Aston Villa can overtake Tottenham with a win on Sunday with the hosts enduring their worst run of the season.
Spurs have numerous injuries and have lost back to back matches, the most recent a late defeat at Wolves.
Leading 1-0 going into injury time, Tottenham contrived to throw away an excellent position, with Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina scoring the goals.
Aston Villa eased past Fulham before the international break, continuing their incredible home record.
Ollie Watkins was among the scorers in a 3-1 win to leave Villa fifth in the Premier League.
Premier League form: Tottenham W3 D0 L2; Aston Villa W3 D1 L1
Premier League top scorers
Tottenham – Son Heung-Min 8 goals
Aston Villa – Ollie Watkins 6 goals
Match history
Aston Villa did the double over Spurs last year, including a comfortable 2-0 win away from home.
They also recorded a 2-1 win at Villa Park, with Douglas Luiz scoring the winner.
Last five Premier League meetings
Aston Villa 2 Tottenham 1 – 13/05/23
Tottenham 0 Aston Villa 2 – 01/01/23
Aston Villa 0 Tottenham 4 – 09/04/22
Tottenham 2 Aston Villa 1 – 03/10/21
Tottenham 1 Aston Villa 2 – 19/05/21
Team news
Cristian Romero serves the second of a three game ban, whilst Yves Bissouma is also banned due to an accumulation of bookings.
James Maddison is injured and there is some doubt over Destiny Udogie who missed the international break.
Matty Cash pulled out of international duty, but is expected to be fine for Aston Villa.
Diogo Carlos is a doubt, but excluding long-term issues, the remainder of the squad is okay.
Expected starting XI’s
Tottenham (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Dier, Davies, Udogie; Hojbjerg, Sarr, Skipp; Kulusevski, Son, Johnson
Aston Villa (4-4-2): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; McGinn, Luiz, Kamara, Zaniolo; Diaby, Watkins
Predictions
Result: Draw
Unlikely to be a lot between the two teams here, especially with Spurs’ numerous absentees
Correct Score: 2-2
Both teams to score looks a safe bet here
Anytime Goalscorer: Son Heung-Min
Aston Villa deploy a high line and few are better at exposing this tactic than Son Heung-Min
