Tottenham vs Aston Villa Premier League Prediction

Overview

Tottenham just won 2-1 against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup to qualify for the quarter-finals. However, Spurs are not in good form in the Premier League. Including the defeat to Crystal Palace in the last round, Tottenham have lost 4 matches and have only 13 points after 9 rounds.

Therefore, coach Ange Postecoglou's team needs to return with positive results soon if they want to participate in the Champions League next season. However, hosting Aston Villa at this time is not an easy task for Spurs.

Remember, Aston Villa are having positive results in the 2024-2025 season, despite having to split their efforts in the Champions League and losing midfielder Douglas Luiz.

However, coach Unai Emery's team has slowed down in the last two matches. They were held to a 1-1 draw by Bournemouth at Villa Park and were eliminated from the Carabao Cup by Crystal Palace.

In terms of personnel, both Tottenham and Aston Villa have quality and classy names. Aston Villa has more stable performance, but Tottenham has the home field advantage. It is not impossible that this match will end in a draw.

Tottenham have lost three of their last four Premier League games against Aston Villa, including their previous two at home. Spurs did win 4-0 at Villa Park last season, though.

Human resources situation

Postecoglou is hopeful captain Son Heung-min will return from injury. However, defender Micky Van de Ven looks set to be out for a while after coming off early with a hamstring injury in the midweek win over Man City.

On the other side of the front line, Emery mixed up his lineup for the match against Crystal Palace. However, he could return to the same lineup as last week's match against Bournemouth.

Expected lineup:

Tottenham: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie, Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison, Johnson, Solanke, Son Heung-min.

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey, Watkins.