Brentford v Aston Villa

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Brentford slipped to a fourth defeat in five games in the Premier League last weekend when The Bees were dealt a surprising and unexpected 1-0 defeat away from home at the top flight strugglers, Sheffield United, which has resulted in Brentford remaining in a mid-table position of 11th place in the Premier League standings while Aston Villa registered a 1-0 home win against Arsenal which has maintained the west midlands club's ambitions of a possible top four finish this season.

Despite recording a recent 3-1 home win against Luton Town at their Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford have slipped to four defeats in recent weeks as well which have overshadowed that minimal success in the form of defeats at the hands of Liverpool, Arsenal, Brighton and Sheffield United respectively, and the London club face another tough challenge this Sunday with the visit of high-flying Aston Villa.

After making a promising start to this new Premier League campaign which saw Brentford put together a four-match unbeaten beginning including a 3-0 win away from home at Fulham, The Bees have managed to capture just four wins from their subsequent 12 matches overall and have been handed seven defeats in the process, so this upcoming tussle with Villa looks a tough prospect for Thomas Frank's side.

Aston Villa are fast becoming one of the new potential challengers for not only a Champions League spot next season but perhaps also an outside chance of lifting the Premier League title this season as Unai Emery's side sit in third place where they trail the league leaders, Liverpool, by just a two-point margin ahead of this weekend's top flight action.

The west midlands club have captured four wins in their last five games overall by way of recording victories over Fulham, Tottenham, Manchester City and Arsenal respectively, and the visitors deserve their current top four spot on the back of these impressive wins.

Just one defeat in their last 12 matches overall in the Premier League has thrust Villa into the Champions League conversation for next season and the visitors will be keen to emulate Newcastle United's rise last season this term which is in stark contrast to how results were going under former manager, Steven Gerrard.

Results away from home have been fairly inconsistent but having picked up wins on the road at Burnley, Chelsea and Tottenham, Aston Villa will certainly fancy their chances here in the nation's capital on Sunday.

Brentford v Aston Villa Verdict

Brentford's results still remain fairly steady at their Gtech Community Stadium having lost just twice in their eight home games to date, but The Bees look to be missing a cutting edge up front, something Villa are not short of right now along with winning momentum.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.50

Correct Score: Aston Villa 1-0 @ 10.00