Aston Villa vs Brentford na the Premier League match wey fans dey wait for on Saturday afternoon. The game go happen at Villa Park, and Brentford don dey fly high, dem look like side wey fit get result for Villa Park.
Aston Villa don make another slow start to the season, just like last year. Dem struggle for early weeks and need four Premier League games before dem find first goal. Their only league win this season come against Tottenham on Matchday 5.
As poor as e be, Villa actually better off now than dem be for this stage last season. Dem get one more point and don already secure one league win, something wey dem no do for opening five matches last term. The three-week international break give Emery time to reassess him squad, and e dey hope this weekend go mark the true start of their campaign.
For Brentford, the international break come at a bad time for a side wey dey form. Keith Andrews team go into the break on the back of impressive 3-0 home win over Chelsea. That result keep Bees unbeaten in first five league games and put dem for top four.
Brentford had already lost three league games by this stage last season. The London outfit are five points better off than last term. Dem want this momentum to continue after dem miss out on European qualification last season.
Aston Villa expected lineup: Suzuki, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Mings, Ruggeri, Kamara, Gomes, McGinn, Manzambi, Buendia, Jackson. Brentford expected lineup: Kelleher, Kayode, Schuster, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Yarmolyuk, Janelt, Anthony, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago.
Brentford should be full of confidence heading to Villa Park, and dem likely to score first. The Bees don be fairly quick starters this season, with 67% of their goals away from home coming in first half. On the other side, dem concede 67% of their goals on the road in second period.
Brentford score first in each of their five league matches so far. Na fine record and well above league average. Dem also score first goal in four of their last five home Premier League matches against Villa.
Villa no start their recent matches particularly well. Emery men open scoring in only one of their five Premier League matches so far this season. Meanwhile, dem allow opposition to score first in 60% of all their matches, and 100% of the time at Villa Park.
Emery likely go rely on attacking unit wey get John McGinn, Johan Manzambi, Emiliano Buendia, and Nicolas Jackson. The latter three score their first Premier League goals against Spurs, which make either of them ideal pick to score here. However, safe option na to back the man wey go lead the line.
Despite not scoring many goals since him move from Chelsea, Jackson don deliver some impressive performances for him new side. The forward feature for Senegal in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. He score one goal and assist once in those two matches. He don score three goals in him last five starts for club and country. The Senegalese forward don score two goals in four personal head-to-heads against Brentford. As a result, we dey lean towards him finding back of net on Saturday.
Villa fans go dey hope for more of the same after their 3-2 win away to Tottenham. However, win against side wey dey fight relegation no carry much weight. Dem dey welcome team wey currently dey top four of Premier League. Brentford early form no suppose be underestimated, especially with their five-game unbeaten run.
The issue for Andrews men be say dem don struggle to close off games and secure result. Three of their last five league matches end all square, which be major possibility at Villa Park. The Bees also unbeaten against the Villains across last three head-to-heads. Last season corresponding fixture see visitors win 1-0. However, when dem meet for EFL Cup last term, e finish 1-1 inside regulation time.
Brentford head coach Keith Andrews provide updates on fitness of Antoni Milambo, Josh Dasilva, Nathan Collins, Mikkel Damsgaard, Mathias Jensen, Dango Ouattara and Sepp van den Berg ahead of Bees Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon.
The west Londoners go dey without Antoni Milambo and Josh Dasilva (hamstring) at Villa Park this weekend. Antoni Milambo and Josh definitely no go dey involved tomorrow, Andrews begin. Antoni dey do really well, but e pick up small knock wey set am back small. As you see with long-term injuries, when dem dey come back e no always be upward trajectory. E no always simple to take those next obstacles and he don set back small on that journey.
Andrews also answer question about availability of Nathan Collins (calf), Mikkel Damsgaard, Mathias Jensen, Dango Ouattara and Sepp van den Berg (groin). Dem don dey on the grass and don dey in and around training, the Bees head coach continue. The one benefit of last few weeks be say players like Nathan, Sepp and Mathi dey get back up to speed and closer to return. Overall, we come through it well and we dey in good place for next chapter.
Young striker Kaye Furo (metatarsal) remain sidelined after undergoing surgery last month. Andrews dey expect difficult test at Villa Park this weekend. Unai Emery na exceptional coach, Andrews state. I think dem play well against Tottenham in last game and clearly the work wey dem dey do dey come to fruition. We dey very aware say e go be very difficult game. But equally, na game we dey look forward to play.
