Overview
- Kickoff is set for Saturday, August 23 at 3:00 p.m. UK at the Gtech Community Stadium, with the usual domestic blackout in place for UK viewers.
- Brentford welcome back Mikkel Damsgaard, Ethan Pinnock, Yunus Emre Konak and Paris Maghoma to contention, while Vitaly Janelt and Gustavo Nunes remain out.
- Yoane Wissa is unavailable as he seeks a transfer before the window closes.
- Aston Villa travel without suspended defender Ezri Konsa, but Emiliano Martínez returns in goal, with Ross Barkley and Andrés García still sidelined.
- Both sides target a first league win after Brentford’s 3-1 loss at Nottingham Forest and Villa’s 0-0 draw with Newcastle on opening weekend.