Tottenham vs Aston Villa
Premier League 2019/20 season
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Date: Saturday, 9 August
Kick-off time: 5.30pm BST
Tottenham start the season at home for the first time in almost a decade as newly promoted Aston Villa come to town looking for a big-name scalp.
The £1billion stadium will open its doors in August 12 months later than first expected as Spurs try to start strongly ahead of a trip to champions Manchester City.
Aston Villa have made 12 new signings, spending over £100m in the process, while Mauricio Pochettino only first-team addition for the season has been Tanguy Ndombele.
Tottenham vs Aston Villa team news and predicted lineups
Heung-min Son and Juan Foyth, though injured, are suspended for the first two games of the season, while Dele Alli is out until September with a thigh injury.
Ben Davies is still some weeks away from a return after undergoing surgery on a groin complaint, while the game is likely to come too soon for Eric Dier and Serge Aurier. Victor Wanyama will be assessed.
Dean Smith has small concerns over Jed Steer (calf), Anwar El Ghazi (knock) and Ezri Konsa (thigh) but all three should make the matchday squad.
Tottenham XI: Lloris; Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Sissoko, Ndombele; Lamela, Eriksen, Lucas; Kane
Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Guilbert, Mings, Engels, Targett; Hourihane, McGinn, Grealish; Jota, El Ghazi, Wesley
Prediction: Tottenham 2-0 Aston Villa
Spurs should have enough to see off Aston Villa. Harry Kane has looked very sharp during pre-season and will be keen to end his August hoodoo.
Villa have looked good, themselves, in the lead up to the big kick-off with a 100 per cent record in close-season games but wholesale changes to the squad will need time to settle.
Tickets
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Match odds
- Tottenham to win: 3/10
- Aston Villa to win: 10/1
- Draw: 9/2
First goal scorer
- Harry Kane: 11/5
- Lucas Moura: 9/2
- Wesley: 13/1
- Scott Hogan: 14/1
TV channel and live stream information
The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra HD, and is available via NOW TV with a 10-month season ticket on offer for £199. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog with Dan Kilpatrick at the stadium.
