Aston Villa will be targeting back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season when they host Brentford on Saturday.
After a troubled start to their top-flight campaign, Unai Emery’s side finally claimed their first victory at the fifth attempt before the international break.
The Villans edged out Tottenham in a thrilling 3-2 win away from home, lifting them out of the bottom three.
They will now be keen to continue their climb up the table with another victory at Villa Park.
However, Brentford should provide a stern test, with the Bees one of five teams still unbeaten in the Premier League this season.
Keith Andrews’ side will arrive in the West Midlands full of confidence after brilliantly dismantling Chelsea in a 3-0 win last time out.
How the bookies view it: Bees to keep on buzzing
Brentford have been installed as marginal favourites at 29/20 with bet365, with Aston Villa priced at 17/10 as they chase their first home league win of the season.
The Bees have drawn both of their Premier League away games this term, so the value could lie with another stalemate at 5/2.
Head to head: Bees targeting back-to-back Villa Park victories
Aston Villa hold the edge in the overall head-to-head record with 10 wins to Brentford’s six, while the other nine meetings have ended all square.
The Bees claimed a 1-0 win at Villa Park last season, with a repeat of that scoreline priced at 11/1 with bet365.
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Igor Thiago scored his first Premier League goal of the season against Chelsea last time out, which should give the Brazilian a confidence boost ahead of the trip to Aston Villa. He looks worth siding with for a goal or an assist at an eye-catching 4/5 with bet365.
Elsewhere, Boubacar Kamara looks good value to commit at least two fouls at 11/8 with bet365, having done so in three of his five Premier League appearances this season.
Predicted line-ups
Matty Cash is a major doubt after being forced off in Poland's Nations League defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday night. Villa will also be without Amadou Onana, Brian Madjo, Ian Maatsen, Leon Goretzka and Modou Keba Cisse, while Marco Bizot and Pau Torres are doubts.
Brentford will assess Dango Ouattara and Mikkel Damsgaard before Saturday's trip to Villa Park. Antoni Milambo, Joshua Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Nathan Collins and Sepp van den Berg are all expected to miss out.
Aston Villa: Suzuki; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Mings, Ruggeri; Gomes, Kamara; McGinn, Buendia, Manzambi; Jackson.
Brentford: Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Schuster, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Yarmoliuk; Anthony, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago.
Anything else catch the eye?
A case could be made for either side here, so I’ll instead combine both teams to score with both teams to receive a card in a Bet Builder at 21/20 with bet365.
This combination has landed in each of Aston Villa’s last two Premier League matches.
The same selection also clicked in Brentford’s most recent away league game at Bournemouth, strengthening the case for a repeat.
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