Aston Villa vs Tottenham Preview 13/05/2023

Aston Villa vs Tottenham – 13/05/2023

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Aston Villa can preserve their hopes of a top-six end alive on Saturday, with a house win over Tottenham Hotspur. Villa are three factors off sixth place which is occupied by Spurs.

A seventh-place end may even present Aston Villa with a spot in subsequent season’s Convention League.

Unai Emery’s workforce has lots to play for. Sadly for Villa’s European qualification hopes, they’re on a two-match dropping streak.

Spurs can nonetheless qualify for the Champions League. Nevertheless, they’re six factors off fourth-place Manchester United. A loss to Villa on Saturday and a Manchester United win in opposition to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Tottenham’s top-four hopes can be extinguished.

Aston Villa went to London and received 2-0 earlier this season. Emery led a masterclass on the day, because the Villains scored twice within the second half via Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz to win. Aston Villa outshot Spurs 13-6 on the day.

Tottenham took simply seven factors from their final six matches. A 1-0 dwelling win over Crystal Palace every week in the past ended a four-match winless run. Tottenham are woeful on the street.

They didn’t win any of their final six away matches. Spurs are on a two-game dropping streak away from dwelling.

Aston Villa picked up 10 factors from the final six matches. Defensively the workforce was stable, conceding simply thrice. Nevertheless, Villa had been held to 1-0 defeats in every of their final two Premier League matches.

The Villains play effectively at Villa Park. They’re on a five-game successful streak at dwelling. This season, Villa scored 29 objectives and conceded 19 in 17 dwelling fixtures.

Spurs interim supervisor Ryan Mason has 4 gamers within the therapy room. Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is out with a groin pressure. Wing-back Ryan Sessegnon is out with a thigh subject.

Rodrigo Bentancur is dominated out for the remainder of the season with an ACL harm. Clement Lenglet may return from a shoulder subject.

Emery may have full-back Matty Money accessible following a calf harm. Again-up goalkeeper Jed Steer is out with a leg harm.

Ollie Watkins leads Villa in objectives with 14 within the Premier League. No different Villa participant has scored greater than 5.

Spurs striker Harry Kane scored in every of his final two appearances. He received the winner at Crystal Palace every week in the past. Kane has 26 Premier League objectives this season. In 12 matches in opposition to Villa, Kane has seven objectives.

Tottenham are struggling on the street, whereas Villa are on a five-match dwelling successful streak. The Villains ought to discover a technique to defeat Spurs, successful 3-1 at Villa Park.