The match in numbers
0 - Brentford have never beaten Villa in nine attempts
2 - Villa have won just twice away from home this season
3 - Draws between the two sides
5 - Both teams have scored in only five of Villa’s 14 away league games this season
6 - Villa wins over The Bees
7 - Steve Bruce's side are the lowest away scorers in Sky Bet Championship this campaign
41 - Romaine Sawyers has made the sixth most key passes in the second tier this season
67 - Villa have been shown the most yellow cards in the Championship this season but are one of only three teams without a red
75 - Jack Grealish is the most fouled player in the league
111 - New Villa signing Conor Hourihane has attempted the most tackles this season
1947 - The last time the two sides met in the league at Griffin Park, Villa running out 2-0 winners on that occasion
The First Meeting
21 September 1935, Football League Division One - Brentford 1 Aston Villa 2
Brentford: Mathieson, Bateman, Poyser, McKenzie, James, Watson, Hopkins, Robson, Holliday, Scott, Fletcher
Nearly 30,000 see Bees beaten at Griffin Park in Division One despite Jack Holliday goal
The Last Meeting
14 September 2016, Sky Bet Championship - Aston Villa 1 Brentford 1
Brentford: Bentley, Colin, Dean, Egan, Bjelland, Yennaris (McEachran 83), Woods, Clarke (KaiKai 56), Sawyers, Macleod (Vibe 77), Hogan
A late John Egan goal secures a deserved point for The Bees at Villa Park