In a weekend match on Sunday Jan 2nd, in week 21, Aston Villa will travel to London to battle Brentford in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Brentford recorded a 0-1 loss against Manchester City. Phil Foden struck first for Manchester City in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Brentford was frustrated by Manchester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester City ended the match with the shutout victory. Brentford looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 12th placed Aston Villa, recorded a 1-3 loss against Chelsea. Reece James struck first for Aston Villa on an own goal in the 28th minute, but Jorginho got the equalizer for Chelsea in the 34th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 56th minute on a goal by Romelu Lukaku to cap off a wild match. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Villa Park, Aston Villa and Brentford battled to a 1-1 draw in front of just over 42000. Ivan Toney struck first for Brentford in the 7th minute, but Emiliano Buendía got the equalizer for Aston Villa in the 13th minute earning Aston Villa at least a draw.
For Aston Villa, their top scorers are Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Brentford hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Sergi Canos and Shandon Baptiste, and they each have 1 goal
Thomas Frank’s squad will be without Kristoffer Ajer, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Ivan Toney, Joshua Da Silva, Rico Henry, Charlie Goode, Christian Nørgaard, David Raya and Vitaly Janelt, while Steven Gerrard’s squad will be without Tyrone Mings, Bertrand Traoré, Anwar El Ghazi, Keinan Davis, Jed Steer and Marvelous Nakamba.