With Marco Bizot now injured, Zion Suzuki steps in in between the sticks for Aston Villa. They’ll head to Tottenham Hotspur in a matchup of two very desperate sides. Villa are the penultimate side in the Premier League table, so they need points, by any means necessary. Villa boss Unai Emery shuffled his lineup, as one would expect, for the League Cup win over Coventry City last night. And in the process, he might have found some guys that he should keep in the starting lineup, for the matches that do matter more.
What are the FYIs for Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa?
Kickoff: Sat. Sept 19, 12:30
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK
Predicted Starting XIs: Tottenham Hotspur
Team News for Both Sides: go here
Result Probability, According to Google: Tottenham Hotspur wins 47% a Draw 26% Aston Villa wins 27%
As we highlighted in the previous post, it appears that George Hemmings is above Alejandro Garnacho in the pecking order (as are a couple other of the younger players that you might not expect). Also, maybe there is a place in the regular first team for Aaron Wan-Bissaka?
So Who Will Be in the First Team for Aston Villa?
Zion Suzuki; Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Boubacar Kamara, Lamare Bogarde; Ibrahim Mbaye, John McGinn, George Hemmings; Tammy Abraham
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