vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Tottenham are seventeenth in the Premier League with 2 points after 4 rounds: no wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, no goals scored and 5 conceded. At home one draw and one defeat in two games (0-2), away the same record in two matches (0-3). Their last five outings across all competitions tell a fuller story: a 0-0 draw with Everton, before that another 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest, before that a 0-2 defeat to Newcastle, a 5-1 win over Charlton and, further back, a 0-3 defeat at Brentford. Aston Villa are nineteenth with 1 point from the same four rounds, no wins, one draw and 3 defeats, one goal scored and 7 conceded. At home no wins, no draws and 2 defeats in two games (1-3), away one draw and one defeat in two matches (0-4). Aston Villa's last five outings overall also go beyond the league: a 1-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest, before that a 3-2 win over Club Brugge KV, before that a 0-0 draw at Hull City, a 0-1 defeat to Arsenal and, further back, a 0-4 defeat at Brighton. There are five head to head meetings and Aston Villa lead the series 4-1: in the most recent, with venues reversed compared to this fixture, Tottenham won 2-1 at Aston Villa's ground; before that Aston Villa had won two in a row 2-1 away, at the same venue as this fixture, and further back still they had won two more straight games, both with the venue reversed compared to this one, by 2-0 and 2-1. The competition averages 2.78 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.