Aston Villa vs Tottenham LIVE
After a favourable result yesterday, Tottenham can boost their hopes of preserving their Premier League status when they take on Champions League-chasing Aston Villa this evening. Spurs won their first league game of 2026 last weekend and know if they can follow that up with another victory in the Midlands, the reward will be to climb out of the bottom three after West Ham were heavily beaten by Brentford.
Tottenham have lost both games against Villa this season - both of which at home - and their task at Villa Park has been made all the more difficult with Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke being added to an already lengthy injury list. However, Roberto De Zerbi is set to welcome Destiny Udogie and Pape Matar Sarr back as he plots a key win in the relegation battle.
Villa's upcoming Europa League semi-final second leg may prove a factor, though Unai Emery's side know they can all-but confirm a top-five finish with a win. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Sam Tabuteau.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham latest news
- GOAL! Buendia heads home consolation
- GOAL! Richarlison doubles Tottenham's lead
- GOAL! Gallagher puts Spurs ahead early on
Fan reaction: Tottenham win
21:00 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneGreat 3 pts. Shame we conceded a soft goal late on but we're out of the relegation zone at last.
— Jon Boyes (@jonboyes) May 3, 2026
Best performance of the season. Fight, desire. Brilliant. #COYS #THFC
Fan reaction: Gallagher praised
20:59 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneHow good was Conor #THFC TOP
— MB (@MBdaytrading) May 3, 2026
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
20:56 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneBack-to-back wins for Tottenham and they are out of the relegation zone. A massive three points and Roberto De Zerbi's side may just have flipped the switch on their season.
FULL-TIME
20:55 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneAston Villa 1-2 Tottenham
GOAL! Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham | Emiliano Buendia ‘90+6
20:54 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne90+6 min: GOALLLL
Emiliano Buendia flicks a header home but it will be too little too late for Villa.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:53 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne90+5 min: Gallagher booked.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:48 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne90+1 min: Into five minutes of stoppage time at Villa Park as Richarlison walks gingerly back to the Spurs bench.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:48 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne90 min: Richarlison and Tel make way for Sarr and Bergvall.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:46 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne89 min: Bailey tries to take on Udogie but the Spurs defender sticks to his task and concedes a corner which is headed over by Mings. He should score and looks to have hurt himself in the process.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne87 min: Two more Spurs changes are being prepared with this game fizzling out.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:43 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne86 min: Into the final five minutes at Villa Park and Tottenham are cruising to a huge win.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:43 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne85 min: Here comes the double Villa change as Barkley and Sancho make way for Buendia and Bailey.
Buendia has scored in both games against Spurs this season...
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
20:41 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneVilla are firmly on top now, but they have still yet to test Kinsky. Emery's side have taken just three shots so far and do not look like getting back into this game.
Spurs will be keen to get another, though, to kill the game off.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:40 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne82 min: Another wasted Villa set-piece. Rogers opts to go short instead of putting Spurs under pressure and he ends up losing the ball and then conceding a corner at the other end.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:39 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne80 min: Danso into the book for pulling back Watkins.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:38 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne80 min: Villa changes are imminent, but not too many supporters are sticking around to see them.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:35 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne77 min: Rogers talks his way into a yellow card after appealing a throw-in decision.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:32 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne75 min: Spurs are around 15 minutes away from securing a massive win. This is what it means to the supporters and Kolo Muani.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:31 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne73 min: Yellow card for Tel as he kicks the ball away after Rogers had been fouled by Danso.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:30 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne72 min: Spence goes close after cutting in on to his left foot. Offside flag was up anyway so Villa have a free-kick instead of facing a corner.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:29 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne71 min: Bit of defending for Spurs to do and they do it rather comfortably. Tielemans then dinks a cross to the back post but Watkins can’t reach it.
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
20:25 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneFirst round of changes for Tottenham and a chance for the away support to serenade their team.
Kolo Muani has looked a different proposition tonight, and is deservedly cheered off.
Bentancur, meanwhile, has been a huge addition since returning from injury.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:23 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne66 min: That is the last we will see of Bentancur this evening as he is replaced by Bissouma.
Spence for Kolo Muani is the other change.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:22 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne65 min: Villa starting to move the ball quicker, nothing too threatening for Spurs yet but the home crowd are beginning to get excited.
Bentancur down and requires a bit of treatment. Surely not another injury for Tottenham...
