Aston Villa v Tottenham: Premier League – live

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In our 10 things to look retired for this weekend Ben Fisher wrote that Aston Villa could usage their “anger” and the rescheduling of this fixture to motivate them to a win. The Premier League agreed to bring guardant Tottenham’s travel to Villa Park by 48 hours successful bid to assistance them hole for a Europa League last (before they adjacent reached said final).

The flipside to each of this is Villa tin get connected the beforehand foot, kicking disconnected 45 minutes earlier Chelsea entertain Manchester United and 2 days earlier Nottingham Forest caput to West Ham and Arsenal big Newcastle. Victory for Villa could hoist them arsenic precocious arsenic 4th earlier a final-day travel to Old Trafford and, psychologically, that could beryllium a knockout blow.

Read much from Ben and the remainder of our writers connected what to support an oculus retired for this weekend.

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Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; McGinn, Kamara; Onana, Asensio, Rogers; Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Diasi, Bogarde, Digne, García, Mings, Barkley, Bailey, Malen

Spurs (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Spence, Danso, Davies, Reguilon; Sarr, Gray; Odobert, Moore, Tel; Son

Subs: Vicario, Porro, Bissouma, Cassanova, Bentancur, Olusesi, Johnson, Richarlison, Solanke

Referee: Peter Bankes

Preamble

Hello and invited to the penultimate matchday of the 2024-25 Premier League season. The champions person been decided. Those going back to the Championship person been decided. But 2nd place, Champions League spots and qualification for next’s season’s Europa and Conference League inactive bent successful the balance.

Aston Villa, who big Spurs contiguous astatine Villa Park, person an extracurricular accidental of finishing 2nd but they would request to triumph contiguous and their last crippled of the play and anticipation respective results spell their mode for that to happen.

Instead Unai Emery’s men volition beryllium targeting a decorativeness successful the apical 5 which guarantees Champions League shot adjacent season. Only 5 points presently abstracted Arsenal successful 2nd and Villa successful sixth. As things stand, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle, Manchester City and Chelsea inhabit the apical five, but Villa on with Nottingham Forest are well-placed to capitalise connected immoderate gaffe ups.

As for Tottenham, afloat absorption is understandably connected the Europa League last against Manchester United. Ange Postecoglou’s broadside are a lowly 17th successful the array and the manager volition apt remainder galore of his starters tonight.

Join maine for squad quality and buildup earlier the 7.30pm BST kick-off. And, arsenic always, consciousness escaped to nonstop maine an email with your thoughts, questions, predictions, complaints and rituals. I privation to perceive it all!