Aston Villa take on Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium this evening (5:30pm kick-off)
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez
Absent... Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)
Emi Martinez and Marco Asensio are both absent from Aston Villa’s squad to face Brentford due to injury.
Robin Olsen starts ahead of Martinez in goal at the Gtech Stadium, while Emery has named a forward line of Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey behind Ollie Watkins.
Martinez had started all of Villa’s league games this season and each of the nine Champions League fixtures too.
Asensio, meanwhile, has scored five goals in four matches having scored braces against Chelsea and Cardiff City before bagging a penalty against Club Brugge.
Villa have a two-goal lead against the Belgian side ahead of the second leg at Villa Park on Wednesday.
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Villa starting XI vs Brentford: Olsen, Disasi, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Tielemans, Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey, Watkins.
Subs: Zych, Cash, Torres, Bogarde, Maatsen, Garcia, Kamara, Rashford, Malen.
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