Aston Villa v Spurs, 16:00
Just a single point separates Aston Villa and Tottenham in the Barclays Premier League table prior to kick-off this afternoon, and that’s an ugly stat for the visitors when you think that Villa have lost their last five matches, without scoring once during them. Admittedly Paul Lambert has sent his side out against Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City in that period, but the lost momentum is as much of a problem as anything else for his team and Tottenham will look to exploit that today. Spurs have only won one of their last seven, against the manager’s old team Southampton, and will keen to put pressure on the home side early and potentially turn the crowd against the home manager.
Aston Villa are without Alan Hutton, while Philippe Senderos could miss out with a thigh injury but Nathan Baker and Andreas Weimann should be fit. Tottenham could hand a first league start of the season to Harry Kane, and Kyle Naughton is available after proving his fitness in midweek.
Just a single point separates Aston Villa and Tottenham in the Barclays Premier League table prior to kick-off this afternoon, and that’s an ugly stat for the visitors when you think that Villa have lost their last five matches, without scoring once during them. Admittedly Paul Lambert has sent his side out against Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City in that period, but the lost momentum is as much of a problem as anything else for his team and Tottenham will look to exploit that today. Spurs have only won one of their last seven, against the manager’s old team Southampton, and will keen to put pressure on the home side early and potentially turn the crowd against the home manager.
Aston Villa are without Alan Hutton, while Philippe Senderos could miss out with a thigh injury but Nathan Baker and Andreas Weimann should be fit. Tottenham could hand a first league start of the season to Harry Kane, and Kyle Naughton is available after proving his fitness in midweek.
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