Brentford boss Thomas Frank says their European hopes are over.
Frank says the Bees' Euro chances are gone after three straight defeats.
They are six points behind seventh-placed Brighton, who have games in hand.
He said: "It's been more a narrative you guys have tried to create that we want to be in a [European] hunt.
"It's never been the aim for us just to survive in this league. We never mentioned it, we always want to aim as high as possible and develop and get higher.
"For Brentford, with the second-lowest budget and all that, just to stay in the league is an unbelievable success. To be close to maybe finishing in the top 10 shouldn't be possible - and to be on a European hunt, that's remarkable.
"We are not in the European hunt, but we want to end as high as possible. We badly want to win tomorrow against Villa.
"We just need to perform again, hopefully get a win and we'll see where we end."