Aston Villa vs Brentford: FPL picks for GW6

Should I pick an Aston Villa defender against Brentford? ⛔ Avoid. 15% clean-sheet chance, #16 of 20 this gameweek — best option Lindelöf (2.6 xP).

Should I pick an Aston Villa attacker against Brentford? ⛔ Avoid. 1.1 expected goals, #17 of 20 — best option Buendía (3.7 xP).

Should I pick a Brentford defender against Aston Villa? ✅ Good pick. 32% clean-sheet chance, #4 of 20 this gameweek — best option Ajer (4.0 xP).

Should I pick a Brentford attacker against Aston Villa? ✅ Good pick. 1.9 expected goals, #5 of 20 — best option Schade (4.7 xP).

Aston Villa v Brentford

Aston Villa (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid15% clean sheet · #16 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.1 xG vs BRE · #17 of 20

GKSuzuki 3.4
DEFLindelöf 2.6 · Mings 1.7 · Cash 1.7
MIDBuendía 3.7 · McGinn 3.1 · Kamara 2.9
FWDN.Jackson 2.6 · Abraham 0.9

Brentford (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick32% clean sheet · #4 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.9 xG vs AVL · #5 of 20

GKKelleher 3.8
DEFAjer 4.0 · Kayode 3.2 · Schuster 2.9
MIDSchade 4.7 · Lewis-Potter 4.4 · Janelt 4.0
FWDThiago 4.2

How these picks are made

Expected points (xP) come from each player's expected goals and assists, minutes, defensive contributions, bonus and the opponent's strength, using FPL's official scoring. Before every deadline we lock our picks and publish them with a tamper-proof timestamp, then score them after the gameweek — check our record.