Aston Villa will aim to jump into the top five heading into the final week of the Premier League season when they host Europa League finalists Tottenham.
Unai Emery’s men are sixth, level on points with Chelsea, and victory on Friday would move them above fourth-placed Manchester City, who face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup this weekend.
Tottenham could prove to be agreeable opponents, with Ange Postecoglou expected to heavily rotate his lineup.
Spurs are languishing 17th in the table, with their Premier League season long since a write-off. However, they face Manchester United in the Europa League final next Wednesday.
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Aston Villa vs. Tottenham lineups, predicted starting 11, team news
Marcus Rashford is set to miss out once again with a hamstring injury and Jacob Ramsey‘s suspension following his red card against Bournemouth means Unai Emery has a decision to make on the left-hand side of his attack.
John McGinn is most likely to fill that berth, with Marco Asensio starting behind Ollie Watkins.
Playmaker Youri Tielemans has been in superb form recently but faces a late fitness test.
Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Martinez (GK) — Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne — Kamara, Onana —Rogers, Asensio, McGinn — Watkins
Injured: Rashford (hamstring), Tielemans (undisc, doubt)
Suspended: Ramey (red card),
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Dejan Kulusevski suffered a minor knee injury when Spurs lost to Crystal Palace last weekend and the Sweden international might not be risked with the trip to Bilbao looming.
Son Heung-min returned from a month on the sidelines in the Palace game and will likely feature from the bench once more as he seeks to build fitness following a foot problem. The club captain will also have obvious designs on the Europa League final.
James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall and Radu Dragusin are all out until next season.
Tottenham predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Vicario (GK) — Spence, Danso, Davies, Gray — Bissouma, Sarr — Odobert, Moore, Tel — Richarlison
Injured: Kulusevski (knee, doubt) Bergvall (ankle), Maddison (knee), Dragusin (ACL)
Suspended: None
Aston Villa vs. Tottenham live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | USA Network | Fubo, NBC website/app |
| Canada | — | Fubo |
| UK | Sky Sports Premier League | Sky GO, Now TV |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | Disney+ Hotstar, JioCinema |
