Played
October 7, 2012 10:00 AM EDT
White Hart Lane — London
Referee: N. Swarbrick
Attendance: 35802
October 7, 2012 10:00 AM EDT
White Hart Lane — London
Referee: N. Swarbrick
Attendance: 35802
Premier League Preview: Tottenham - Aston Villa
Andre Villas-Boas' men are in solid league form having beaten Manchester United last weekend, while Paul Lambert's side is hopeful of rectifying a poor record against Spurs.
By Andy Sixsmith
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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TOTTENHAM
 Friedel Walker, Vertonghen, Caulker, Gallas Sandro, Dembele Lennon, Dempsey, Bale Defoe |
ASTON VILLA
 Guzan Lowton, Vlaar, Dunne, Bennett N'Zogbia, Delph, Holman, Albrighton Bent, Agbonlahor |
Tottenham look set to make changes from the side that drew Panathinaikos 1-1 in Greece on Thursday.
Brad Friedel should return in goal for what would be his 311th-straight Premier League appearance, with Hugo Lloris once more prevented from making his Premier League debut. The game will come too soon for Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee), who is still two weeks away from a first-team return. William Gallas should continue start at left back.
Aston Villa welcomes the return of center back Richard Dunne after a long spell on the sidelines (groin), and he should partner with Ron Vlaar at the heart of the defense.
After impressive cameos in the 1-1 draw against West Brom last week, Charles N'Zogbia and Darren Bent look set to be handed starts, with Bent, in particular, hoping to rediscover his goal-scoring touch.
| DID YOU KNOW |
- Tottenham is on an excellent domestic run against Villa, having not lost in its last seven matches against the Midlands outfit, winning four games and drawing three.
- The North London side's home form is not too shabby either - the club has won 14 and lost just two of its last 21 matches at White Hart Lane.
- Spurs have conceded the highest proportion of second-half goals in the Premier League this season (88 percent).
- Aston Villa on the other hand is enduring a torrid ruin of form, winning just one of its last 16 Premier League games.
- Paul Lambert's side has only scored five goals in its last 11 away Premier League fixtures.
- Villa will be hoping Emmanuel Adebayor (pictured) does not feature on Sunday - the Spurs forward has notched six goals in eight starts against the Midlands side.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa
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Tottenham 2-0 Aston Villa
- 15.94 %
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Tottenham 3-0 Aston Villa
- 15.15 %
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Dec 26, 2012 | Aston Villa 0 - Tottenham 4 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Oct 7, 2012 | Tottenham 2 - Aston Villa 0 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | May 6, 2012 | Aston Villa 1 - Tottenham 1 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Nov 21, 2011 | Tottenham 2 - Aston Villa 0 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Dec 26, 2010 | Aston Villa 1 - Tottenham 2 |
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| May 19, 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Sunderland 0 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Stoke 1 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| May 8, 2013 | Chelsea 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Wigan Athletic 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
Aston Villa
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| May 19, 2013 | Wigan Athletic 2 - Aston Villa 2 | EPL |
| May 11, 2013 | Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea 2 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | Norwich City 1 - Aston Villa 2 | EPL |
| Apr 29, 2013 | Aston Villa 6 - Sunderland 1 | EPL |
| Apr 22, 2013 | Manchester United 3 - Aston Villa 0 | EPL |
| 25 | Hugo Lloris | Goalkeeper |
| - | Jan Vertonghen | Defender |
| 13 | William Gallas | Defender |
| 28 | Kyle Walker | Defender |
| 45 | Steven Caulker | Defender |
| 23 | Clint Dempsey | Midfielder |
| 7 | Aaron Lennon | Midfielder |
| 3 | Gareth Bale | Midfielder |
| 19 | Moussa Dembele | Striker |
| 30 | Sandro | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe | Striker |
| 24 | Brad Friedel | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | Michael Dawson | Defender |
| 6 | Tom Huddlestone | Midfielder |
| 22 | Gylfi Sigurdsson | Midfielder |
| - | Andros Townsend | Midfielder |
| 10 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Striker |
| - | Iago Falqué | Striker |
| 22 | Bradley Guzan | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Ron Vlaar | Defender |
| 6 | Ciaran Clark | Defender |
| 27 | Joseph Bennett | Defender |
| 34 | Matthew Lowton | Defender |
| 8 | Karim El Ahmadi | Midfielder |
| 12 | Marc Albrighton | Midfielder |
| 14 | Brett Holman | Midfielder |
| 16 | Fabian Delph | Midfielder |
| 11 | Gabriel Agbonlahor | Striker |
| 20 | C. Benteke | Striker |
| 1 | Shay Given | Goalkeeper |
| 30 | Eric Lichaj | Defender |
| 10 | Charles N'Zogbia | Midfielder |
| 15 | Ashley Westwood | Midfielder |
| 25 | Barry Bannan | Midfielder |
| 9 | Darren Bent | Striker |
| 26 | Andreas Weimann | Striker |
Results
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |
