Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Aston Villa today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 - 0 Aston Villa FC
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
14:09
Son plays a cross into the box from the left, but it's low and blocked by the first man. It takes an awkward deflection, however, looping into the air and drops to Porro at the top right corner of the box who lashes a wild shot high and wide of goal to jeers from the travelling fans.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
14:06
Tielemans sends a cross in from the right with Watkins making the run into the centre of the box. It looks within his reach, but the striker can't get a foot to it, and instead, it sails out the other side of the box. That was an early warning for Spurs.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
14:03
And Aston Villa get us underway!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
14:01
The teams are out at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
13:58
Son, who makes his return from injury today, has been involved in nine goals in eight Premier League games against Aston Villa (6 goals, 3 assists), though all six of his goals against them have come at Villa Park. No player has scored more against an opponent without netting a home goal in the competition. Is the writing on the wall for him to right that record today?
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
13:58
Villa make 10 changes from their heavily rotated EFL Cup squad that lost to Palace midweek, with only John McGinn starting both fixtures. Mings returns to their Premier League squad having started in the cup midweek and Kamara is also back in contention on the bench. It leaves Emery without any injury concerns as he travels to north London.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
13:53
Postecoglou opts to make three changes to the side that triumphed over City midweek, the most significant of which sees the return of captain and star player Son. It means Werner drops to the bench in attack. The hosts did encounter fresh injury worries as Micky van de Ven misses out against Villa due to a hamstring injury he sustained in the EFL Cup game. Dragusin replaces him in defence while Porro also replaces Gray in the third change. Spurs are also without Wilson Odobert and Djed Spence through injury.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
13:43
ASTON VILLA SUBS: Diego Carlos, Tyrone Mings, Jhon Duran, Emiliano Buendia, Jaden Philogene, Ian Maatsen, Robin Olsen, Leon Bailey, Boubacar Kamara.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
13:43
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash; Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana; Jacob Ramsey, Morgan Rogers, John McGinn; Ollie Watkins.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SUBS: Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, James Maddison, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Timo Werner, Fraser Forster, Ben Davies, Mikey Moore.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
13:43
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (4-3-3): Guglielmo Vicario; Destiny Udogie, Radu Dragusin, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro; Pape Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski; Son Heung-Min, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
13:38
Despite sitting in fifth in the Premier League table, Unai Emery’s side have also experienced mixed fortunes in the league recently. The Villains have similarly picked up just one win in their last two games, though they have drawn the other two. Last time out they drew 1-1 with an in-form Bournemouth side after seeing Ross Barkley’s opener cancelled out by Evanilson in the 96th minute. The West Midlands outfit also fell to defeat midweek to see their EFL Cup aspirations crushed as Crystal Palace defeated them 2-1 at Villa Park.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
13:38
Ange Postecoglou’s side currently sit in tenth in the Premier League, having won just one of their last three matches in the league, losing the other two. Last time out they fell to a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst as the usually attacking style of play employed by the north London side seemed to be without ideas. They did, however, pull off an impressive 2-1 victory over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City midweek in the EFL Cup in front of a home crowd and will hope for a repeat of that performance today.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
13:33
Hello and welcome to live text commentary of this Premier League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
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