Tottenham – Aston Villa

Aston Villa will take at least one point back to Birmingham.

Tottenham started the current season as winners of the Europa League and participants in the UEFA Super Cup. Despite the European success of the previous season, the 'Spurs' began this championship with a new coach, as the London club could not forgive Postecoglou for finishing in seventeenth place in the league table of last season's Premier League. Under the guidance of Thomas Frank, Tottenham has started performing much better. This is evidenced by their current third place, just two points behind the leading Arsenal. Unai Emery took Aston Villa to the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, where he tested the nerves of the future tournament winner - PSG. Despite such a remarkable result from a club that had only recently been playing in the Championship, the 'Villans' were unable to maintain their standards on the national stage, finishing in sixth place. Moreover, the new season has started terribly for the Birmingham club. For a long time, Aston Villa struggled to score and win. However, Emery's team now looks much better and is already boasting a winning streak. Bookmakers have made the home side the favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 2.12 on their victory. Tottenham is indeed playing better than last season. However, the London club has not yet rid itself of its usual 'special effects'. For instance, immediately after their away victory against Manchester City, the 'Spurs' lost at home to Bournemouth. In the last matches of September, Tottenham drew with Wolverhampton, who occupy the last place in the Premier League, and only brought back one point from Norway following their match against Bodo/Glimt. In the last round, the 'Spurs' won the match in Leeds, playing worse than their opponent. Aston Villa had not won until the third decade of September, until they relieved the pressure with a result in a home match against Bologna. After that, the 'Villans' won three more times - twice in the league and once in the Europa League. It seems that the playing crisis for Emery's charges can be considered over. In 2025, Aston Villa played against Tottenham twice and won both times. The last away victory for the 'Villans' over the 'Spurs' was in 2023. Let's bet that the visitors will take at least one point back to Birmingham.