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:20 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne62 min: That is superb from Palhinha. Wonderful tackle to stop Barkley in his tracks and then drives forward to win Spurs a free-kick.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:19 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne61 min: Still no shots at goal from Villa. Rogers looks to change that but his effort is charged down and deflected behind for a corner which Kinsky claws away.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:17 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne59 min: First Villa change sees Abraham make way for the in-form Watkins.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:16 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne58 min: Oh dear, Mings overhits a back pass to Martinez and Spurs have a corner out of nothing other than sheer pressing. Abraham makes first contact as Villa deal with the corner.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:14 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne56 min: Rogers stays down after a tackle from Bentancur. Back to his feet now is the Villa man, but he’s not moving around too comfortably.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:12 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne55 min: Porro over a free-kick for Spurs, it’s taken short before the defender eventually swings the ball in and Danso does well to keep it in and the visitors recycle possession before Porro fires over from range.
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
20:10 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneSpurs will no doubt be expecting a Villa reaction. If the first-half was all about attacking intensity, the second 45 will be more about control and game management.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:09 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne51 min: Van de Ven showcases his speed as makes up a lot of distance to get to Abraham as the Villa striker’s eyes lit up at the prospect of a clear run at goal.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:08 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne50 min: Emery has just sent a few players out to warm up. Changes imminent? Barkley could be one to make way as he picks up a yellow card for a foul on Gallagher.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:05 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne47 min: Abraham gets the Villa Park crowd on their feet by winning a corner. However, those cheers very quickly turn to groans as Sancho manages to get caught offside after attempting a short one.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:03 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne46 min: No changes at the break by Villa. Slightly surprising that from Unai Emery. Would imagine he’s giving those out there a chance to redeem themselves.
KICK-OFF!
20:03 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneBack underway at Villa Park.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
20:00 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneRicharlison has answered the call having stepped in for Dominic Solanke this evening...
Richarlison grabs a second for Tottenham Hotspur and what a huge goal that could prove to be ⚽
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Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
19:58 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneConor Gallagher broke the deadlock with his first Tottenham goal, what a strike is was...
A stunning goal from Conor Gallagher has Tottenham Hotspur ahead 😮💨
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 3, 2026
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Fan reaction: De Zerbi working his magic
19:56 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneThat was an impressive 1st half ! The De Zerbi effect ! #ThFC
— Raed Behbehani |رائـد بـهـبـهـاني (@rsbehbehani) May 3, 2026
Fan thoughts: Villa performance
19:53 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneAbsolutely embarrassing first half. No effort at all from anybody. Pathetic villa #avfc #thfc
— Ryan Neale (@ryanneale_) May 3, 2026
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
19:51 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneVilla fans can't believe what they have seen and neither can the travelling Spurs support. The home side have been nowhere near it, while Spurs have taken their opportunity and look set to move clear of the bottom three.
Roberto De Zerbi will be delighted with his side's intensity.
Fan reaction: Spurs at their best
19:50 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneBest 45 mins of the season #COYS #THFC
— StephenTHFC 🏴🐓 (@Stephen1970t) May 3, 2026
HALF-TIME
19:47 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneAston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
Boos from the Aston Villa fans at the break, but it has been a superb first half for Tottenham.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
19:46 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne45 min: Into one added minute as Sancho’s free-kick hits the hand of Mings and that should be that for the first half.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
19:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne44 min: Bogarde looks to run past the Spurs defence but he is clipped by Bentancur who is then shown a yellow card.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
19:43 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne43 min: CHANCE!
Brilliant driving run from Muani, his cross is kept alive by Udogie and Tel has the opportunity to pick out Gallagher in the middle but opts to shoot and fires high and wide.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
19:41 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne40 min: Kolo Muani is certainly a threat for Spurs, if he can improve his decision making in the final third then there’s certainly a few goals out there for the Frenchman.
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
19:39 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneThis has been smooth sailing for Tottenham. It is clear there is only one team with something to play for.
Villa's minds are elsewhere right now, and as it stands Spurs are moving clear of the relegation zone with ease.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
19:38 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne37 min: Tel does so well to win the ball back but ruins that good work by lashing an effort over the bar.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
19:35 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne35 min: Excellent defending from Palhinha as he gets body in the way of Rogers and draws a foul. Another example of hesitancy from Villa there though as Rogers had time to pull the trigger but decided against so.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
19:33 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne32 min: The Villa Park crowd do not have much patience tonight. Jeers as the players resist the chance to shoot and Sancho’s hopeless pass out of play is hardly going to help matters.
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham
19:31 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne30 min: Not much of a reaction from Villa since conceding that second goal. Some supporters got up and left the ground after Richarlison had headed home.
