This year Aston Villa has already been eliminated from all the Cups. On January 10th, the Lions failed to cope with Manchester United (0:1) on the road. In the Premier League championship the hosts have eight wins and two peaceful outcomes, which brought 26 points and 11th place in the standings. It is impossible not to note the modest performance of the team in the attack, which differed 28 times, while Steven Gerrard’s wards conceded even more. Birmingham opened 2022 with a 1:2 away defeat to Brentford, after which they drew with Manchester United (2:2) and beat Everton (1:0). Bailey, Trezeguet, Traore and Nakamba, who has a knee injury, will not be able to play today.
The newcomer to the Premier League had a successful start in the League Cup, where the team managed to get to the quarter-final stage, but failed to advance further. Chelsea did not allow it. In the FA Cup the Bees started off with a 4:1 win against Port Vale, but were stopped last Saturday by Everton, who had an unexpectedly strong run to beat Thomas Frank’s men. It should be noted that Brentford have lost 8 of the last 10 head-to-head matches. After a successful and powerful start in the Premier League, the capital’s team recorded six wins and five draws, which brought 23 points and 14th place in the standings. After a home success in the game with Aston Villa (2:1), today’s guests suffered four defeats in a row. In the last game the team lost to Wolverhampton (1:2). Janvier, Jorgensen, Fosu, Wissa, Mbeumo and Eriksen will not be able to play today.
