Tottenham vs Aston Villa: Match Preview | Premier League 2024/25

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By Stanley Samuel
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Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to build on their emphatic 2-1 win over Man City in the Carabao Cup as they welcome Unai Emery’s Aston Villa to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in what promises to be an exciting Premier League clash.

Spurs’ inconsistent start to the season continued with a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace despite dominating the ball with 66% possession. They have now lost four of their nine Premier League games this season, and have conceded 10 goals from 9.7 xG as teams have found a smart way to play through Ange’s infamous highline. Spurs home games have being entertaining with six of their last eight home games seeing over 2+ goals scored.

Aston Villa have built on their record finish last season, with five wins, three draws and one loss in the Premier League this season. They have an unbeaten away record in all competitions this season but have failed to keep a clean sheet in all four away games in the Premier League this season. Despite a Carabao cup exit to Crystal Palace during the midweek, Unai Emery’s men would be confident coming into this fixture as they were 2-1 winners at Spur’s stadium last season and have overperformed their xG this season with 16 goals scored from 13.5 xG.

Tottenham Vs Aston Villa – Kickoff

Date: Sunday, 3 November 2024
Time: 3:00 pm [ GMT +1 ]
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England.

Tottenham vs Aston Villa – Match Officials

Referee: Craig Pawson.
Assistants: James Mainwaring, Wade Smith.
Fourth official: Peter Bankes.
VAR: David Coote.
Assistant VAR: Richard West.

Tottenham vs Aston Villa – Team News

Tottenham Team News vs Aston Villa

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Micky Van de Ven was substituted during midweek action in what looks like a hamstring injury while captain Romero is in contention to start after being subbed at half-time due to fatigue. Son Heung Min, Djed Spence & Wilson Odobert remain on the sidelines while German winger is in contention to start after being subbed off against Man City due to fatigue.

Aston Villa Team News vs Tottenham

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Aston Villa have been lucky with injuries this season and have a clean bill of health as all first team players are available. A host of first team players were rested during midweek with star striker; Ollie Watkins rested and should probably return to the starting lineup.

Tottenham vs Aston Villa – Pre-Match Analysis

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Unai Emery has earned a reputation for being a strategic tactician, choosing to adapt his style to exploit the opposition’s weaknesses. Villa are likely to emulate the tactics that won all three points against Spurs last season; choosing to cede control of the ball while looking to launch direct attacks against Spurs’ last line of defense. Spurs’ desire to control the centre of the pitch by inverting both fullbacks would need to be perfectly executed as Watkins’ intelligent forward movement would be targeted at attacking the spaces vacated by Spurs’ aggressive fullbacks.

Tottenham vs Aston Villa – Key Players

Dejan Kulusevski

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Given how narrow and crowded Villa’s midfield could be, Dejan Kulusevski football brain would be needed stretch Villa’s out of shape. The Swedish midfielder has been in impressive form this season dictating and controlling play with 2.7 key passes per game. His intelligent movement and runs from deep was an instrumental in the demolition of United at Old Trafford and would be a key in destabilizing the compact setup of Villa’s midfield.

Ollie Watkins

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Despite a slow start to the league after returning late from the Euros this season, Watkins have found the back of the net five times from 4.32 xG. With the spaces available on the flanks due to how Spurs setup, Watkins’ movement would be needed for Aston Villa to fully exploit Tottenham’s highline together with his ruthless finishing in front of goal. The English striker would need to put on his shooting boots as Spurs’ defending would definitely present the 28-year-old will spaces to attack.

Tottenham vs Aston Villa Predicted Lineups

Tottenham Predicted Lineup vs Aston Villa: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie, Maddison, Kulusevski, Bissouma, Johnson, Solanke, Werner.

Aston Villa Predicted Lineup vs Tottenham Hotspur: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey, McGinn, Watkins.

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