Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
English Premier League, KO: 14:00 Nov 3, 2024, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa will be bidding to get back on track in the Premier League when the pair square off on Sunday afternoon.
After whacking London rivals West Ham 4-1 a fortnight ago, Spurs slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace last Sunday, on an afternoon where both of my Selhurst Park selections landed.
However, Ange Postecoglou’s side bounced back from that setback in style by defeating Man City 2-1 in the EFL Cup in midweek.
Tottenham will be hoping to build on that triumph by claiming top honours when Aston Villa come to town this weekend.
The Villains conceded a last-gasp equaliser at home to Bournemouth last Saturday, meaning they have now drawn three of their last four Premier League matches.
Unai Emery’s side have since crashed to a 2-1 home defeat against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup, in another game that brought up both of my recommended bets.
How the bookies view it: Tottenham to triumph
Tottenham, who have won three of their four Premier League home games this season, are odds-on 20/23 favourites with Betano.
Aston Villa are as big as 12/5 (Betano) to emerge victorious, while a share of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium spoils is trading at 31/10 (Betano).
Head to head: Tottenham tend to toil
Tottenham have fallen to defeat in three of their last four Premier League games with Aston Villa, including each of their previous two on home turf.
That being said, Spurs did storm to a 4-0 victory at Villa Park last season. The same scoreline on Sunday can be backed at a whopping 33/1 on Bet 365.
Players to watch: Dejan to do damage?
Dejan Kulusevski has been one of Tottenham’s standout performers in recent weeks, scoring in two of his last four top-flight outings. The Swedish playmaker is 33/20 on UniBet to either score or assist on Sunday.
Youri Tielemans will look to keep Kulusevski quiet during this contest, making the Aston Villa man an attractive option to commit two or more fouls at even-money (1/1 ) on PaddyPower. The Belgian midfielder has given away multiple free-kicks in six of his nine Premier League outings this season so far.
Predicted line-ups
Tottenham boss Postecoglou is hopeful that captain Son Heung-min will return from injury on Sunday, however defender Micky Van de Ven looks set for a spell on the sidelines after coming off early with a hamstring injury in the midweek win over Man City.
Villa boss Emery shuffled his pack against Crystal Palace on Wednesday night but he may revert back to the same set of players that started against Bournemouth last Saturday.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Son
Aston Villa:: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins
Anything else catch the eye?
The previously mentioned Dejan Kulusevski also stands out to be fouled twice or more during this capital clash at 6/4 on PaddyPower.
The Spurs ace has drawn a combined total of eight fouls from the opposition across his last four Premier League outings.
What's more, Kulusevski has earned Tottenham multiple free-kicks in three of those tussles, making a repeat here an attractive angle of attack at the above-mentioned price.
This English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa will be played on Nov 3, 2024 and kick off at 14:00. Check below for our tipsters best Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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