Aston Villa vs Tottenham – Premier League: Live rating and updates

They have gained their final three Premier League assembly with Spurs – their longest on this fixture since four-in-a-row, attaining in January 1996.

Villa have scored 59 Premier League targets this season – their most in a top-flight marketing campaign for the reason that 71 they scored below Martin O’Neill in 2007-08.

It’s their most at this exact stage of a top-flight season since 1932-33 once they had 68 targets!

Villa have gained 4 of their final 5 Premier League matches, together with the final three in a row.

It’s the fourth run of three or extra consecutive wins below Unai Emery, one thing solely two mangers had managed for them since O’Neill left in 2010.

They had been Dean Smith (2020) and Steven Gerrard (2022).

Pape Sarr likes to understand how the machine works, behind the brilliant lights and the slick actions.

He likes to know what you do within the background to get the factor firing and the way to make things better in the event that they’re damaged.

All of which explains his profession selection as soon as he is completed with soccer!

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Tottenham are within the constructing at Villa Park. Here’s James Maddison and Son Heung-min arriving a short time in the past.

Tottenham XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Bissouma, Sarr, Kulusevski, Maddison, Johnson, Son.

Subs: Austin, Hojbjerg, Dragusin, Royal, Werner, Lo Celso, Bentancur, Davies, Scarlett.

Ange Postecoglou has made three adjustments from the Tottenham aspect that beat Crystal Palace 3-1 final weekend.

Pedro Porro makes his return at right-back after lacking a month with a muscle damage, whereas Brennan Johnson and Pape Matar Sarr are the others introduced in.

Emerson Royal, Rodrigo Bentancur and Timo Werner all drop to the bench.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Torres, Digne, McGinn, Luiz, Tielemans, Watkins, Bailey.

Subs: Olsen, Carlos, Moreno, Diaby, Zaniolo, Duran, Rogers, Kesler-Hayden, Iroegbunam.

Unai Emery has made three adjustments from the Aston Villa aspect that drew 0-0 with Ajax within the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday night time.

Captain John McGinn, winger Leon Bailey and full-back Matty Cash all come again into the workforce rather than Moussa Diaby, Morgan Rogers and Tim Iroegbunam.

Stay tuned for the confirmed workforce line-ups from the primary of our Premier League matches as we speak.

Will Timo Werner (under) be concerned for Spurs?

One of the matters up for dialogue on Mail Sport’s It’s All Kicking Off podcast this week was who will carry the trophy come May with Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal all slug it out.

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Ange Postecoglou braves the Brummie climate as Tottenham made their entrance at Villa Park a couple of minutes in the past.

Both 2pm kick-offs as we speak will have an effect on the relegation image on the backside of the Premier League.

Burnley, who dropped to the foot of the desk when Sheffield United picked up a degree at Bournemouth yesterday, play at West Ham.

They’re 11 factors off Nottingham Forest, who’re up in opposition to Brighton on the similar time.

It’s more and more do-or-die for the Clarets in the event that they’re to flee the drop, whereas Forest additionally really want one thing with the specter of a degree deduction nonetheless hanging over them.

Yesterday, Luton snatched what may show a really important level at Crystal Palace due to Cauley Woodrow’s late objective, whereas Everton and Brentford losses prevented them pulling away.

Some sometimes vibrant feedback from Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou forward of this sport, making the purpose it is meaningless spending a season within the Champions League – with all of the riches that circulate from it – with out making steady progress.

Yes, he did say ‘mate’ earlier than making the Willy Wonka remark too…

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Not essentially the most nice day in Birmingham, it’s truthful to say…

Let’s start by looking on the prime finish of the Premier League and the scenario we discover ourselves in forward of as we speak’s motion.

Arsenal moved prime with final night time’s essential 2-1 win over Brentford, with the Gunners a degree forward of Liverpool and two forward of City.

Of course, the victors of as we speak’s conflict at Anfield will go forward of them on this title race which guarantees loads of twists and turns but.

Beneath them, in all probability however not fully out of the title image, are Villa in fourth on 55 factors after which Spurs in fifth on 50 factors.

So a Villa win as we speak will put priceless respiratory area between them and Spurs if the Premier League solely finally ends up with 4 Champions League spots.

If the league will get that fifth place, you actually can’t rule out Manchester United, whose win over Everton yesterday put them inside placing distance of Spurs.

Before the titanic title tussle between Liverpool and Manchester City in a while, a match additionally of appreciable significance in direction of the highest finish of the Premier League.

Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur are each hoping to play within the Champions League subsequent season.

Indeed, they each may if the Premier League will get 5 locations primarily based on the UEFA coefficient. But fourth ensures it and so as we speak’s assembly at Villa Park carries loads of significance.

By 3pm, Villa may have opened up an eight-point hole to Spurs, or it may very well be down to 2. Manchester United in sixth – inconsistent however nonetheless hopeful – are on the prowl in sixth spot.

In addition, now we have a few 2pm kick-offs to maintain tabs on – Brighton vs Nottingham Forest and West Ham vs Burnley each have implications on the improper finish of the desk.

So a heat welcome alongside to our reside protection of the three ‘early’ Premier League matches as we speak, whetting the urge for food earlier than the massive one later.