Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.
European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.
Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM (3-4-3): Hugo Lloris (c); Cristian Romero, Eric Dier, Ben Davies; Emerson, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur, Matt Doherty; Dejan Kulusevski, Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
SUBS: Bertrand Traore, Morgan Sanson, Marvelous Nakamba, Robin Olsen, Carney Chukwuemeka, Emiliano Buendia, Ashley Young, Leon Bailey, Calum Chambers.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
ASTON VILLA (4-3-1-2): Emiliano Martinez; Matthew Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings (c), Lucas Digne; Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Jacob Ramsey; Philippe Coutinho; Danny Ings, Ollie Watkins.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
While Villa are sputtering at the moment, Tottenham have started firing on all cylinders under Antonio Conte. Spurs have scored 21 goals in their last six Premier League matches and look favourites to finish fourth now after two straight defeats for Arsenal. Now it's up to them to keep this momentum until the end of the season.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
Villa's revival under Steven Gerrard has hit a few speed bumps in recent weeks. The Villans enter this game 12th in the table on the back of three straight defeats in the Premier League, albeit each by a single goal. The margins are tight, then, and they could easily still secure a top-half finish.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
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Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
Substitution Matthew James Doherty Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez
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