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
19:28 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneTottenham are in dreamland. They have been all over Aston Villa and deserve nothing less than their 2-0 lead. Richarlison heads in from an excellent cross from Tel, his second in a matter of minutes.
It has been all too easy for Roberto De Zerbi's side.
GOAL! Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham | Richarlison ‘25
19:26 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne25 min: TOTTENHAM ARE TWO UP!
What a start this is from Spurs, superb cross from Tel, Richarlison ghosts in and plants a header past Martinez. De Zerbi goes wild on the touchline.
Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham
19:25 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne24 min: CHANCE FOR SPURS!
Tel’s cross to the back post is too high for Richarlison but Kolo Muani is backing him up and gets a touch but Martinez tips the ball over.
Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham
19:23 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne22 min: The Villa Park faithful are getting restless, clearly not happy with this performance. You’d have to say it is the perfect start by Spurs.
Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham
19:22 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne21 min: Cash gets a crucial touch on the ball as Tel was lining up a volley at the back post. Emery can’t be happy with how easy it is for Spurs to carve open his side centrally.
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
19:20 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneTottenham are really enjoying themselves. They are playing with intensity and purpose and could have doubled their lead through Palhinha's long range strike. Spurs' midfielders are picking up every loose ball.
Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham
19:19 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne18 min: Tottenham’s tails are up and they nearly double their lead as Palhinha’s long range effort is turned onto the post by Martinez. Superb save that from the Villa keeper.
Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham
19:18 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne17 min: What a time to score your first Premier League goal of the season.
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
19:15 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneWhat a hit that is from Gallagher. His first Premier League goal since May 2024. It has been a really difficult period for Gallagher, since arriving from Atletico in January, but he has given Spurs a priceless early lead.
GOAL! Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham | Conor Gallagher ‘12
19:13 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne12 min: Slight mix-up between Mings and Martinez allows Spurs to win a throw-in high in the Villa half. Danso is up from the back to launch this into the area but Tielemans makes first contact.
His clearance falls to Gallagher and he breaks the deadlock with a fine finish.
Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham
19:11 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne10 min: Barkley tries to find Sancho with an speculative pass but gets too much on it and the Villa winger can’t stop the ball going out for a Spurs throw-in.
Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham
19:09 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne8 min: Very sloppy from Rogers as he takes his eyes off the ball at the crucial point and Sancho’s lofted pass goes out of play. Villa yet to get going from an attacking perspective.
Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham
19:08 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne7 min: Spurs are doing a good job in winning possession high up and it’s giving Aston Villa problems when building up. Richarlison goes down in the box but the whistle had already gone for the ball going out of play.
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
19:04 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneThat will give Tottenham some early encouragement. Against a rotated Villa side, they win the ball high and Richarlison has a good opportunity to score.
Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham
19:02 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne2 min: As expected, Richarlison is down the middle for Spurs this evening and he has the first chance of the game but drag his shot wide.
In fairness to the Brazilian, his shot took a deflection.
KICK-OFF!
19:00 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneAway we go!
As it stands
18:58 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneVictory for Tottenham will move them out of the relegation zone with three Premier League games to play.
Meanwhile, Villa can't qualify for the Champions League even with a win, but need just a point to go above Liverpool in the table.
HERE WE GO!
18:56 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneThe teams are out at a rocking Villa Park.
Kick-off is next.
Huge game for Spurs
18:55 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneLet's go. pic.twitter.com/cwFROqYI9c
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 3, 2026
Last time out
18:50 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneGoals from Morgan Rogers and Emiliano Buendia sealed a comeback win for Aston Villa when the two sides met at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in the Premier League, earlier in the season.
Villa also won in north London in the FA Cup third round meeting back in January.
Morgan rifling one home in the reverse fixture 💥 pic.twitter.com/iHgf8zn9LQ
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 2, 2026
Kick-off approaching
18:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne15 minutes to go until kick-off at Villa Park.
Why this game is a 7pm kick-off?
18:40 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneThis fixture was supposed to be a 12.30pm BST kick off on Saturday, but has been moved because of Villa’s Europa League semi-final first leg against Nottingham Forest on Thursday.
Porro speaks
18:37 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneThe are the pre-match thoughts of Tottenham defender Pedro Porro.
"We know how important the game is today. We have to focus on ourselves and we've been working in the week for this game.
"The most important thing for us is to keep the same mentality as last week. We need to win. It is a special moment because we have a positive wave and we need to push everything on the pitch."
