The Match in Numbers
1 – Brentford wins over Aston Villa
3 – Draws between the two
4 – Villa’s Conor Hourihane is one of six players tied at the top of the Sky Bet Championship scoring charts
5 – The Bees have struck the woodwork more than any other second tier team this campaign
6 – Aston Villa wins over Brentford
7 – The Bees have scored in seven of the ten meetings between the two
8 – Steve Bruce’s side have conceded the most second-half goals in the Championship this campaign
12 – The Villains have scored more than once in just one of their last 12 league games
28 – Villa have the oldest squad in the second tier with an average age of 28 years and three months
35 – Goals in the ten meetings between the two
1946 - The Villains haven't beaten The Bees on home soil in more than 70 years
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
31 January 2017, Sky Bet Championship - Brentford 3 Aston Villa 0
Brentford: Bentley; Colin, Dean, Bjelland, Field; McEachran, Yennaris, Woods; Jota, Jozefzoon, Vibe
Lasse Vibe strikes twice as Bees ease to victory in front of the Sky Cameras at Griffin Park, Nico Yennaris grabbing the other