The game concludes with Aston Villa securing a 3-1 victory over Brentford.

The second half has concluded with the final score: Aston Villa 3, Brentford 1.

Missed opportunity. Vitaly Janelt from Brentford took a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area.

Paris Maghoma from Brentford earns a free kick in his own half.

Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa commits a foul.

The fourth official has indicated that there will be five minutes of stoppage time.

Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford commits a foul.

Emiliano Buendía of Aston Villa earns a free kick in the offensive half of the field.

Aston Villa has been awarded a corner kick after Mark Flekken allowed the ball to go out of play.

A shot attempt is thwarted. Ross Barkley of Aston Villa strikes with his left foot from outside the penalty area, but the effort is blocked. He was set up by Jhon Durán.

Missed opportunity. Jhon Durán from Aston Villa took a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box, but it went wide to the right.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Ian Maatsen comes on in place of John McGinn.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Emiliano Buendía comes on to take the place of Morgan Rogers.

Jhon Durán of Aston Villa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Aston Villa has been awarded a corner kick, following a defensive play by Bryan Mbeumo.

A shot on goal was thwarted. Jhon Durán from Aston Villa took a left-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper made the save.

A shot attempt is thwarted. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa takes a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it’s blocked. The chance was set up by Jhon Durán, who provided a header.

Matty Cash from Aston Villa receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.

Mikkel Damsgaard from Brentford earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Matty Cash commits a foul for Aston Villa.

Tyrone Mings of Aston Villa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Substitution for Brentford: Mads Roerslev comes on to take the place of Keane Lewis-Potter.

Brentford has been awarded a corner kick after Tyrone Mings allowed the ball to go out of play.

Fábio Carvalho from Brentford tries a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard provided the assist for that attempt.

Missed opportunity! Tyrone Mings of Aston Villa heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes over the bar. The chance was set up by Youri Tielemans, who delivered a cross after a corner kick.

Aston Villa has earned a corner kick after Mark Flekken allowed the ball to go out.

Shot attempt blocked. Jhon Durán of Aston Villa takes a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it's saved in the bottom left corner. The chance was set up by Morgan Rogers with a well-placed through ball.

Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa earns a free kick in the defensive zone.

Fábio Carvalho from Brentford commits a foul.

John McGinn from Aston Villa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Foul committed by Vitaly Janelt of Brentford.

Missed opportunity! Thiago from Brentford takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it sails over the crossbar. The chance was set up by a through ball from Bryan Mbeumo.

Substitution for Brentford: Thiago comes on to take the place of Yoane Wissa.

Substitution for Brentford: Fábio Carvalho comes on to take the place of Kevin Schade.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Ross Barkley comes on to take the place of Boubacar Kamara.

Mikkel Damsgaard from Brentford is awarded a free kick on the left side of the pitch.

Jaden Philogene of Aston Villa commits a foul.

Jhon Durán of Aston Villa receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.

Nathan Collins from Brentford earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Jhon Durán from Aston Villa commits a foul.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Jaden Philogene comes on to take the place of Leon Bailey.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Jhon Durán comes on to take the place of Ollie Watkins.

Substitution for Brentford: Paris Maghoma comes on to take the place of Yehor Yarmoliuk.

Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Ethan Pinnock from Brentford commits a foul.

Brentford has been awarded a corner kick after John McGinn allowed the ball to go out of play.

The shot is deflected. Yehor Yarmoliuk from Brentford takes a right-footed attempt from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked.

John McGinn from Aston Villa earns a free kick in the opponent's half.

Foul committed by Vitaly Janelt of Brentford.

Aston Villa has been awarded a corner kick after Mark Flekken allowed the ball to go out of play.

Shot on goal blocked. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa takes a right-footed attempt from the right side of the penalty area, but it's stopped in the bottom left corner.

Youri Tielemans of Aston Villa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Yoane Wissa from Brentford commits a foul.

Goal! Aston Villa 3, Brentford 1. Mikkel Damsgaard from Brentford scores with a powerful right-footed shot from the middle of the box, sending the ball into the top center of the net.

Missed opportunity. Yoane Wissa from Brentford directed a header from the middle of the box, but it went wide to the left. The chance was set up by a cross from Bryan Mbeumo.

