Tottenham Hotspur Ange Postecoglou must be excited to be getting his face of the franchise, Heung-Min Son, back in action on Sunday. “Sonny has trained today, so if he gets through training tomorrow he should be okay,” the big Australian said of a challenging home match against Aston Villa, who finished fourth last season, and find themselves in a similar spot so far this season.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa FYIs
Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Aston Villa
Team News: Tottenham Aston Villa
Kick-off: 5.30pm (BST), Sunday November 3, 2pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Result Probability: Tottenham 50% Aston Villa 27% Draw 23%
Premier League Standings: Tottenham 10th, 13 pts, Aston Villa 5th, 18 pts
Spurs are squarely mid-table right now, so maybe getting their South Korean superstar back in the mix will help them climb the table? Let’s see who joins the Tottenham talisman in the first team for the Sunday matinee.
Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction
Guglielmo Vicario (GK); Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Radu Dragusin, Destiny Udogie; Dejan Kulusevski, Pape Matar Sarr, James Maddison; Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Heung-Min Son
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