Aston Villa will meet the challenge of Tottenham Hotspur at home. After a brief downturn, Villa's form has rebounded, with four wins and one loss in the last five rounds of the league, including three consecutive victories, and is expected to hit the fourth consecutive win. On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur's form fluctuates, and their traditional attacking mode has been recognized by their opponents, making it difficult for them to reappear, and the first round of the home game against Villa was a 1-2 defeat, so it's hard to escape the fate of losing on the road, so I'm looking forward to Villa on a tie-break. (Live on Now 621 and 611 at 9pm on Sunday night!)
Villa have been playing brightly on multiple fronts recently. Last week, they visited Ajax in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Central European Association, and the two sides drew 0-0, and they will return to their home ground to launch an offensive next midweek. The fact that this league match falls between two rounds seems to be an unfavorable arrangement. However, Coach Emery's rich experience in European matches and the team's good form will not affect them much with the frequent fixtures.
Villa's strong performance has been closely linked to the outburst of goalscorer O'Neill Kenneth, the England striker has scored 16 goals in the league this season, second only to Ahmed Salah, and has been in hot form recently scoring three goals in each of his last three consecutive league matches, making a total of five goals. Players such as Terry Vince, Rian Beni and Morgan Rogers, who were photographed today, will also continue to contribute goals to the side.
Tottenham are currently five points behind Villa in fifth place in the league. They have four wins and two losses in their eight matches in 2024, with a win rate of only 50%. In addition, injury problems have been plaguing the team. While James Maddison is back in action, Richard Lichen and Berby Shaya continue to miss out due to injuries. Coach Pousti's high pressing tactics, although both offensive and defensive, are prone to defensive gaps. With a recent run of seven consecutive defeats, it seems reasonable for them to lose another game against the hot Villa.
