Aston Villa vs Brentford: How to watch on TV live stream, team news, lineups & prediction
A managerless Aston Villa welcome Brentford to the second city in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Steven Gerrard's tenure at the helm of the Villains was sharply concluded on Thursday night. A humbling 3-0 defeat away to newly promoted Fulham proved the final nail in a coffin constructed by a dour style of football which brought few positive results - Gerrard departed after just four wins from his final 22 Premier League matches.
First-team coach Aaron Danks will be temporarily in charge of Villa this Sunday but Brentford boss Thomas Frank is one of the contenders to permanently succeed Gerrard. The Dane celebrated his 200th match as manager of the Bees with a spirited 0-0 draw against Chelsea in midweek, though is thought to be content with his "bus stop in Hounslow".
Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming meeting between these clubs.
Where are Aston Villa vs Brentford playing?
- Location: Birmingham, England
- Stadium: Villa Park
- Date: Sunday 23 October
- Kick-off Time: 14:00 BST / 09:00 EST / 06:00 PST
- VAR: Paul Tierney
- Referee: Darren England
Where can you watch Aston Villa vs Brentford in the UK?
- Channel: Sky Sports Soccer Sunday (Studio Updates Only)
- Streaming Service: Sky Go
- Broadcast Time: 14:00 (BST)
Where can you watch Aston Villa vs Brentford in the United States?
- Streaming Service: Peacock Premium
- Broadcast Time EST: 09:00
- Broadcast Time PST: 06:00
Where can you watch Aston Villa vs Brentford in Canada?
- Streaming Service: fuboTV
- Broadcast Time (EST): 09:00
Where can you watch Aston Villa vs Brentford Highlights?
- Channel: Sky Sports Football
- Channel: BBC Match of the Day 2
- Stream: Sky Football YouTube channel
Aston Villa vs Brentford H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Aston Villa: 0 Wins
Brentford: 3 Wins
Draws: 2
Current Form (Last Five Games)
Aston Villa: WDDLL
Brentford: LDLWD
Aston Villa team news
Douglas Luiz compounded Villa's faint hopes of getting back into the match against Fulham with a needless red card. The Brazilian is set to serve his suspension alongside the injured fullback pairing of Lucas Digne and Ludwig Augustinsson.
Both of Villa's high-profile summer arrivals, Diego Carlos and Boubacar Kamara, aren't expected to feature until the other side of the winter World Cup.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Brentford
Aston Villa Starting 11 (4-3-1-2): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, MIngs, Young; McGinn, Dendoncker, Ramsey; Coutinho; Ings, Watkins.
Bench: Olsen, Chambers, Bednarek, Nakamba, Sanson, Bailey, Buendia, Archer, Guilbert.
Brentford team news
In midweek, Frank revealed that goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha (ankle) along with defenders Pontus Jansson (thigh) and Aaron Hickey (ankle) will all be unavailable until December.
Christian Norgaard is inching towards a full recovery from Achilles tendonitis but may not be risked as soon as Sunday.
Brentford predicted lineup vs Aston Villa
Brentford Starting 11 (3-5-2): Raya; Ajer, Mee, Pinnock; Roerslev, Dasilva, Janelt, Jensen, Henry; Mbuemo, Toney.
Bench: Cox, Canos, Onyeka, Wissa, Ghoddos, Jorgensen, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste.
Aston Villa vs Brentford score prediction
Since Aston Villa's last victory in this fixture - which was before Queen Elizabeth II was coronated - meetings between these two clubs have followed a strangely consistent pattern; Brentford victories in west London and draws in Birmingham.
Villa's squad may not have a new manager in the dugout to bounce for but the phenomenon of players improving after the removal of a failing regime is a truism in football.
With the fresh sense of every position up for grabs, Villa may prevent Brentford from recording their first-ever victory at Villa Park.
Prediction: Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford