Brentford vs Aston Villa prediction 16.09.2025 | EFL Cup

The departures of Bryan Mbeumo, Wissa and Thomas Frank left Brentford with a lot of gaps to fill. These were clearly visible on matchday one, when the Bees suffered a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

However, new head coach Keith Andrews has made a few tweaks and Brentford seem to be improving. One of the standout performances of the season came last Saturday when they held Chelsea to a 2:2 draw.

Including their 1:0 league win over Villa over two weeks ago, the Bees have now taken four points from four league games this season and also beat Bournemouth 2:0 in the second round of the League Cup.

Paris Maghoma and Michael Kayode will be missing due to muscle and hamstring injuries, but there are no suspensions.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa remain without a Premier League win this season and have failed to score a single goal. The Villans drew their first match with Newcastle United goalless, and then suffered back-to-back defeats against Brentford and Palace.

Their goal-scoring woes continued last Saturday afternoon when they played out another goalless draw against Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Youri Tielemans picked up a calf injury in the first half of that game and Tuesday’s game comes too soon for the midfielder. The Villans' injury list also includes Amadou Onana and Boubacar Kamara who are both dealing with hamstring injuries.