Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League Match-day 32
Villa Park sees Saturday action as Villa take on Spurs – 6:30pm GMT.
With Champion’s League positions always a key motivation, fourth placed Spurs remain in contention as they travel to eleventh placed Villa.
Aston Villa’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 36 points this season
Steven Gerrard will have impressed upon his team the importance of getting a positive result out of this game, following two successive defeats. First it was Arsenal and then Wolverhampton Wanderers, however this is something that their opponents will be aware of going into this fixture.
Also, Now they have 11 matches won, 16 games lost and 3 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in eleventh place, with a total of 36 points having won 11 matches, drawn three meetings, and lost 16 fixtures.
Playing at home, Villa have won five games, drawn three games, and lost six matches.
Victory for Aston Villa would take their points tally to 39 so far this season.
Villa’s squad will likely be depleted of six of their key players when they start on Saturday, due to injury or illness.
With the Premier League season well into its stride, Tottenham Hotspur have managed to gain 54 points
Another victory would be a terrific achievement, but that is what Antonio Conte will be asking from his team, as they go into this game on the back of strong results after beating Newcastle United 5-1 and West Ham United 3-1
Also, With 54 points, they currently sit fourth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 17 wins, 10 losses and 3 draws having won 17 meetings, drawn three fixtures, and lost 10 matches.
Spurs’ away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Villa. In the 15 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won seven games, drawn two fixtures, and lost six meetings.
A victory for Tottenham Hotspur would put them on 57 points.
Good Attacking Performance
This has been a good season so far for Spurs, in terms of goals scored (52). This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Harry Kane (8), Heung Min Son (6), and Steven Bergwijn (3). Spurs have conceded 37 goals.
Spurs are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Antonio Conte is concerned that Saturday’s fixture could see him without four of his key players
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels it’s an encounter that strangely has tended to favour the local team with Spurs 25 victories and 13 draws. In addition, Spurs have tasted defeat against Villa in five out of the last six games with them. Their most recent encounter in this competition was October 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-1 win for The Villa.
Players to watch
For Villa, Philippe Coutinho is one of the top performing players after having scoredfour goals in 30 League fixtures this Premier League Season, while Harry Kane contributed witheight goals in 30 League matches this campaign for Spurs.
Other players of note for Villa are Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins with four goals and three goals respectively and for Spurs are Heung Min Son and Steven Bergwijn with six goals and three goals respectively.
