Match Preview: Spurs v Aston Villa - team news: Injury, suspension list, prediction, thoughts etc.

 

Match Preview: Spurs v Aston Villa - team news: Injury, suspension list, prediction, thoughts etc.

Because of injuries and suspensions, we’ve lost two in a row. This third match will be difficult to predict, however…

… Postecoglou will try to avoid a third successive defeat. Anyway, we won’t go into analysing those two defeats… as we don’t need to be depressed going into Sunday’s game. I will say, though, that we’ve gone somewhat adrift of our rivals, where we are currently sitting fourth in the table, two points worse off than City. As for Liverpool, Arsenic, and Old Lace, they are one point ahead. It's not a great canyon to leap, but we must start returning to winning ways. Otherwise, we could find ourselves up shit’s creek.

This weekend sees City v Liverpool, Brentford v Arsenic and Old Lace, while Newcastle take on Pochettino’s Blue Boys.

I am hoping that City either draw or beat Liverpool while Brentford get one over the Gooners. As for Newcastle, a win would do nicely!

TEAM NEWS

Destiny Udogie returns for Spurs after injury and suspension, but Cristian Romero and Yves Bissouma are banned.

Pape Matar Sarr sustained an unspecified injury while playing for Senegal and will be assessed.

Our Premier League form:

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Aston Villa Premier League form:

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Aston Villa form (all competitions):

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My possible starting lineup:

Vicario; Porro, Dier, Davies, Udogie; Hojbjerg, Skipp, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Son, Johnson

My Prediction.

Considering all injuries and suspensions, I think this one is hard to predict.

My first thoughts (which were all over the place) were 1-1; then I jumped to 1-2 to Villa… now I am more sure-footed and going for a 3-1 win.

The onus will be on Johnson and Dejan Kulusevski to provide the team with a creative spark in the absence of Maddison and Perisic. We should experience some joy against a Villa side that often falls short at away games. The trouble is that we don’t know what our manager has planned for Villa; hopefully, it will be something that will stun them into submission.

What more can I say? The wait has been too long since the last game… but now we are ready and waiting… or at least I am. I hope we come away from the Tottenham stadium in good spirits.

Up the Spurs!

COYS!

Glenn