Aston Villa host Brentford at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon having lost their last two home league games, to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
Villa are 16th, one point above the relegation zone, while Brentford are fourth and unbeaten. Brentford won 1-0 at Villa Park in February, playing more than 45 minutes with 10 men after Kevin Schade’s red card, and Villa have lost their last two league meetings without scoring. Schade is expected to start again. Brentford have won none of their last seven league away games (D5 L2), while Villa won 3-2 at Tottenham before the break for their first league win of the season.
Aston Villa vs Brentford – Match preview and team news
- Date: Saturday, 10 October 2026
- Kick-off: 15:00 BST
- Venue: Villa Park
- Last meeting: Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford, Premier League, 1 February 2026
Team news
Aston Villa
Amadou Onana (knee), Ian Maatsen (ankle) and Modo Cisse are out, and Leon Goretzka (knee) is not expected to make his debut until next week. Pau Torres (hamstring), Matty Cash (dead leg), Alysson (muscle), Marco Bizot (back) and 17-year-old Brian Madjo (ankle) will be assessed before kick-off. Johan Manzambi, who scored and assisted on his full league debut at Tottenham, is expected to keep his place on the left of midfield.
Brentford
Mikkel Damsgaard is out for a spell with an ankle injury sustained on international duty with Denmark, and Josh Dasilva (thigh), Antoni Milambo (knee) and Kaye Furo are also unavailable. Dango Ouattara is doubtful with an illness, and Mathias Jensen, Nathan Collins (calf) and Sepp van den Berg (groin) will be assessed before kick-off. Jannik Schuster, the 20-year-old summer signing, is expected to start again at centre-back alongside Kristoffer Ajer.
Form
Aston Villa
Villa failed to win any of their first four league games before beating Tottenham away before the break. That was their third win in four games in all competitions, following victories at Club Brugge in the Champions League and at Coventry City in the Carabao Cup. They host Fenerbahce in the Champions League on 14 October.
Brentford
Brentford have won two and drawn three of their five league games, with 3-0 wins over Tottenham on the opening weekend and Chelsea before the break. They are on a nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions (W4 D5). Both sides have scored in seven of their last nine league matches.
Predicted lineups
Aston Villa predicted XI: Suzuki; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Mings, Ruggeri; Kamara, Gomes; McGinn, Buendia, Manzambi; Jackson
Brentford predicted XI: Kelleher; Kayode, Schuster, Ajer, Lewis-Potter; Sangare, Yarmolyuk, Janelt; Anthony, Thiago, Schade
How to watch Aston Villa vs Brentford?
This fixture kicks off at 3pm on a Saturday and is not being shown live on television in the United Kingdom under the traditional broadcast blackout.
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