Tottenham vs Aston Villa Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
Updated
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This is an intriguing clash between a Tottenham Hotspur side that were stuttering against an Aston Villa side beginning to discover some fluency and form.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – USA Network
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Telemundo
Tottenham preview: Avoiding a decline
It has been a bright start to the season for Tottenham Hotspur, following the appointment of former Brentford boss Thomas Frank, but there are some slight concerns over the level of their performances.
A very good example of that came in their most recent outing as they defeated newly-promoted Leeds United by two goals to one at Elland Road in a game in which Spurs were much the weaker of the two sides in West Yorkshire.
Aston Villa preview: Villains on a roll
Unai Emery was coming under pressure after a disappointing first month or so of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign but the Villains went into the October international break on the back of a much-improved run of form.
Their most recent outing saw them see off a stubborn Burnley side by two goals to one at Villa Park to mean that they have now enjoyed four-match winning streak across all competitions.
Tottenham team news: Solanke could return
In his pre-match press conference, Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank confirmed that loanee Randal Kolo Muani is now fit and available, with fellow striker Dominic Solanke given a slight chance of making the match day squad.
However, Mali international defensive midfielder Yves Bissouma is enduring a continuation to his stop-start beginning to this campaign with a fresh injury sustained on international duty.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall; Kudus, Richarlison, Johnson
Unavailable: Bissouma (Injured), Maddison (Injured), Kulusevski (Injured)
Questionable: Dragusin (Injured), Takai (Injured), Davies (Injured), Solanke (Injured)
Aston Villa team news: Mings back training
Unai Emery has confirmed that Tyrone Mings is back in training but the England international will be subject to a late assessment of his fitness ahead of the clash in north London.
Emi Buendia, Jadon Sancho and Ollie Watkins all had knocks but appear set to be available for this one, albeit Belgium international Youri Tielemans is sidelined for the Villains.
Predicted XI (4-2-2-2): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Bogarde, Kamara; McGinn, Rogers; Malen, Watkins
Unavailable: Tielemans (Injured)
Questionable: Mings (Fitness), Garcia (Injured), Buendia (Injured), Sancho (Injured), Watkins (Injured)
Tottenham vs Aston Villa prediction
Aston Villa have now not lost a game inside 90 minutes since that infamous 3-0 loss at home to Crystal Palace in late-August. They have been steadily improving, albeit under the radar. Under the radar, Spurs have perhaps been trending in the opposite direction and there will be a few concerns over whether or not they will soon see a regression in terms of results, too, and so siding with Villa could the smart and value bet for this one in north London.
Tottenham vs Aston Villa tip: Double chance – Aston Villa to win or draw
