Mauricio Pochettino made it clear with his weakened team selection in Thursday’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
Venue Villa Park
Last season Aston Villa 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2
Referee Anthony Taylor
This season G23, Y89, R3, 4 cards per game
Odds H 27-4 A 8-15 D 18-5
Aston Villa
Subs from Bunn, Gil, Lyden, Okore, Clark, Richardson, Gestede, Bacuna, Davis
Doubtful None
Injured Kozak (ankle, 19 Mar), Sánchez (hamstring, 19 Mar), Traoré (foot, Apr), Amavi (knee, unknown), Grealish (ankle, unknown)
Suspended None
Form LWLLLL
Discipline Y58 R1
Leading scorers Ayew, Gestede 5
Tottenham Hotspur
Subs from Vorm, McGee, Trippier, Carter-Vickers, Dembélé, Son, Carroll, Winks, Onomah, Bentaleb, Chadli
Doubtful None
Injured Njie (knee, 19 Mar), Vertonghen (knee, Apr), Rose (calf, unknown)
Suspended None
Form WWWWLD
Discipline Y56 R0
Leading scorer Kane 17