Around the grounds
18:35 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneFriday
Leeds 3-1 Burnley
Saturday
Brentford 3-0 West Ham
Newcastle 3-1 Brighton
Wolves 1-1 Sunderland
Arsenal 3-0 Fulham
Today
Bournemouth 3-0 Crystal Palace
Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool
Monday
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
Everton vs Man City
Team news reminder
18:30 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneHere is how both teams will line-up today.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Lindelof, Mings, Maatsen; Bogarde, Tielemans; Barkley, Sancho, Rogers; Abraham
Substitutes: Bizot; Konsa, Pau, García, Digne, Douglas Luiz, Bailey, Buendía, Watkins
Tottenham XI: Kinsky, Danso, Palhinha, Richarlison, Tel, Udogie, Gallagher, Pedro Porro, Bentancur, van de Ven (c), Kolo Muan
Substitutes: Austin, Dragusin, Bissouma, Maddison, Gray, Bergvall, Spence, Sarr, Souza.
Fan reaction: Udogie return
18:25 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneGood to see Udogie back we're much better going forward with him
— North Cole (@NorthCole_thfc) May 3, 2026
Palhinha instead of Bissouma interesting choice. Let's see how it goes. But 0 attackers on the bench is concerning thought some academy players would be utilised
Let's move out of the relegation zone boys🤍#THFC https://t.co/Q3xnAuyh8f
Fan thoughts: No excuses
18:21 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneI would've picked a different midfield tbh but Villa making 7 changes too means we've got no excuse in this game. #THFC #COYS
— Osman 🇹🇷 (@Ozzytok10) May 3, 2026
Fan reaction: Early prediction
18:18 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneWell that’s us keeping Spurs up 🤣 #AVFC #THFC
— ALLAVFC (@AllAVFC_) May 3, 2026
Aston Villa changes
18:15 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneUnai Emery has made SEVEN changes to the Aston Villa side that started the Europa League semi-final first leg loss to Nottingham Forest on Thursday night.
Jadon Sancho, Tammy Abraham, Tyrone Mings and Ross Barkley among those drafted in.
Ollie Watkins only on the bench, John McGinn not even in the squad.
Tottenham changes
18:10 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneRoberto De Zerbi makes four changes to the Tottenham side which started the 1-0 win over Wolves last Saturday.
Destiny Udogie, Joao Palhinha, Richarilson and Mathys Tel all come in as Djed Spence, Yves Bissouma, Dominic Solanke and Xavi Simons make way.
Pape Matar Sarr also returns to the matchday squad having missed the last two games through injury.
Standard Sport's Sam Tabuteau
18:05 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneMore injuries mean more changes for Tottenham, with Tel and Richarlison in for Simons and Solanke.
Last weekend’s match winner, Palhinha, also comes into the starting lineup. Udogie, meanwhile, is fit to start from the off.
Big opportunity for Spurs after West Ham’s loss yesterday.
Aston Villa team in full
18:00 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneAston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Lindelof, Mings, Maatsen; Bogarde, Tielemans; Barkley, Sancho, Rogers; Abraham
Substitutes: Bizot; Konsa, Pau, Garcia, Digne, Douglas Luiz, Bailey, Buendia, Watkins
Tottenham team in full
17:55 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneTottenham XI: Kinsky, Danso, Palhinha, Richarlison, Tel, Udogie, Gallagher, Pedro Porro, Bentancur, van de Ven (c), Kolo Muan
Substitutes: Austin, Dragusin, Bissouma, Maddison, Gray, Bergvall, Spence, Sarr, Souza.
CONFIRMED ASTON VILLA TEAM NEWS
17:50 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneLining up for the hosts this evening...
Your #AVLTOT team news is in ✊ pic.twitter.com/6EY4SOh5Os
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 3, 2026
CONFIRMED TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS
17:46 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneHere is the Tottenham team selected by Roberto De Zerbi...
Our team to face Villa ✊
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 3, 2026
🔢 @krakenfx pic.twitter.com/ugyGxVfbQp
Aston Villa vs Tottenham live - team news imminent
17:43 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneThe teams will be announced shortly!
Stay tuned...
Maddison plan revealed
17:40 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneRoberto De Zerbi says he does not know if James Maddison will be able to play for Tottenham between now and the end of the season.
Maddison has been out since August with an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered during the final game of Spurs’ pre-season tour of Asia.
The 29-year-old has not played a competitive fixture in exactly a year - Spurs’ Europa League semi-final first-leg against Bodo Glimt - but has been named on the bench in each of their last two games.
De Zerbi has been hesitant to say that Maddison is fit enough to play in Spurs’ remaining four games, instead suggesting that he has been providing a leadership role within the squad.
Tottenham forward who will 'star' in relegation scrap
17:35 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneRoberto De Zerbi has hinted that Mathys Tel could play a starring role for Tottenham in the final month of the Premier League season.
