Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur Predictions

• Villa have won their last four home games across all comps
• Villa have beaten Spurs twice this season
• Tottenham have eight defeats in 12 games

Villa looking to secure top five spot

Aston Villa slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday but they can bounce back against drop contenders Tottenham on Sunday.

The Villans don’t have the luxury of focusing all their efforts on Europe just yet as they bid to guarantee a top five finish and a place in next season’s Champions League, although the Europa League does offer an alternative route into that competition.

Spurs claimed a first win under Roberto De Zerbi at Wolves last weekend but they are two points adrift of safety, and they may have fallen further behind by the time this game kicks off on Sunday.

Villa can maintain Spurs dominance

The fact Villa played in midweek and have the second leg to contend with does give Spurs a glimmer of hope, but the hosts have dominated this fixture this season.

Villa won the reverse fixture 2-1 and then repeated that scoreline in north London when these sides met in the FA Cup and they have now won each of their last four games against Spurs stretching back into last season.

Villa are also in fine form at home with four straight wins across all competitions and they have 11 victories in 17 league home games, so they can add to Tottenham’s struggles with a win this weekend.

With home advantage, Villa may be able to go one better than their previous wins over Spurs this season and a 3-1 victory for Unai Emery’s men has a chance, potentially with a late strike to kill the game off as Spurs commit men forward.

Morgan Rogers has scored in both of Villa’s wins over Spurs this season and he can make it a hat-trick with an anytime effort on Sunday. Rogers is in decent form with two goals in his last four games.