Brentford successfully advanced to the quarter-finals of the English League Cup, where they lost to Chelsea. The Capitals had a successful start in the FA Cup, where at the first stage they beat modest Port Vale (4:1). The team had a strong start in the Premier League, where Thomas Frank’s wards recorded six wins and five peaceful outcomes in 22 rounds, which corresponded to 23 points and 14th position in the standings. In the last five rounds the bees won a victory over Aston Villa (2: 1), while in four matches they failed. It is impossible not to note the terrible performance of the team in the defensive line, which conceded 36 times. Goody, Da Silva, Janvier, Onyeka and Rai, who has a knee injury, will not be able to play today.
Aston Villa failed to start successfully in the cup battles, where they failed to cope with Chelsea and Manchester United in the first rounds. The Lions threw all their strength into playing in the Premier League tournament, where after 20 rounds they chalked up seven wins and two peaceful outcomes, which corresponded to 23 points and 13th position in the standings. The team’s performance in the attack looks very weak, which differed 27 times. After defeating Norwich City (2:0), Steven Gerrard’s men lost twice and shared the tournament points with Manchester United (2:2). Bailey, Nakamba, Olsen, Traore, Trezeguet and Philogen-Beedens, who has a groin injury, will not be able to play today. More accurate soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.