Team news for Brentford trip

Unai Emery is comfortable with his defensive options heading into Saturday’s Premier League clash at Brentford.

Ezri Konsa will miss out on a return to his former club after picking up a red card on the opening day of the season.

It leaves Emery with three centre-backs to choose from for the trip to Gtech Community Stadium.

“Of course, he’s a very important player,” Emery said of Villa's No.4.

“But when we are playing four competitions this year and hopefully more than 50 matches, we will have circumstances like we have now.

“Tomorrow we have enough players and there are another three centre-backs: Tyrone Mings, Pau Torres and Lamare Bogarde.

“We are working with those three players, and tomorrow we will play.”

With no new injury concerns following the stalemate against Newcastle United last weekend and Emi Martínez available again after suspension, Villa are in a good place heading to the capital.

Emery said: “We are ready for tomorrow.

“We have enough players to compete tomorrow and we are training really well.

“We are focusing on the match and hopefully we can continue building the team with the demands the opponent has of us.”