Tottenham vs Aston Villa

Tottenham news: Spurs will be hoping to get back to winning ways as they bid for a Champions League spot and here is how you can tune into the match in the ...

Emi Martinez is expected to still be missing for Villa while Jacob Ramsey has a thigh injury. The Londoners welcome a Villa team in improved spirits under their new manager Unai Emery. It means that the margin for error has reduced.

Match highlights of every Premier League game to be shown on the Sky Sports website and app just after full-time; watch Liverpool vs Leicester, ...

Both those prices look big - and I'll be backing the 4/5 on offer for either to have at least one shot vs Chelsea as part of my I thought Chelsea looked shaky when defending their box under pressure from corners and free-kicks against Bournemouth, with the Cherries creating a healthy 0.29 worth of expected goals via set-pieces with Lloyd Kelly and Dominic Solanke both missing the target from close range. There are lots of ways to get Aston Villa on side with your money. Villa could be that team under Unai Emery and have shown really positive signs with their performance levels against Manchester United, Brighton and Liverpool. That is a reliable set of data pointing to serious flaws in the way Tottenham approach matches. Eventually, a savvy and shrewd side with good defensive nous is going to make Spurs pay.

With Harry Kane in form, Tottenham can get their top-four push off to a great start in 2023 by beating Aston Villa.

With Spurs' habit of conceding first, they will feel they have a chance but Kane's prowess suggests a home victory will be in the offing. Fortunately for Antonio Conte's side they have the irrepressible Harry Kane, who has scored in his last three league matches to take his tally to 13 for the season. However, Spurs have got into a habit of making life tough for themselves, conceding first in their last six games in the league.

Conceding the first goal in six consecutive matches, Antonio Conte needs Spurs' defense to focus more but Aston Villa's results have improved since appointing ...

Aston Villa: After starting Villa's match against Liverpool on the bench, Emi Martinez is expected to start following his World Cup win, improving the defense for Emery. The game will come too soon for Rodrigo Bentancur and Richarlison who are still nursing injuries picked up during the World Cup but Heung Min-Son, Harry Kane, and Dejan Kulusevski should be enough to secure a result in the match. In four matches in charge, Emery's only league loss has come at the hands of Liverpool with Villa defeating Manchester United in his debut. Pick: Tottenham 3, Aston Villa 1. Conceding the first goal in six consecutive matches, Antonio Conte needs Spurs' defense to focus more but Aston Villa's results have improved since appointing Unai Emery at the start of November. Not having featured for Tottenham since mid-October due to hamstring issues, his presence should help settle what has been an erratic defense at best this season.

Tottenham host Aston Villa in the Premier League on New Year's Day, so we simulated the clash to predict the score as Spurs look for three points.

Spurs were pegged back on two occasions, but some Harry Kane magic dragged the Lilywhites out of danger to earn a vital three points. Some tiki-taka football in and around the Villa box saw Spurs drag defenders in and create space on either wing, and once again, Perisic was found in acres of space out on the left. Dejan Kulusevski squared the ball to Kane, and his shot on goal took a wicked deflection off the heel of Boubacar Kamara to fizz past the 'keeper and into the bottom corner. It was frustrating for Spurs as the visitors scored twice in five shots, but a stroke of luck saw Spurs regain the lead with 15 minutes remaining. Heung-Min Son looked sharp as he stung the gloves of Emiliano Martinez with a long-range effort early on, and he managed to get on the scoresheet after nine minutes to make it 1-0. An overlapping run down the left saw Hojbjerg find Ivan Perisic in space, with the Croatian carrying the ball to the byline.

Tottenham kickoff 2023 with a Premier League clash at home to Unai Emery's Aston Villa on January 1.

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Here is the Tottenham Hotspur team we reckon Antonio Conte will select as Aston Villa come to town for Spurs' first game of 2023.

