Lineups, group information, confirmed beginning groups as Villa look to enhance league kind

Aston Villa will likely be hoping to enhance on a run of league outcomes that has seen them choose up only one win in seven Premier League video games after they journey to the Gtech Group Stadium on Saturday.

Villa’s kind has stuttered within the league in latest weeks however Unai Emery’s males will likely be buoyed by a formidable 3-1 victory in opposition to Membership Brugge within the Champions League on Tuesday evening to place themselves in a powerful place to advance to the final eight.

Emery’s facet are additionally nonetheless within the FA Cup however their poor league return of late threatens to see them miss out on European soccer fully subsequent season. They arrive at Brentford in tenth place.

Brentford, in the meantime, have misplaced simply considered one of their final 5, successful three. Thomas Frank’s facet have been concerned in a number of high-scoring affairs at house this time period.

Regardless of sitting in eleventh place, the Bees are the league’s sixth highest scorers with 48 objectives.

Right here is the group information for what guarantees to be an intriguing conflict.

Brentford group information

The hosts will likely be boosted by the return of Mathias Jensen, who missed the earlier two video games with an adductor damage, and Christian Norgaard, who missed  the 1-1 draw with Everton with concussion.

Norgaard begins whereas Jensen makes the bench. Nevertheless, Rico Henry, Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva, Gustavo Nunes, Igor Thiago and Sepp van den Berg stay absent for Frank’s facet.

Your Bees to tackle Aston Villa 👊@premierleague | #BREAVL pic.twitter.com/yJR5p6BmnV

— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 8, 2025

Aston Villa group information

The large group information for the guests is the absence of goalkeeper Emi Martinez and in-form Marco Asensio, who’re each sidelined as a consequence of damage.

Robin Olsen begins in objective, whereas Emery names a ahead line of Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey behind Ollie Watkins.

Our beginning XI to face Brentford 👊 #BREAVL pic.twitter.com/xWOJFfBgpx

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 8, 2025