Tel has struggled for minutes this season after signing permanently from Bayern Munich last summer, following an initial six-month loan.
The 21-year-old has yet to start under De Zerbi, having also failed to nail down a regular starting berth under Igor Tudor and Thomas Frank.
He could, however, be handed an opportunity for more minutes following the news that Xavi Simons will miss the remainder of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Roberto De Zerbi delivers impassioned rallying cry
17:30 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneRoberto De Zerbi remains adamant Tottenham have what it takes to win their remaining Premier League games as he delivered an impassioned rallying cry ahead of another crunch clash in the relegation fight.
Before last weekend’s 1-0 win over Wolves, Spurs’ first league win in 118 days, De Zerbi had insisted that his side were capable of winning each of their last five games.
That rallying cry came at the end of Spurs’ 2-2 draw at home to Brighton, in which they conceded a 95th-minute equaliser from Georginio Rutter, and De Zerbi has since been keen to stay positive.
Speaking ahead of visiting Aston Villa, he delivered a passionate monologue, detailing the negative coverage around the club and how it was his job to ensure none of that filtered into the dressing room.
Tottenham handed huge relegation boost as West Ham thrashed
17:25 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneWest Ham’s Premier League survival is no longer in their own hands after Brentford boosted their European bid with a 3-0 win.
The Hammers, who could have moved five points clear of trouble with a victory, will now find themselves back in the bottom three if Tottenham beat Aston Villa on Sunday.
Brentford looked ripe for the taking having not won in six matches, but they have become West Ham’s bogey team since they were promoted and have now won eight of their 10 Premier League meetings.
Predicted Tottenham XI
17:20 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneRicharlison took Dominic Solanke’s place against Wolves, and the Brazilian is expected to start at Villa Park.
Rumours suggesting that Randal Kolo Muani has suffered a hamstring injury are believed to be inaccurate, and the French forward is expected to bolster Roberto De Zerbi’s attacking options.
Without Xavi Simons, De Zerbi has a decision to make about who replaces him.
He could opt to risk James Maddison, who has been named on the bench in the last two games, but has not played a competitive game in nearly a year.
Predicted Tottenham XI (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Bissouma; Kolo Muani, Bergvall, Tel; Richarlison.
Sarr injury latest
17:15 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneRoberto De Zerbi has said Pape Matar Sarr is available to start against Aston Villa on Sunday, though he is yet to pick his starting lineup.
Spurs can drag themselves out of the relegation zone with a win at Villa Park, after West Ham’s derby loss to Brentford.
Sarr has been not appeared for Tottenham since the 1-0 defeat by Sunderland on De Zerbi’s debut with the club. He has since been sidelined with a shoulder injury.
De Zerbi revealed on Friday, though, that he has returned to full first-team training and could be in from the off as injury-ravaged Spurs chase a vital three points.
Tottenham have new hope in relegation fight
17:10 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneThe walls may be closing in on Tottenham, with just four games left to save themselves from relegation.
But Roberto De Zerbi wants to “silence the voice inside of us” and focus on “ourselves and the quality of my players” heading into the final month of the season.
Even after recording their first Premier League win of the calendar year against Wolves last weekend, the overwhelming feeling around the club has once again been one of negativity.
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Today's settings
17:05 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneVilla Park was something of a fortress for Aston Villa during the first half of the Premier League season.
However, they have been beaten here three times since the turn of the year and what may give Tottenham some encouragement is two of those have been inflicted by London clubs.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham latest match odds
17:00 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneAston Villa to win: 1/1
Tottenham to win: 2/1
Draw: 21/10
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
Head to head (h2h) history and results
16:55 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneVilla have won each of their last four matches against Tottenham by an aggregate score of 8-3.
Aston Villa wins: 62
Tottenham wins: 78
Draws: 34
Score prediction
16:50 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneTottenham were not at their best against Wolves last time out, but given their precarious position in the table, it's all about results at this stage of the season.
With Villa potentially having one eye on a massive European semi-final, we think Spurs will pick up another big win on the road, taking advantage of West Ham's loss in the process.
Tottenham to win, 1-0.
Aston Villa team news: Onana ruled out
16:45 , Tashan Deniran-AlleyneAmadou Onana has been ruled out of Aston Villa after being forced off in the first half of the Europa League semi-final first leg defeat to Nottingham Forest on Thursday night.
The midfielder joins Boubacar Kamara as Villa’s only other significant injury absentee for the visit of Tottenham.
Ross Barkley and Alysson are eligible having not been named in the Europa League squad.
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