Brentford vs Aston Villa injury news - as five players out and three doubts for Carabao Cup clash

Aston Villa get their Carabao Cup campaign underway with a trip to fellow Premier League side Brentford on Tuesday evening.

Unai Emery’s side are still without a win this season and they’ll be determined to change that with their second visit to the Gtech Community Stadium in the space of just three weeks. Drawing a Premier League team at this stage of the Carabao Cup is rotten luck but it provides Villa with an opportunity to learn from some of their mistakes.

The Villans are at a disadvantage on the team news front this midweek as up to five players are likely to be sidelined compared to Brentford’s three. Midfield was already a problem area for Emery before the 0-0 draw at Everton but it was worsened further by Youri Tielemans being forced off at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Villa team news latest

Tielemans is the latest Villan to head to the treatment table and Birmingham World understands it was a calf issue which resulted in his half-time substitution. The extent of Tielemans’ injury is yet to be determined but the Belgian will undergo a scan shortly and the medical staff will work with him to aid his recovery.

Fellow Belgium international Amadou Onana won’t be ready to take on Brentford after being omitted from the matchday squad against former club Everton. Onana sustained a hamstring injury before the 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at the end of August.

Tuesday comes too soon for two more midfielders, Boubacar Kamara and Ross Barkley. Just like Onana, Kamara has been recovering from a hamstring problem. The Frenchman will be back shortly but he’s not ready to take on Brentford.

The same can be said for Barkley, who is yet to feature for Villa this season. On Friday, Emery said: “We have not available as well, Ross Barkley. He has a personal issue, and I think he will come back, or he will be available soon, but not yet.”

Villa’s second doubt for Tuesday is Andres Garcia, who is also yet to play in 2025/26. The right-back, eager to make his proper breakthrough this season after joining from Levante in January, has been working hard to get back in the matchday squad. There’s an outside chance he could face the Bees.

Ruled out: Onana, Kamara, Barkley. Doubts: Tielemans, Garcia.

Brentford team news latest

As mentioned, Brentford have just three players who may miss this week’s Carabao Cup encounter. Keith Andrews’ side, entered into the competition a round earlier than Villa, beat 10-man Bournemouth 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium on August 26.

The Bees will be determined to progress again, but they may have to do so without the help of key man Mikkel Damsgaard. The Denmark international missed Saturday’s spirited 2-2 draw with Chelsea due to illness and there are no guarantees he will make it back in time to face Villa.

Meanwhile, midfielder Edmond-Paris Maghoma and forward Gustavo Nunes are ruled out. On Maghoma, Andrews admitted: “Paris is still building fitness as he recovers from a hamstring injury.” Then, on Nunes, Andrews added: “Gustavo will return to team training next week. The forward will be monitored over the coming weeks, having missed a block of pre-season.”

Ruled out: Maghoma, Nunes. Doubt: Damsgaard.