Villa will host Brentford at Villa Park in a crucial Premier League game for them. The hosts are struggling massively and need three points.

Villa are winless in their last eight games across competitions. After a decent start to the season, they find themselves 12^th in the Premier League table with five wins four losses and four draws. With the league so tight though, they are just six points off second-placed Arsenal. They will look to get back to winning ways to progress further in the table.

Brentford, meanwhile, are eighth, just a point above Aston Villa. They have six wins, two draws, and five defeats in their 13 league games so far this season. They have had an up-and-down form but with players returning from injuries, they will hope to put together an unbeaten run.

Aston Villa Team News

Aston Villa are without Jacob Ramsey due to his hamstring injury. Amadou Onana, meanwhile, is a doubt for the clash and could feature on the bench.

Brentford Team News

Brentford are without Aaron Hickey, Joshua Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, and Rico Henry due to their respective injuries. Gustavo Gomes and Kristoffer Ajer are doubts for the Aston Villa match.

Predicted Lineups

Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-4-1-1):

Goalkeeper: Emi Martinez

Defenders: Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Diego Carlos, Ezri Konsa

Midfielders: Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Leon Bailey

Attackers: Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins

Brentford predicted lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Mark Flekken

Defenders: Sepp van der Berg, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Keane Lewis-Potter

Midfielders: Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt

Attackers: Yoane Wissa, Kevin Schade

Aston Villa vs Brentford H2H Record

In their previous 13 meetings, Brentford have won four times while Aston Villa have won twice, with seven matches being draws.

Last 5 results:

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Key Players to watch in Aston Villa vs Brentford

Ollie Watkins

Ollie Watkins has struggled this season with Aston Villa. He’s scored six goals and provided three assists in 18 games across competitions but much of it came at the start of the season.

Watkins has scored just one goal in his last eight appearances across competitions for Villa. His most recent goal came in a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace on November 23 and he didn’t score in the next two games.

The English striker will be keen to add to his tally on Wednesday and help his side gain all three points. He scored a brace against Brentford in their previous meeting and will hope to repeat the feat this time around.

Yoane Wissa

Wissa missed a few games due to injury this season but has been highly effective whenever he’s been available. With Bryan Mbeumo taking the limelight, Wissa perhaps doesn’t get enough credit but he’s also been a key player for Brentford.

The centre-forward has scored eight goals and provided one assist in 10 Premier League games this season. He’s scored three goals in his last three games, including one in their 4-1 thumping of Leicester City last time out.

He will look to keep this run going and help his side at Villa Park on Wednesday.

Aston Villa vs Brentford Prediction

Unai Emery’s side are going through a terrible run of form as they are without a win in their last eight games across competitions. Their last win was on October 22 when they beat Bologna 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League.

Since then, Aston Villa has lost five and drawn three of their games. They lost 3-0 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in their last match. Brentford, meanwhile, hammered Leicester City 4-1 at home in their last match. They are unbeaten in their last three games and have just one defeat in their last six.

The Bees do have some injury concerns though while Villa have many players back from injury. However, considering their poor run of form, Villa might find it tough to break an in-form Brentford down. It could end in a draw.

Predicted Score: Aston Villa 1-1 Brentford

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