Goal! Aston Villa 3, Brentford 1. Mikkel Damsgaard from Brentford scores with a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area.

Vitaly Janelt from Brentford is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Morgan Rogers commits a foul for Aston Villa.

Aston Villa has been awarded a corner after Bryan Mbeumo allowed the ball to go out of play.

Shot on goal denied. Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa directed a header from the middle of the penalty area, but it was stopped in the bottom left corner. The chance was set up by Lucas Digne's cross.

Missed opportunity! John McGinn of Aston Villa took a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box, but it went wide to the left. He was set up by Lucas Digne, who delivered a cross after a set piece.

Missed opportunity. John McGinn from Aston Villa took a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard area.

Nathan Collins from Brentford receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.

Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa earns a free kick in the offensive half of the field.

The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.

Match interruption - Brentford - ..

Aston Villa has been awarded a corner kick after Sepp van den Berg allowed the ball to go out of play.

Aston Villa has been awarded a corner kick after Mark Flekken allowed the ball to go out of play.

Aston Villa has been awarded a corner kick after Sepp van den Berg allowed the ball to go out of play.

The second half is underway with the score at Aston Villa 3, Brentford 0.

The first half concludes with Aston Villa leading Brentford 3-0.

Foul committed by Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa.

Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford earns a free kick on the right side of the pitch.

The fourth official has indicated that there will be three minutes of stoppage time.

A shot is deflected. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa tries a header from the middle of the penalty area, but it's blocked.

Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa is awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.

Aston Villa has been awarded a corner kick after Mark Flekken allowed the ball to go out of play.

Shot on goal denied. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa takes a right-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper makes the save.

Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa earns a free kick in the opponent's half.

Foul committed by Vitaly Janelt of Brentford.

Missed opportunity! Kevin Schade of Brentford heads the ball from the left side of the six-yard box, but it goes over the bar. The chance was set up by Mikkel Damsgaard, who delivered a cross after a corner kick.

Brentford has been awarded a corner kick after Leon Bailey allowed the ball to go out of play.

Goal! Aston Villa leads Brentford 3-0. Matty Cash scores with a right-footed strike from a challenging position on the right side.

Missed opportunity! Youri Tielemans of Aston Villa took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide to the right. The attempt came after a corner, with John McGinn providing the assist.

Aston Villa has been awarded a corner kick after Ethan Pinnock allowed the ball to go out of play.

Goal! Aston Villa leads 2-0 against Brentford. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa successfully scores the penalty with a shot using his right foot.

Ethan Pinnock of Brentford receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.

Ethan Pinnock of Brentford has given away a penalty after committing a foul inside the box.

A penalty has been awarded to Aston Villa as Ollie Watkins is brought down in the box.

Missed opportunity. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa took a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it went wide to the right.

The shot was blocked. Leon Bailey of Aston Villa took a right-footed attempt from the right side of the penalty area, but it was saved in the bottom right corner. Morgan Rogers provided the assist.

Goal! Aston Villa takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Brentford. Morgan Rogers scores for Aston Villa with a powerful right-footed shot from outside the penalty area after a quick counterattack.

Brentford is flagged for offside. Nathan Collins has been caught in an offside position.

Morgan Rogers commits a foul for Aston Villa.

Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford earns a free kick in the opponent's half.

Vitaly Janelt of Brentford is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Leon Bailey commits a foul for Aston Villa.

Shot on goal denied. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa takes a right-footed attempt from the left side of the penalty area, but it's stopped in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Morgan Rogers.

Foul committed by Kevin Schade of Brentford.

Ezri Konsa of Aston Villa earns a free kick in his own half.

Brentford has been awarded a corner after Ezri Konsa allowed the ball to go out.

Kevin Schade from Brentford earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa commits a foul.

Leon Bailey of Aston Villa earns a free kick in his own half.

Keane Lewis-Potter from Brentford earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Ollie Watkins commits a foul for Aston Villa.

Missed opportunity. Nathan Collins from Brentford took a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area after a set piece.

Mikkel Damsgaard from Brentford earns a free kick in the opponent's half.

Foul committed by John McGinn of Aston Villa.

The opening half is underway...

The teams have revealed their starting lineups, and the players are currently going through their warm-up routines.