At A Glance
Fresh from a famous win at Old Trafford last time out, Aston Villa are on their travels once again when they take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday.
Kortney Hause’s late winner secured a 1-0 success against Manchester United as Dean Smith’s men picked up a first away victory in the top flight.
Consecutive wins moved Villa up to eighth ahead of this weekend's fixtures.
Tottenham are on a run of three straight league losses following a 3-1 derby defeat against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.
Spurs won their opening three games in the Premier League, with two of those victories coming on home soil.
Standout Stats
Tottenham have won 10 of their last 12 Premier League games against Aston Villa (L2), though those two defeats in that run have come in home games (0-1 in April 2015, 1-2 in May 2021).
Aston Villa are looking to win consecutive league games against Spurs for the first time since September 2008, while they last won consecutive away games against the London side back in August 1995.
Since the start of last season, Aston Villa have won three of their seven Premier League away games in London (D1 L3), including a 2-1 victory at Spurs. The Villans had won just three of their previous 29 top-flight visits to the capital before this (D4 L22).
Tottenham have lost their last three Premier League games by an aggregate score of 9-1. They last lost four in a row in the competition in November 2004 (a run of 6).
Aston Villa are looking for three consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since winning their first four games in the competition last season. Meanwhile, the last time the Villans won three consecutive top-flight games without conceding was in December 2009 (a run of four, of which the second was a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford).
Tottenham have had fewer shots than any other Premier League side this season (56), and have the second lowest xG total in the competition this term (5.4).
Tottenham’s Harry Kane hasn’t scored in any of his last five Premier League appearances, with the striker last having a longer drought in the competition in his first six games of the 2015-16 campaign.
Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz has provided an assist in his last two Premier League appearances, already matching his total from both 2020-21 (2 in 33 games) and 2019-20 (2 in 36 games) this term.
Aston Villa’s Danny Ings has scored six goals in his last six appearances against Tottenham in all competitions, including four in his last three against them. However, he’s been on the losing in four of the five games in which he’s scored against Spurs, including the last three in a row.
The Last Meeting
Aston Villa’s last visit to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium resulted in a big win for the boys in claret and blue.
Steven Bergwijn drilled the hosts into an eighth-minute lead before Sergio Reguilon’s own goal levelled matters midway through the first half.
It was left for Ollie Watkins to turn the game around and fire home the winner shortly before the interval in the penultimate game of the 2020/21 season.
Team News
Dean Smith confirmed on Friday that he’ll be without Leon Bailey and Morgan Sanson for the game.
Keinan Davis and Trezeguet are also sidelined.
Nuno Espirito Santo has concerns over Ryan Sessegnon and Steven Bergwijn for Sunday.
The Boss
“It always makes me smile that a manager can be nominated for Manager of the Month one month and then a month later everyone’s talking about how they’re in crisis. They’re certainly far from that. Yes, they’ve had an indifferent month but that can happen. This league is a tough league to play in. They won their first three games without conceding a goal and now all of a sudden they’re struggling defensively. I don’t buy into that, personally. They’ve got a very, very good squad of players. I’ve got an awful lot of respect for Nuno and believe he’ll do a good job. We’re certainly very respectful of the Tottenham team and we’ll prepare accordingly.”
Dean Smith
