Aston Villa vs Tottenham LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction today
A crucial game in the race for Europe takes place in the Premier League today as Spurs travel to an Aston Villa side looking to cap their fine end to the season with a top-seven finish.
Harry Kane struck in last week’s victory over Crystal Palace to at least end Tottenham’s four-game run without a win, elevating them back into Europa League contention. Ryan Mason is determined to make his case for taking the manager’s role permanently and three more points this afternoon would certainly do that.
Unai Emery’s Villa, meanwhile, must rouse themselves after back-to-back defeats dropped them to eighth in the table. Ahead of the team news, Spurs have injury doubts in defence with the hosts likely to welcome back Matty Cash. Follow Aston Villa vs Tottenham LIVE via Standard Sport’s matchday blog below, featuring expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick in the west Midlands!
Live updates
Aston Villa vs Tottenham match odds
Aston Villa – 11/8
Draw – 5/2
Tottenham – 2/1
Odds via Betway, subject to change
Elsewhere in the Premier League
Leeds and Newcastle are level at 1-1 in the early kick-off, following Callum Wilson’s leveller to cancel out an early Luke Ayling strike.
Nick Pope didn’t cover himself in glory for the opener yet made amends by saving Patrick Bamford’s penalty when Leeds were 1-0 up…
Today’s destination
Villa Park is set to be packed to the rafters for today’s game, under a lovely bit of late-spring sun and no rain in the forecast at all.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham prediction
Other than a couple of blips, Villa have been so strong under Emery. Given Spurs’ patchy away form, it looks a very tough ask for them.
Villa to win, 2-1.
Predicted Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Carlos, Moreno; McGinn, Dendoncker, Luiz, Ramsey; Bailey, Watkins (4-4-2)
Aston Villa team news
Jed Steer is the only player unavailable to Emery after Matty Cash returned from injury.
Leon Bailey and Diego Carlos could also feature in the XI after back-to-back 1-0 defeats.
Predicted Tottenham XI: Forster; Emerson, Romero, Lenglet; Porro, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Davies; Son, Kane, Richarlison (3-4-3)
Tottenham team news
Hugo Lloris will miss the rest of the season for Spurs, though there is hope that Yves Bissouma could feature before the end of the campaign.
Emerson Royal played in a three-man backline in place of Eric Dier last weekend and impressed, so now looks set to continue.
However, there are doubts around Clement Lenglet, while the likes of Ryan Sessegnon and Rodrigo Bentancur are still in the treatment room.
Where to watch Aston Villa vs Tottenham
TV channel and live stream: Today’s game will not be broadcast live in the UK as it takes place during the 3pm Saturday blackout imposed across English football.
Highlights: You can watch highlights on Match of the Day, which this week airs at 10pm on BBC Two.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham – LIVE!
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s coverage of Aston Villa vs Tottenham in the Premier League.
Today’s game kicks off at 3pm BST from Villa Park as Spurs travel to the west Midlands for a crucial game in the race for Europe.
Eighth-placed Villa have struggled in the last couple of weeks to dent their momentum, having rapidly risen up the table under Unai Emery.
Ryan Mason can finally claim to have steadied Spurs’ ship by beating Crystal Palace last time out, leaving them sixth in the table. A tilt at a top-four finish still feels unlikely, however.
Join us for all the build-up, match action and reaction this afternoon with Dan Kilpatrick at Villa Park for expert analysis and Marc Mayo on the play-by-play calls.