[Conte](https://www.football.london/all-about/antonio-conte) will be hoping to end that poor run and grab all three points against Unai Emery's side on New Year's Day. [Franck Kessie, Tete and Antonio Conte's two Tottenham January transfer window priorities](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/kessie-tete-conte-tottenham-transfer-25856386) [Dejan Kulusevski was 'terrified' of Tottenham move but admits Conte is 'very nice on the inside'](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/dejan-kulusevski-terrified-tottenham-move-25859485) [Antonio Conte's clear Tottenham transfer message, Djed Spence mess and Kane's unwanted attention](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/antonio-conte-djed-spence-kane-25841198) [Tottenham player ratings vs Brentford: Harry Kane and Hojbjerg score as Tanganga struggles](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/tottenham-player-ratings-vs-brentford-25838044) [Every word Antonio Conte said on not signing a defender and why all fans should clap Harry Kane](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/antonio-conte-harry-kane-signing-25839490) [Franck Kessie, Tete and Antonio Conte's two Tottenham January transfer window priorities](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/kessie-tete-conte-tottenham-transfer-25856386) [Eric Dier](https://www.football.london/all-about/eric-dier) in that. [Spurs](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/) returned to action after the World Cup break with a 2-2 draw at Brentford on Boxing Day and in doing so extended their unwanted record of conceding the first goal during a game to nine matches in a row. Tottenham Hotspur begin the new year by welcoming Aston Villa and Antonio Conte has plenty of selection decisions to make with returning players and out of form stars.

Antonio Conte's side are yet to wholly convince and face a battle to maintain their place in the top four, with Manchester United and Liverpool breathing ...

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Tottenham kickoff 2023 with a Premier League clash at home to Unai Emery's Aston Villa on January 1.

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Aston Villa travel to the capital today to take on a Tottenham team looking to return to the top four.

Tottenham vs Aston Villa match odds Tottenham vs Aston Villa prediction Tottenham vs Aston Villa team news [Premier League](/topic/premier-league) game of 2023 will give Spurs the opportunity to leapfrog Manchester United after their win at Wolves yesterday. Where to watch Tottenham vs Aston Villa [CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW TOTTENHAM VS ASTON VILLA LIVE!](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-vs-aston-villa-live-stream-premier-league-2023-latest-score-result-watch-tv-team-news-b1050235.html) [Unai Emery](/topic/unai-emery), meanwhile, tasted Premier League defeat for the first time as Villa boss against Liverpool and now faces a tricky trip to north London.

It's Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa in the Premier League's early kick-off on Sunday after a busy round of action on Saturday saw Arsenal go seven points ...

It could be a defining point of the season. After a month-long break for the World Cup in Qatar, Spurs returned to action on Boxing Day with a draw away at Brentford. And Conte will be looking to see his side pick up three points at home to get back into the top four. Spurs slipped out of the Champions League places on Saturday after Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers. We're in the midst of a big run of fixtures for Tottenham. The official Spurs Twitter account has a new header - a picture of Romero kissing the World Cup trophy - and the admin have delivered the early team news with a simple tweet.

Two weeks on from the World Cup final, Lloris and Martinez are set to stand across from each other once again following Argentina's victory against France on ...

There should be goals in this one, and perhaps another 2-2 draw for Tottenham. The return of Cristian Romero and Ben Davies to Tottenham’s defence, along with Hugo Lloris, should settle Antonio Conte’s side but Aston Villa are still capable of causing them problems. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.

Tottenham kickoff 2023 with a Premier League clash at home to Unai Emery's Aston Villa on January 1.

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Tottenham will host Aston Villa in the first Premier League clash of 2023.Spurs are fourth in the top-flight table, one point ahead of Manchester Unit.

- No player has scored more Premier League goals on New Year’s Day than Tottenham’s Harry Kane (5). - None of Aston Villa boss Unai Emery’s 54 Premier League games have finished 0-0, with no manager taking charge of more games without a goalless draw (Ossie Ardiles also 54). - Tottenham have conceded the first goal, and also conceded at least twice in each of their last six Premier League games. - Tottenham striker Harry Kane has scored six headed goals in the Premier League this season, more than any other player. Meanwhile, they’ve not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 13 league visits to the capital, since beating Arsenal 3-0 in November 2020. Players and match officials will wear black armbands.”

Minute-by-minute report: Will Tottenham start 2023 with victory over Aston Villa? Join Will Unwin to find out.

