Predicted Aston Villa XI vs Spurs: Dean Smith to make three changes, 27-yr-old to start – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Aston Villa host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League this weekend and they will be hoping to get back to winning ways.
Dean Smith’s side have won just one of the last six Premier League matches and they will be under pressure to turn their form around.
Spurs are currently four points ahead of Villa in the table and the West Midlands club will be looking to close the gap.
The home side have kept a clean sheet in five of their last seven Premier League games at Villa Park and they will be hoping for another shutout against Tottenham.
The likes of Harry Kane and Gareth Bale have done well in recent weeks and Villa will have to be at their best defensively to keep a clean sheet.
Meanwhile, the London club have an excellent head to head record against Aston Villa and they have won eleven of their last twelve matches against this week’s opponents.
It remains to be seen whether Villa can fix their wretched record against Tottenham with a win at home. The last time these two sides met, Spurs picked up a 3-2 win.
The home side are likely to be without Wesley and Kortney Hause for this game. Jack Grealish remains a doubt and Bertrand Traore could miss out as well.
Smith on Jack Grealish: “I’m hopeful for Jack; I’ll leave it until Sunday morning.
“He’s not trained with us at the moment, but he’s pain-free and he’s running.”#AVLTOT pic.twitter.com/gnOt4M4Jxn
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 19, 2021
Predicted Aston Villa starting line-up: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Luiz, Nakamba, Traore, McGinn, Ghazi, Watkins
Mohamed Elmohamady, Jacob Ramsey and Bertrand Traore are set to be replaced by the likes of Anwar El Ghazi, Matty Cash and 27-year-old Marvelous Nakamba in the starting line-up from the last game.
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