URGENT WARNING: Chris Sutton’s Explosive Call to Action – Unai Emery and Aston Villa on High Alert as £40m Tottenham Dynamo Threatens to Shake Things Up! Bold Prediction Revealed! [Full story link in comment]
Unai Emery’s Aston Villa and Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur will face each other at Villa Park in the Premier League on Sunday.
Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur are aiming to clinch the fourth and final UEFA Champions League spot in the Premier League table this season.
Villa are fourth in the standings with 55 points from 27 games, while Tottenham are fifth with 50 points from 26 games.
Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal are aiming to win the Premier League title this season, while Manchester United are unlikely to end up in the top four.
Former Villa striker and BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton has predicted Unai Emery’s side to win against Spurs, but he has warned them about Tottenham attacking midfielder James Maddison.
Maddison is one of the best English playmakers around and is one of the best and most important players in the Tottenham team.
The £40 million (Sky Sports) England international playmaker has made 16 appearances in the Premier League so far this season. He has scored three goals and given seven assists in those games.
Chris Sutton on Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur, James Maddison warning
Sutton told BBC Sport: What I have found difficult about making predictions this season is that there seems to be more games where there is not an outcome that would surprise me.
“I’d usually expect some patterns to be obvious where you automatically think one team is going to win or lose but there have not been many so far, other than those involving the clubs at the very bottom of the table. Instead, this is another example of a game where Villa could win or lose 3-0, or it could be a 3-3 draw.
“Villa’s home form was very reliable for a while but even that has dropped off in the past few weeks and, although I am still going to say they will edge this, it is only a guess and not really based on anything concrete.
“I know Villa won the reverse fixture, but they were quite fortunate and also it was against a Tottenham team who were missing some key men like James Maddison through injury and suspension.
“Maddison will make a difference this time, and if the Spurs attack clicks then they will be dangerous. But you could say the same about Villa, and in-form Ollie Watkins, too and I don’t think he will have a quiet afternoon.
“Sutton’s prediction: 3-2.”
My View: Match could end in a draw
In my opinion, the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park this weekend could end in a draw.
Both Villa and Spurs are in good form and have some good players. Even though the Villans are at home, I do not think that it is going to affect proceedings much. After all, the Tottenham players are used to the conditions.
Villa have won four of their last five Premier League games, while Tottenham have won two of their last three league games.
