Aston Villa vs Tottenham tips and predictions: Goals galore as Emery’s side advance

Aston Villa state of play

Aston Villa will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing result away to Midlands rivals Wolves last time out. Unai Emery’s squad was refreshed with a host of new signings during the January transfer window, which could be the difference here. 

The Villans defeated fellow Premier League side West Ham in their previous round, and they face another difficult tie on Sunday. 

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Villa’s loss against Wolves was their only domestic defeat since the turn of the year, and the game against Spurs is a chance for them to put on a show in front of their home crowd against a struggling side.

The supporters at Villa Park could see some of their new signings in action against Tottenham, including Marcus Rashford, who signed on loan from Manchester United.

Tottenham state of play

Tottenham arrive off the back of their Carabao Cup exit after they suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat away to Liverpool on Thursday evening.

Ange Postecoglou has regularly spoken about winning trophies with Tottenham, but their chances this season are dwindling. 

Postecoglou’s men currently find themselves sitting in 14th place in the Premier League table, winning just one game in their last five in England’s top flight. 

The north Londoners faced non-League Tamworth in the previous round, crawling over the line as they were taken to extra-time.

Key talking point: Will we see a glut of goals once again?

When the two sides met earlier in the season in the Premier League, Tottenham secured an emphatic 4-1 victory at home in what was one of their most impressive performances of the season.

Despite going a goal down, Postecoglou’s side scored four second-half goals to come away victorious. 

The likes of James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, and Brennan Johnson were all on the scoresheet, but all three are currently on their treatment table, showing the extent of their injury troubles.

Villa will be at home this time around, and they’ve lost just once at Villa Park in the Premier League this season.

FIRST’s top tip for Aston Villa vs Tottenham

Aston Villa to win and over 2.5 goals – 11/10 (Mr.Play)

Tottenham’s defensive struggles mean they are conceding goals for fun at the moment, and Villa’s home form means they could edge it. 

Extra tips

Aston Villa to win and BTTS – 17/10 (Mr.Play)

Before the second-leg game against Liverpool, Tottenham’s previous four losses saw them also score in the game. In Villa’s last five victories, they’ve conceded in four of them.

Team news

Pau Torres, Tyrone Mings, and Matty Cash have been ruled out, while Ollie Watkins and Ross Barkley will likely miss out too. 

But new boys Rashford and Marco Asensio will be in contention for significant minutes.

Tottenham still have a host of injury troubles, including Solanke, Johnson, and Micky van de Ven. But Mathys Tel could be in line for his first start in a Tottenham shirt. 

Aston Villa v Tottenham predicted line-ups

Aston Villa: Martinez; Bogarde, Konsa, Kamara, Maatsen; Tielemans, Onana; McGinn, Rogers, Rashford; Malen (4-2-3-1)

Tottenham: Kinsky; Gray, Danso, Davies, Spence; Bergvall, Bentancur, Kulusevski; Moore, Tel, Son (4-3-3)

Form guide (all competitions)

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Tottenham: LWWLLWLWWL

Odds correct at the time of writing.