We have, in theory, a re-run of the World Cup final with Hugo Lloris in one goal and Emi Martinez down the other end trying to control his urge to sexualise his goalkeeper gloves. It is a nice idea but at some point he will regress, so he should just cut back on the sugar or something. It is a big game, we are going to stick to our game plan. I would argue Villa have the better pre-match jacket but I am open to persuasion. “Even before World Cup it became clear Arsenal will finish ahead and to be honest, it hurts but it is what it is. Watkins and Bissouma go for the same ball on the edge of the Villa box. 16 mins: Doherty chests down a crossfield pass but runs straight into Digne, causing the Spurs man to go down. A ball is played over for Perisic to latch onto; he forces Olsen out of his net and crosses to Kane at the back post to nod at the goalkeeper-less goal, only for Young to dive to his right to head clear. 20 mins: Son runs back and makes a tackle after losing the ball. Romero is back (and in the book). 49 mins: It is all Spurs in the opening few minutes. They seem quite happy to let Spurs have possession and pass the ball side to side.

Before the game, to a huge ovation, Cristian Romero received a trophy from his fellow Tottenham World Cup winner, Osvaldo Ardiles. These Argentina celebrations ...

"They're one of the best teams in the world. They go to Tottenham on New Year's Day sitting 12th in the table after a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool on Boxing Day. The Argentine may well, like a few of us today, still be feeling the effects of possible excessive celebrations meaning Robin Olsen starts in an XI unchanged from the Boxing Day defeat to Liverpool. We have in our team and our squad a winner of a World Cup. "It still feels like we're in a good place. First chance of the match falls to Ollie Watkins - it's a chance of his own making as he breaks the offside trap and cuts in off the left. "The season is so long. The other change is Bryan Gil in for Dejan Kulusevski. But he has to know very well that now starts the more difficult period for him because the expectation is going to become high for him. When he comes back we have to try to introduce him again into our everyday and to be positive to use his energy to help us. The match needs an injection of somethings called creativity and entertainment. He has to work much more and continue to work, especially don’t lose the desire to improve himself.”

Tottenham kickoff 2023 with a Premier League clash at home to Unai Emery's Aston Villa on January 1.

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Tottenham will need to start much better when they host Aston Villa in north London on Sunday, as the hellacious top-four battle rages on.

(AE) Per the report both Werner and De Ligt are up for the move, with the Dutch center back set to be the new center-piece of Thomas Tuchel’s defense, while Werner is keen for a fresh start in Italy as his goalscoring woes in the Premier League continue. (JPW) What a move this would be for a Chelsea team already loaded with attackers, just the latest sign that no one besides (probably) Kai Havertz and Mason Mount are safe in their status with Thomas Tuchel’s Blues. This time around, Lukaku scored 15 goals in 44 appearances (all competitions – 8 in 26 in the Premier League), bringing his Chelsea career total to 15 goals. The American goalkeeper has a very bright future and this is a good move for him to enter the European market and have a huge club like Chelsea handling his development. His quality is clear for all to see and he would slot in well to the 3-4-2-1 system and is very comfortable on the ball and coming out of the back to start attacks. The focus at Chelsea will likely now be on selling players and they will have to move on a lot of fringe players to offset this huge spending spree. As for De Jong, well, Chelsea’s priority is to sign a center back but with Jorginho and N’Golo Kante coming towards the twilight of their careers, De Jong is a very similar player and would slot in very nicely to safeguard the future of Chelsea’s midfield. It is reported (below) that Chelsea will pay the Norwegian side $12.7 million for Fofana. According to The Athletic, the Everton academy product has told Frank Lampard and the Everton board he wants to move to Chelsea to play in the Champions League and push for a place in the England squad. Aston Villa, meanwhile, returned from the World Cup break with a 3-1 home defeat to Liverpool for the first Premier League setback of the Unai Emery era (2W-0D-1L).

The first Premier League game of 2023 takes place in north London today as Tottenham host Aston Villa. After a frantic set of New Year's Eve fixtures, ...

[Spurs](/topic/spurs) chairman Daniel Levy rang out and it could have got worse as Villa sauntered to only a third win in their last 22 Premier League clashes with the Londoners. And when Luiz added a second in the 73rd minute, home fans began streaming towards the exits. Antonio Conte's lacklustre side were devoid of inspiration throughout the contest and were punished after the break by goals from Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz.