Aston Villa v Tottenham preview: Team news, lineups, supercomputer prediction
Aston Villa are still in the hunt for a Champions League spot, but they will need to be perfect while also relying on results elsewhere.
Villa are currently level on points with Chelsea, who occupy fifth position, and are two points behind Manchester City in fourth.
Unai Emery’s side will play against both Europa League finalists in their remaining two games, which could hand them an advantage in their final Premier League games.
Villa will take on Tottenham first on Friday, 16 May, with the fixture moved back from Sunday at the request of the visiting side.
Aston Villa v Tottenham preview
While Villa are sixth in the Premier League, it has been a different story for Tottenham, who sit in 17th place, just above the relegation zone.
Their full focus will be on the Europa League, but they have had a dismal season, losing 20 of their 36 league games so far.
Spurs have lost four of their last five Premier League games, with their only point coming in a 1-1 draw with West Ham, and look likely to continue their dreadful form.
| Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | League Position |
| Tottenham | 11 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 17th |
| Aston Villa | 18 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 6th |
Aston Villa v Tottenham team news
Aston Villa are set to be without Youri Tielemans and Marcus Rashford, with the pair likely to miss the remainder of the campaign.
Jacob Ramsey is also suspended following his red card against Bournemouth in Villa’s last game.
Tottenham are likely to make a whole host of changes, and they have been handed further injury blows as Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall are all set to be sidelined for the rest of the season.
Ange Postecoglou may even make as many as 11 changes, including the goalkeeper, with all eyes on the Europa League final in their following game.
Predicted lineups
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Kamara, Onana, Asensio, Rogers, McGinn, Watkins.
Tottenham: Vicario, Gray, Danso, Van de Ven, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Bentancur, Odobert, Solanke, Moore.
Betting odds
Aston Villa: 4/11
Draw: 9/2
Tottenham: 6/1
(All odds according to Bet365 as of 15 May)
Supercomputer prediction
Opta’s supercomputer has now heavily backed Aston Villa to secure all three points, with the odds firmly stacked in their favour.
Aston Villa have been given a 66.3 per cent chance of victory, with a draw the next most likely outcome at 17.8 per cent.
Spurs have been given a low 16 per cent probability of winning at Villa Park, emphasising the gap between the two sides and their differences in priorities.