Tottenham vs Aston Villa prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-11-25 14:00.
[p]Since Tottenham started loving Ange Postecoglou, their mission under their new manager has been clear: let me entertain you! Their best ten-game start to a Premier League (PL) season this millennium has quickly come undone after proving they were no angels by receiving two red cards in defeat to Chelsea, before subsequently becoming just the eighth side in PL history to lose after leading in the 90th minute against Wolves just prior to the last international break in a 2-1 defeat. [/p]
[p]Injuries and suspensions to key players, including three of the regular back four, undoubtedly played a part in that loss. Consequently, Spurs can be leapfrogged and replaced in the top-four by their opponents here Aston Villa if they’re defeated again, while it would also mark their first run of three consecutive PL losses since February 2022 – a sequence that interestingly also included reversals against Wolves and Chelsea! [/p]
[p]Aston Villa are bound to be confident of grabbing another win in this clash after doing the double over Spurs in the PL last season. They’re enjoying another brilliant campaign under Unai Emery so far, already sitting 13 points better off than at the same stage last season before the Spaniard’s arrival. A 3-1 victory over Fulham, their 13th consecutive home win in the PL, sent the Villans into the international break in high spirits and well placed in both their domestic and European exploits.[/p]
[p]Only Liverpool and Manchester United have collected more points across their last five PL games than Villa ahead of the round, marking them out as one of the most dangerous sides in the division. An improvement on the road may be all that’s required to seriously threaten the top-four this campaign too, as Emery’s side have lost four of their nine away games this term (W4, D1), with all four defeats seeing them concede 2+ goals![/p]
[p]Key battle: Tottenham captain Heung-Min Son remains instrumental to their cause, and he has happy memories of facing Villa, scoring six goals in seven previous H2Hs (W4, L3). The visitors may look to utilise Douglas Luiz to shackle him however, but the Brazilian also caught the eye at the other end of the pitch in this fixture last season, scoring in both H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Tottenham are one of just three sides who have scored in all of their 12 PL games this season.[/p]