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| Aston Villa v Tottenham: Premier League – live! | Aston Villa v Tottenham: Premier League – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.48pm GMT | |
| 15:48 | |
| The home crowd are warmed up and ready to cheer their team to a famous victory. The cheering will be very quiet however: | |
| Aston Villa PA man reads out the lineup. There are no cheers for anyone. There is a smattering of boos for Lescott. There is mostly silence. | |
| 3.45pm GMT | |
| 15:45 | |
| Some news from north London to cheer Spurs fans: Arsenal are out of the FA Cup to Watford. Although, you could say this means Arsenal will be more rested for their title charge. If you can still call it a title charge. Possibly not. | |
| Related: Watford shock Arsenal in FA Cup with Adlène Guedioura thunderbolt | |
| 3.36pm GMT | |
| 15:36 | |
| So, it’s time for Tottenham to get things back on track today. The midweek against Dortmund can be dismissed to a certain extent after they fielded a weakened team but the fact remains this is a team going for a title with only two wins in their last seven outings. The draw was particularly worrying - Spurs were unable to hold on for a home win against a team that excels in mental fragility. But if they can win today, Spurs will be within two points of Leicester at the top. And seeing as they’re playing Villa, you’d say they have a pretty good chance to do so. | |
| As for Villa, it’s only a matter of time until Birmingham’s landscape is dealt the biggest blow since Snob’s moved across town. Oh for the days of umbrella man and Dalian Atkinson: | |
| 3.18pm GMT | |
| 15:18 | |
| Team news | |
| And your teams are in. Spurs are looking a little stronger than they were during their defeat to Dortmund the other day, while Villa are as strong/weak as ever. | |
| Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Lescott, Cissokho, Veretout, Gana, Westwood, Gestede, Ayew, Gil. Subs: Richards, Clark, Bacuna, Sinclair, Green, Bunn, Lyden. | |
| Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Walker, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Eriksen, Alli, Kane. Subs: Son, Mason, Vorm, Trippier, Chadli, Carroll, Davies. | |
| Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire) | |
| 2.10pm GMT | 2.10pm GMT |
| 14:10 | 14:10 |
| Tom will be here shortly. In the meantime, here is Stuart James’ preview of the match: | Tom will be here shortly. In the meantime, here is Stuart James’ preview of the match: |
| Mauricio Pochettino made it clear with his weakened team selection inThursday’s 3-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund that the Premier League is his priority this season. Aston Villa should, on the face of it, be obliging opponents for Spurs and it is tempting to wonder if Pochettino could have rested players for this fixture, against the Premier League’s bottom club, and picked a stronger side in Dortmund. Either way Spurs need to get back on track after winning only two of their last seven in all competitions. Stuart James | Mauricio Pochettino made it clear with his weakened team selection inThursday’s 3-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund that the Premier League is his priority this season. Aston Villa should, on the face of it, be obliging opponents for Spurs and it is tempting to wonder if Pochettino could have rested players for this fixture, against the Premier League’s bottom club, and picked a stronger side in Dortmund. Either way Spurs need to get back on track after winning only two of their last seven in all competitions. Stuart James |
| Kick-off Sunday 4pm | Kick-off Sunday 4pm |
| Venue Villa Park | Venue Villa Park |
| Last season Aston Villa 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 | Last season Aston Villa 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 |
| Referee Anthony Taylor | Referee Anthony Taylor |
| This season G23, Y89, R3, 4 cards per game | This season G23, Y89, R3, 4 cards per game |
| Odds H 27-4 A 8-15 D 18-5 | Odds H 27-4 A 8-15 D 18-5 |
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |
| Subs from Bunn, Gil, Lyden, Okore, Clark, Richardson, Gestede, Bacuna, Davis | Subs from Bunn, Gil, Lyden, Okore, Clark, Richardson, Gestede, Bacuna, Davis |
| Doubtful None | Doubtful None |
| Injured Kozak (ankle, 19 Mar), Sánchez (hamstring, 19 Mar), Traoré (foot, Apr), Amavi (knee, unknown), Grealish (ankle, unknown) | Injured Kozak (ankle, 19 Mar), Sánchez (hamstring, 19 Mar), Traoré (foot, Apr), Amavi (knee, unknown), Grealish (ankle, unknown) |
| Suspended None | Suspended None |
| Form LWLLLL | Form LWLLLL |
| Discipline Y58 R1 | Discipline Y58 R1 |
| Leading scorers Ayew, Gestede 5 | Leading scorers Ayew, Gestede 5 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Subs from Vorm, McGee, Trippier, Carter-Vickers, Dembélé, Son, Carroll, Winks, Onomah, Bentaleb, Chadli | Subs from Vorm, McGee, Trippier, Carter-Vickers, Dembélé, Son, Carroll, Winks, Onomah, Bentaleb, Chadli |
| Doubtful None | Doubtful None |
| Injured Njie (knee, 19 Mar), Vertonghen (knee, Apr), Rose (calf, unknown) | Injured Njie (knee, 19 Mar), Vertonghen (knee, Apr), Rose (calf, unknown) |
| Suspended None | Suspended None |
| Form WWWWLD | Form WWWWLD |
| Discipline Y56 R0 | Discipline Y56 R0 |
| Leading scorer Kane 17 | Leading scorer Kane 17 |