BIRMINGHAM – This Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur preview provides team news and key facts. Aston Villa will miss midfielder Jacob Ramsey. He is suspended after his red card at Bournemouth. Youri Tielemans has a muscle issue. Forward Marcus Rashford is out with a hamstring injury.
Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski had knee surgery. He was injured during Sunday’s loss to Crystal Palace. Kulusevski joins midfielders James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall on the injury list. Captain Son Heung-min returns after a month out. He is expected to play at Villa Park.
Key Match Facts and Head-to-Head
This Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur preview details statistics and historical context.
Recent Head-to-head:
- Aston Villa won four of their last six games against Tottenham in all competitions. This includes a 2-1 FA Cup win at Villa Park in February.
- Spurs won the last two league meetings by an aggregate score of 8-1.
- Spurs have eight wins from their last nine Premier League visits to Villa Park, losing one.
Aston Villa:
- Aston Villa is unbeaten at home in 20 games (all competitions) (W14, D6). This is their longest such run in 48 years.
- They won seven straight home games in all competitions, scoring 17 goals.
- A victory would be Villa’s 32nd win in all competitions this campaign, a new club record for a top-flight season.
- Unai Emery manages his 100th Premier League game for Villa. His record is 53 wins, 21 draws, 25 losses. His team scored 172 goals and conceded 136.
- Ollie Watkins scored his 75th Premier League goal for Aston Villa, surpassing Gabriel Agbonlahor as the club’s highest Premier League scorer. Three of these goals were against Tottenham, none at Villa Park.
Tottenham Hotspur:
- Tottenham lost seven of their last 10 Premier League matches (W1, D2). The win was against Southampton in April.
- Defeat would be Spurs’ 25th loss in all competitions this season, equaling a club record from 1991-92.
- Ange Postecoglou’s team is one of four top-flight teams with 10+ league losses in 2025. The other three were relegated.
- Spurs conceded in each of their last 11 league games, their longest run without a clean sheet since 2010.
- Spurs won their final away game in each of the last four Premier League seasons, averaging four goals per win.
- Dominic Solanke scored four goals in his last three top-flight games against Aston Villa (two for Bournemouth, two for Spurs).
This Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur preview highlights key match points.
By Kayode Ojo
Culled: BBC Sport
