Aston Villa roundup: 16th after five games with Brentford and Newcastle next

Aston Villa head into the October fixtures 16th in the Premier League table with four points from five matches, goals shared between four different players, and bookmakers making favourites of both of their next two opponents.

Where Villa stand

According to the Premier League table, Villa have taken four points from a possible 15 — one win, one draw and three defeats. They have scored four goals and conceded nine, leaving a goal difference of minus five, and their form line reads WLDLL, with the form summary showing two straight defeats.

Villa's four points leave them level with Sunderland in 14th and Crystal Palace in 15th, and one point clear of 17th-placed AFC Bournemouth. The pack above them is tight: four clubs are level on nine points and a further three on eight, according to the standings.

Results so far

The results data shows a 3-2 away win at Tottenham Hotspur among Villa's five outings, alongside a 1-2 home defeat by Nottingham Forest and a 0-0 draw away to Hull City. Those three matches account for all four of Villa's league goals this term.

The scoring picture

Villa's four goals have been shared equally, according to the top-scorer data: Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha, Emiliano Buendía, Johan Manzambi and Nicolas Jackson each have one, and nobody at the club has yet reached two.

FanTribe fan data

FanTribe's own club data shows Villa's follower count on the platform currently stands at zero — meaning claret-and-blue supporters can be among the first to back the club and pick up the points on offer across the fixtures below.

First up: Brentford at Villa Park

Aston Villa host Brentford at Villa Park on Saturday 10 October (kick-off 14:00 UTC).

• Bookmaker odds from api_football, as of 20 September: Villa 2.62, draw 3.47, Brentford 2.55.
• Brentford are the market's favourites at 2.55 — a bookmaker-derived implied probability of 37%, against 36% for a Villa win and 27% for the draw.
• FanTribe points on offer: 52 for a Villa win, 69 for the draw, 51 for a Brentford win.

Then away to Newcastle

Villa travel to St James' Park to face Newcastle United on Saturday 17 October (kick-off 16:30 UTC).

• Bookmaker odds from api_football, as of 20 September: Newcastle 2.1, draw 3.82, Villa 3.2.
• Newcastle are the market's favourites at 2.1 — a bookmaker-derived implied probability of 45%, with Villa at 30% and the draw at 25%.
• FanTribe points on offer: 42 for a Newcastle win, 76 for the draw, 64 for a Villa win.

Implied probabilities are derived from bookmaker odds and are not predictions.

Both opponents currently sit above Villa in the table — Brentford fourth on nine points, Newcastle ninth on eight, according to the standings — so the October run gives Villa the chance to make up ground on the sides ahead of them.