Aston Villa lineup vs. Brentford: Predicted XI for Premier League clash

By Oliver Thomas | 08 Oct 2026 11:05, Last updated: 08 Oct 2026 11:06

Aston Villa could beryllium without up to 8 players for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brentford astatine Villa Park.

Amadou Onana (knee) and Ian Maatsen (ankle) are some sidelined with semipermanent injuries, portion Pau Torres (hamstring), Matty Cash (dead leg), Alysson (muscle) and Marco Bizot (back) are each doubtful.

Summer signing Leon Goretzka (knee) is yet to marque his debut for the club, but the midfielder has been targeting a instrumentality aft the planetary interruption and could diagnostic successful the matchday squad this weekend, portion 17-year-old starlet Brian Madjo (ankle) volition besides beryllium assessed up of kickoff.

Johan Manzambi, different caller arrival, scored and assisted connected his afloat PL debut successful Villa’s 3-2 distant triumph implicit Tottenham 3 weeks ago, and the Swiss midfielder volition anticipation to clasp his starting spot connected the near side, arsenic skipper John McGinn operates connected the right.

Emiliano Buendia scored a stunning long-range extremity against Spurs and should support his spot successful the fig 10 relation down striker Nicolas Jackson, who was besides connected the scoresheet successful North London.

Boubacar Kamara and Joao Gomes are the astir apt pairing to commencement successful centre-midfield, forcing some Ross Barkley and Lamare Bogarde to proceed arsenic substitutes.

A backmost 4 of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings and Matteo Ruggeri could stay intact successful beforehand of goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, though Cash - if acceptable - and Taylor Harwood-Bellis volition some beryllium pushing to gain a recall.

Aston Villa imaginable starting lineup:

Suzuki; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Mings, Ruggeri; Kamara, Gomes; McGinn, Buendia, Manzambi; Jackson

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