Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Kick-off: 16.00 GMT.
TV: Live, Sky Sports1, Highlights, BBC ONE Match of the Day2.
Aston Villa (Possible, 4-4-2): Guzan; Lowton, Vlaar, Baker, Cissokho; N'Zogbia, Sánchez, Westwood, Weimann; Agbonlahor, Benteke.
Out: Hutton (ankle), Kozak (broken leg), Delph (shoulder).
Test: Senderos (thigh).
Tottenham Hotspur (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Lloris; Naughton, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Rose; Capoué, Mason; Lamela, Eriksen, Chadli; Kane.
Out: Bentaleb (ankle), Walker (pelvis).
Team News
Alan Hutton has been ruled out for Aston Villa with a sprained ankle, meaning he is also a doubt for Scotland's games against the Republic of Ireland and England next month.
He will not face his former club Tottenham in Premier League action on Sunday, while Philippe Senderos (thigh) is described as a "major doubt" by manager Paul Lambert and is unlikely to feature.
Fabian Delph is out until the new year following surgery on his dislocated shoulder.
Meanwhile, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino will have to decide on whether to hand Harry Kane his first Premier League start at Villa.
Kane pushed his claims for selection after scorimg his eighth goal of the season in the Capital One Cup win over Brighton - in which Pochettino made 10 changes.
The likes of Hugo Lloris, Younes Kaboul, Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela and Emmanuel Adebayor are likely to return to the team but Nabil Bentaleb (ankle) and Kyle Walker (pelvis) are still missing.
Match Notes
Paul Lambert's new contract has had a devastating effect on Aston Villa.
Five successive defeats without scoring a goal have followed and wrecked the optimism from earlier in the season, with Lambert under renewed pressure from his detractors.
Tottenham Hotspur's own manager, Mauricio Pochettino, is also under scrutiny after an underwhelming start and he will be demanding a swift reaction after the insipid defeat against Newcastle last weekend.
Referee: Neil Swarbrick. Matches: 4, Y22 R0.
Betting: Home 5-2, Away 21-20, Draw 5-2.
John Percy's prediction: Aston Villa 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1.
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