Aston Villa – Brentford: Villa Park dreaming bigger than ever 
Sunday afternoon Aston Villa host Brentford with their ambition out in the open. The Villans aren’t here to make up the numbers — they’re a serious title outsider now, buzzing on momentum and a Villa Park that’s stopped leaking points. Brentford arrive desperate to stop a slide, but this is a hard place to break down.
Aston Villa: the dream’s taking shape in Birmingham 
After that rare stumble at home to Everton in mid-January, Villa hit back quickly. Three straight wins across all competitions have Unai Emery’s men back on course, and you can feel the shift: this squad doesn’t want to hang around as spoilers any more.
On Thursday in the Europa League they showed grit. Two goals down after a messy first hour against RB Salzburg, then they turned it on and sneaked into the top two in the group. That comeback tells you how hard this group has learned to grind.
Last weekend’s win at St James’ Park, plus Arsenal slipping to Manchester United, tightened the title race. Villa sit just four points off the Gunners now.
Home form is loud and simple. 25 points from 11 Premier League games at Villa Park — only Manchester City and Arsenal have taken more. Sure, Everton nicked a result there recently, but Birmingham remains one of the toughest grounds to visit.
Winter window business helped too. The returns of Douglas Luiz and Tammy Abraham add quality and depth, and they’ve given this squad real belief — loud belief.
Brentford: still in the picture, but under pressure 
Brentford are on the wobble. Back-to-back defeats to Chelsea and Nottingham Forest leave the Bees desperate to avoid a third straight loss — something they haven’t suffered since late 2024.
That home reverse to Forest hurt. Igor Jesus and Taiwo Awoniyi scored to hand Brentford only their second defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium this season. It’s a setback for a side that’d been impressing with consistency.
Still, they aren’t out of it. Eighth and only four points off Chelsea, Brentford are firmly in the European spots conversation, nowhere near the relegation panic that was talked up before the season.
Away form is patchy — only four sides in the league have been worse overall. Yet recently the Bees have shown a different face on the road, winning three of their last four away fixtures across all competitions.
Individually, Igor Thiago keeps delivering. He’s already the highest-scoring Brazilian in a single Premier League season and sits on 16 goals after 23 games, more than compensating for the summer departures of Wissa and Mbeumo.
Probable lineups
Aston Villa:
Martínez ; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen ; Onana, Luiz ; Sancho, Rogers, Buendia ; Abraham
Brentford:
Kelleher ; Kayode, Van den Berg, Collins, Henry ; Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Jensen, Ouattara, Schade ; Thiago
Football Prediction Aston Villa vs Brentford
Aston Villa to win
Riding a positive run, bolstered by key arrivals and near-unplayable at home, Aston Villa look set to keep pushing for the top. Brentford are dangerous on their day, but their away headaches could cost them at an electric Villa Park.
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