Will it be a triumphant return to White Hart Lane for Tim Sherwood? How he would love to get one over on his former club and show Tottenham Hotspur that they were wrong to sack him last summer, although it is not all about revenge for the Villa manager. His team are a mere three points above the bottom three and are winless in their past three matches. Yet putting an end to that worrying run will not be straightforward against Spurs, who have not completely given up hope of finishing in the top four. Jacob Steinberg
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue White Hart Lane
Last season Tottenham Hotspur 3 Aston Villa 0
Referee L Probert
This season G1, Y5, R1, 6 cards per game
Odds H 8-13 A 11-2 D 16-5
Tottenham Hotspur
Subs from Friedel, Yedlin, Davies, Kaboul, Stambouli, Capoue, Dembélé, Paulinho, Adebayor, Townsend, Fazio, Soldado, Ceballos
Doubtful Adebayor (knock), Fazio (knock), Vertonghen (illness)
Injured Lloris (knee, 18 Apr), Walker (foot, 18 Apr)
Suspended None
Form DWWLWD
Discipline Y61 R3
Leading scorer Kane 19
Aston Villa
Subs from Given, Steer, Baker, Vlaar, Bacuna, Weimann, Cole, Senderos, Cissokho, Gil, Kinsella, N’Zogbia
Doubtful Cissokho (groin), Gil (thigh), Senderos (calf)
Injured Hutton (ankle, 19 Apr), Sinclair (hamstring, 19 Apr), Westwood (hamstring, 19 Apr), Kozak (broken leg, May), Herd (knee, Aug)
Suspended None
Form LWWLLD
Discipline Y63 R6
Leading scorer Benteke 9
