By Aston Villa FC

Robin Olsen was named in Aston Villa’s starting XI for their Premier League trip to Brentford.

The goalkeeper made his first league start since last May, with Emi Martínez not included in Villa’s matchday 20 at Gtech Community Stadium.

Jacob Ramsey’s inclusion, with Marcus Rashford among the substitutes, was the only other change from Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League victory over Club Brugge.

Fit-again trio Pau Torres, Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara were again included on the bench after the latter duo made a positive impact in Belgium in midweek.

They were joined by returning pair Andrés García and Donyell Malen, along with young goalkeeper Oliwier Zych, although there was no place for Marco Asensio against the Bees.



Brentford: Flekken, Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Nørgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade, Wissa.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Jensen, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Konak, Maghoma, Ji-Soo, Morgan, Fredrick.

Aston Villa: Olsen, Disasi, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Tielemans, Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey, Watkins.

Subs: Zych, Cash, Rashford, Torres, García, Malen, Maatsen, Bogarde, Kamara.