Brentford-Aston Villa is a match valid for the 32nd day of the Premier League and is played on Saturday at 4 pm: TV, predictions.
The run of Brentford, one of the big surprises of this Premier League, seems to have come to a halt at the most beautiful point. The Bees have gone far beyond expectations: they were supposed to settle for a quiet salvation and instead have been making a permanent presence in the left side of the standings for months, putting a spoke in the wheels of several big names and even remaining in contention for a place in Europe.
In recent weeks, however, the team coached by Dane Thomas Frank has relaxed a bit and has failed to win a game since mid-March. After the two draws with Leicester and Brighton, three consecutive defeats have come: justifiable ones with Manchester United and Newcastle, two clubs that are in the running for a Champions place; less so with Wolverhampton, which got the better of the Londoners 2-0 last Saturday. Numbers in any case unusual for Toney and his teammates, who three defeats had cashed them in the previous 21 days. It is creaking especially the defense, which has remained inviolate only once in the last 10 rounds. With seven games left to play, Brentford finds itself in ninth position, with Europe now a definite long way off: seventh-placed Brighton, in fact, has six more points and two games to make up.
Emery’s Aston Villa is flying
In the capital burg comes one of the Premier’s most in-form teams, Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. The Spanish coach is making a small masterpiece and if he were to reach Europe it would almost be like a title, if we consider what the Villans’ starting position was in November, when he was practically “bought” by Villarreal.
Aston Villa players
The Birmingham club has not known defeat since last Feb. 18, and in its last eight games it has always won, with the exception of the draw with West Ham. An impressive string of positive results has lifted Aston Villa into sixth place, just three points behind fifth-placed Tottenham. Yes, for the Europa League they will have to be reckoned with as well.
The prediction
Aston Villa right now can count on a mix of defensive organization and quality dribbling that can put anyone in trouble. A no-holds-barred match is looming against a Brentford side that, for its part, wants to put an end to the losing streak: there should be no shortage of entertainment at the Community Stadium.
The likely lineups for Brentford-Aston Villa
- BRENTFORD (4-3-3): Raya; Hickey, Mee, Pinnock, Henry; Jensen, Norgaard, Damsgaard; Mbeumo, Toney, Wissa.
- ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Young, Konsa, Mings, Moreno; Dendoncker, Douglas Luiz; McGinn, Buendia, Ramsey; Watkins.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2