Brentford vs Aston Villa match review, 9:00 p.m. August 23: The "bee swarm" is injured, at risk of breaking the nest

VHO - Commentary on the match Brentford vs Aston Villa, round 2 of the Premier League, personnel changes are causing many difficulties for the home team.

Brentford vs Aston Villa form

Since winning a ticket to play in the Premier League (2021/22), this is the first season Brentford has lived without talented captain Thomas Frank.

The departure of the strategist who was associated with the most beautiful years makes it difficult for the Bees to avoid suspicious eyes.

Not only are there changes on the coaching bench, but also veterans on the pitch have left one after another. From the diligent captain Christian Norgaard, goalkeeper Mark Flekken to star striker Bryan Mbeumo, they have all found new destinations.

The already thin attack line continues to face many difficulties as Yoane Wissa is also making a fuss and demanding to move to Newcastle.

The task of rebuilding and building the squad towards stability for new coach Keith Andrews (former assistant to coach Thomas Frank) promises to be full of challenges.

Right from the opening match of the new season, the strategist born in 1980 began to feel the difficulties. Visiting Nottingham Forest's City Ground, the London team quickly collapsed.

In just the first 45 minutes, the net guarded by rookie Kelleher shook 3 times after strong attacks from the opponent.

The efforts in the remaining time only helped Brentford to get 1 goal back thanks to striker Igor Thiago. The 1-3 defeat signaled that this year will be a season where Gtech Community Stadium will have to face more storms, and may even have to face a fierce relegation battle.

In the last 9 seasons in the top flight of England, Brentford have been unbeaten in their home games, winning 7 times. However, against Aston Villa, the statistics may turn in a different direction, no longer showing a positive mark for the home team.

Aston Villa have a chance to pocket their first 3 points

In both encounters with Birmingham last season, the Bees were empty-handed, losing 1-3 in the first leg and falling 0-1 in the second leg at home. In the last 6 matches against Aston Villa, equivalent to the last 3 seasons, Brentford have not tasted victory once, drawing only 2 and losing 4.

Aston Villa, on the other hand, did not win in the first round. But at least the 0-0 draw against an ambitious opponent like Newcastle is still considered a success for coach Unai Emery and his team. Especially when the Villa Park team also had to play with one less player for nearly the last 20 minutes of the match.

However, only having 3 shots on target and having the lowest expected goals of the round partly revealed Villa's inferiority.

The departure of potential breakthrough players such as Marcus Rashford, Marco Asensio, Leon Bailey and Jacob Ramsey is considered the cause.

If Aston Villa want to maintain their impressive performance in the last two seasons, they will probably need to spend a lot of money to bring in quality players in the attack. Up to now, coach Emery has only been given more than 30 million pounds to recruit 2 defenders, Evann Guessand and Yasin Ozcan.

Team information Brentford vs Aston Villa

Brentford: Vitaly Janelt, Gustavo Nunes and Paris Maghoma are absent due to injury. Wissa is determined to not play to create pressure to leave.

Aston Villa: Konsa is out through suspension. Andres Garcia and Ross Barkley are not ready to return from injury.

Expected lineup Brentford vs Aston Villa

Brentford: Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Henry; Jensen, Henderson, Damsgaard; Lewis-Potter, Thiago, Schade

Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Torres, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Onana; McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers; Watkins

Prediction: 1-2

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