Tottenham vs Aston Villa

Both Tottenham and Aston Vila will be looking to bounce back to winning ways in the Premier League when they face off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in their Matchday 18 tie on New Year’s Day. Tottenham resumed their Premier League campaign with a 2-2 draw with Brentford on Boxing Day, after battling back from a 2-0 lead. The draw saw Tottenham lead in the top four race reduced a one point gap and they will keen to get back on track, as they look to keep their Champions League spot at the start if the New Year. Villa felt the full force of the new manager bounce upon Unai Emery's arrival as the Spaniard steered his side to back-to-back victories over Manchester United and Brighton before the season was halted for the World Cup. They were however brought firmly back down to earth with a bump as Liverpool inflicted a first defeat on the new Villa boss with a 3-1 victory last time out. They will want to bounce back, but they are certainly in for a tough time at Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham vs Aston Villa head to head

Both sides have met in 54 encounters since 1993 with Tottenham claiming 26 victories, while Aston Villa have claimed 15 wins and there have been 13 draws.

• Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham 09/04/22
• Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa 03/10/21
• Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa 19/05/21
• Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham 21/03/21
• Aston Villa 2-3 Tottenham 16/02/20

Home

• Brentford 2-2 Tottenham
• Tottenham 1-1 Nice
• Tottenham 4-0 Motherwell
• Tottenham 4-3 Leeds
• Nottingham 2-0 Tottenham

Away

• Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool
• Aston Villa 0-1 Villarreal
• Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
• Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton
• Cardiff 3-1 Aston Villa

Tottenham team news

Tottenham will be without Richarlison due to injuries, while Rodrigo Bentancur, Djed Spence and Cristian Romero are doubts.

Aston Villa team news

Aston Villa will be without Diego Carlos and Jacob Ramsey due to injuries, while Emiliano Martinez is a doubt.

Prediction and odds

• Draw
• Both sides to score
• Under 2.5