Tottenham vs Aston Villa: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Spurs host Villa at their home to get back to winning ways and strive for the Premier League top spot

It’s a perfect combination of Premier League matchday and Sunday! We have a great game in front of us with Tottenham Hotspur taking on Aston Villa. It’s the clash of the fourth and fifth-position teams in EPL. Tottenham have been clinical this season winning 8 out of their 12 games. They lost their last two games which were their first games to lose. The new manager’s magic has worked very well for them. Spurs will look back to get into the top 3 position in the Premier League points table with a win at their home.

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa have been a surprise package in the league this season. Even they have won 8 games out of their previous 12 matches. Emery’s tactics have got Villa going this season and this might be the chance for them to get into the top four of the table. The Lions have scored 29 goals this season which is second highest after the champions Man City. Let us take a look at the match details that come ahead of us.

Kick-off

Sunday, 26th November 2023, 02:00 PM GMT; 07:30 PM IST

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Form

Tottenham (in all competitions): W-W-W-L-L

Aston Villa (in all competitions): W-W-L-W-W

Players to watch for

Son Heung-Min – Tottenham

Captain Son Heung-Min is a key player for Tottenham this season. He has been very energetic and a regular goal scorer this season. His speed and clinical finishing are well-known and he is a key component of Tottenham’s attacking force. He is a continual threat to Villa’s defences because of his ability to create opportunities and finish them. Emery needs to have a special tactic to take care of the Korean maestro!

Nicolo Zaniolo – Aston Villa

Villa’s Nicolo Zaniolo is a talented player with style and adaptability. His inventiveness and dribbling ability are infused with his midfield vitality. The Lion’s attacking strategies may benefit greatly from Zaniolo’s vision and ability to penetrate defences. When it comes to creating scoring opportunities for his teammates, Zaniolo steps up. It will be good to see how the coaching staff uses him against Spurs’ strong defence.

Match facts

• Tottenham’s past three league home games against Aston Villa have resulted in two losses. Villa defeated Tottenham twice in the Premier League last season.
• Tottenham have now dropped points in their last two games in the Premier League after going 10 games without a loss to start the season. In their last eight Premier League games, Aston Villa have won six of them.
• This season in the Premier League, Tottenham have given up more goals (6) in stoppage time than any other team. 

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Injury and team news

Aston Villa and Tottenham both have a number of injury concerns that are affecting their team chemistry. Tottenham’s midfield strength is impacted by Sessegnon’s hamstring injury, which will keep him out of the game. Concerns are also raised by the injury sustained by Udogie and Ramsey. The forward line is hampered by Solomon’s knee injury and Richarlison’s problems. 

There are questions regarding the return time of Buendia, McGinn and Mings for Unai Emery’s side. Both teams may decide to change their tactics and starting lineups in response to the absence of important players. This will put more pressure on the available players to fill vital positions in subsequent games.

Head-to-head

Matches: 52

Tottenham: 26

Aston Villa: 14

Draws: 12

Predicted lineup for Tottenham vs Aston Villa

Tottenham Predicted lineup (4-3-3)

Vicario; Porro, Dier, Davies, Royal; Sarr, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso; Kulusevski, Son, Johnson

Aston Villa Predicted lineup (4-4-2)

Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Kamara, Zaniolo; Diaby, Watkins

Match prediction for Tottenham vs Aston Villa

The match between Tottenham and Aston Villa constantly has an unpredictable edge. Each team has an effective squad of players that can win the game at any time. Tottenham wants to rule their home field and is supported by attacking players like Son and Kulusevski. But injuries to important players like Perišić and doubts about players like Richarlison could throw off their rhythm.

In contrast, Aston Villa’s midfield balance may be impacted by Buendia’s absence. Mings’s injury may make things difficult for their defence. But there’s always potential for surprises in football, and both teams will try to take advantage of any mistakes to earn a vital victory. It might be a comfortable win for Tottenham given their recent performances, but Villa might strike at the counter.

Prediction: Tottenham 3 – 1 Aston Villa

Telecast 

India – Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar

UK – Sky Sports, TNT Sports

US –  NBC, USA Network

Nigeria – DSTV, GoTV

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