Tottenham vs Aston Villa Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Tottenham vs Aston Villa taking place? Tottenham vs Aston Villa will take place on Sunday 3rd October, 2021 at 14:00 (UK)
Where is Tottenham vs Aston Villa taking place? Tottenham vs Aston Villa will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London
Where can I get tickets for Tottenham vs Aston Villa? Ticket information for Tottenham vs Aston Villa can be found on each club’s official website
What TV channel is Tottenham vs Aston Villa on in the UK? Tottenham vs Aston Villa will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Tottenham vs Aston Villa in the UK? Tottenham vs Aston Villa cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE LOWDOWN
TOTTENHAM
- Tottenham fell to their third straight league defeat of the season last Sunday and by far their most damaging, losing 3-1 away at fierce rivals Arsenal, although they bounced back in midweek beating Mura 5-1 in the Europa Conference League with substitute Harry Kane netting a hat-trick.
- It would be no surprise to see Nuno Espirito Santo freshen up his starting XI following that Arsenal defeat and the likes of Oliver Skipp and Cristian Romero could be in line to feature from the beginning.
ASTON VILLA
- Aston Villa shocked Man Utd last weekend, beating the Red Devils by a goal to nil away from home courtesy of a goal from centre-back Kortney Hause in the 88th minute, their second successive Premier League victory.
- After scoring the winning goal at Old Trafford and keeping a clean sheet, boss Dean Smith has a tough decision on whether to retain Hause in the Villa starting line-up, or recall Axel Tuanzebe who was ineligible to play against Man Utd.
THE TEAM NEWS
TOTTENHAM
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Lloris; Tanganga, Sanchez, Romero, Reguillon; Alli, Hojbjerg, Skipp; Lo Celso, Kane, Son
UNAVAILABLE: Bergwijn (Injured), Sessegnon (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
ASTON VILLA
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Martinez; Konsa, Hause, Mings; Cash, McGinn, Ramsey, Luiz, Targett; Ings, Watkins
UNAVAILABLE: Bailey (Injured), Davis (Injured), Sanson (Injured), Trezeguet (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
Tottenham are in a difficult position heading into this match, knowing that whilst the home crowd will be expecting them to take the game to Aston Villa, this could inadvertently benefit the visitors who boast some serious pace on the counter attack through Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings. Defensively, Villa come into this one in excellent shape following successive clean sheets and Spurs could be in for another frustrating afternoon in front of goal. After their horror-show against Arsenal, Nuno will be demanding a stronger performance from his backline this time round and this may lead to a low scoring encounter. Whilst the match itself could go either way, under 2.5 goals looks on the cards over 90 minutes.
Tip: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
