Aston Villa’s life without Jack Grealish came under immediate scrutiny when they lost to Watford on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Since then they have lost just once and climbed safely into the top half of the table, capping a positive run of form off with a brilliant victory over Manchester United last weekend.
FOLLOW LIVE: Team news and all the action as Spurs host Aston Villa
Tottenham have endured very contrasting fortunes to Villa, starting their campaign off well before falling off a cliff with three successive defeats.
Spurs fans will want to see some sort of response here following a dismal North London derby display. But Villa will be bouncing coming into this clash and confident they can claim another scalp over the traditional ‘big six’.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match today.
When is it?
The match will take place at 2pm BST on Sunday 3 October.
How can I watch it?
The match is not available to watch live in the UK.
Confirmed line-ups
Tottenham: Lloris; Emerson, Romero, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Skipp, Ndombele; Lucas, Kane, Son
Aston Villa: Martinez; Konsa, Hause, Mings; Cash, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, J.Ramsey, Targett; Ings, Watkins
Odds
Tottenham: 6/5
Draw: 45/17
Aston Villa: 28/11
Prediction
Villa will be bouncing following their sensational, dramatic win at Old Trafford last weekend. They will fancy their chances coming into this one against a Spurs side bereft of any ideas or confidence. It could be a toe-to-toe fight as both teams will desperately want to win for very different reasons. 2-2.
