Aston Villa will host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday, hoping to bounce back from the recent defeats with .
Unai Emery’s men were in outstanding form since he took over but they have now crashed to two consecutive defeats in the league.
Losses against Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers will have deflated the side to a certain extent but Aston Villa have the quality to bounce back strongly and pick up all three points here.
Villa are currently eighth in the league table and they are pushing for European qualification. They cannot afford to keep dropping points and it remains to be seen whether the home side can get back to winning ways.
Tottenham Hotspur are sixth in the league table and they have to look for a win in the last three matches in order to secure European qualification. They are likely to miss out on a top-four finish but they cannot afford to miss out on Europa League qualification.
The North London giants bounced back from the defeat against Liverpool with a win over Crystal Palace at home, and they will look to build on that and put together a winning run now.
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Aston Villa
Unai Emery will be without the services of goalkeeper Jed Steer. Other than that, Aston Villa should be able to field a full-strength lineup.
The home side are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Emiliano Martinez in goal.
Ashley Young and Alex Moreno will be deployed as the full-backs and the two players will look to contribute offensively apart from the defensive responsibilities. Ezri Konsa will start at the heart of the defence alongside Tyrone Mings.
John McGinn will start alongside Douglas Luiz in the midfield pivot. While McGinn will look to add work rate and drive to the midfield, Luiz will look to win the ball back for his side and control the tempo of the game.
Leon Bailey and Jacob Ramsey will be operating as the inverted attacking midfielders, and the two players are likely to drift wide from time to time in order to create goal-scoring opportunities for their side.
Emiliano Buendia will be deployed as the central attacking midfielder and he will be expected to link the midfield with the attack. Ollie Watkins will lead the line for Aston Villa.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Young, Konsa, Mings, Moreno; McGinn, Luiz; Bailey, Buendia, Ramsey; Watkins
Tottenham Hotspur
The visitors will be without the services of Rodrigo Bentancur and Hugo Lloris because of injuries.
Spurs are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Fraser Forster in goal.
In the back three, Emerson Royal will start along with Cristian Romero and Clement Lenglet. Pedro Porro and Ben Davies will be deployed as the wing-backs and the two players will look to make their mark during transitions as well as cover the central defenders.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg will start as the central midfielder alongside Oliver Skipp. The two players will look to keep the side defensively compact and dominate proceedings in the middle of the park.
Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski will be the attacking midfielders and they will be expected to add width and creativity to the side. Harry Kane is set to lead the line for Tottenham.
Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Forster; Royal, Romero, Lenglet; Porro, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Davies; Kulusevski, Son; Kane
