Tottenham vs Aston Villa pre match thread - Sunday, Oct 3rd - 2pm

[Lastfootstamper]

They're below us in the table, have a seven-worse goal difference, have scored only four.

Another day when once again we leave Harry Kane re-evaluating his life choices. 3-0 us sounds about right.

[Toronto Villa]

The life of a villa fan will tell you this will not go to plan.  Generally we are poor in London, Sunday kick offs we are iffy and we have come off the back of a big win.  Take a point now and run

Take a point? What are you so afraid of? We won against both North London teams last season comfortably. Have some faith in what you have seen the last two times we have played vs them. If it was the other way around and were playing how Spurs are you’d be guaranteeing a defeat for us. And rightly so.

[Rigadon]

I think you will find that you've spelled Tottingham incorrectly. 

[Hookeysmith]

We have the tools and the tactical nous to beat these and you can be 100% guaranteed that Dean will demand that we go for them from the off.

I don't think we will ever park the bus again and win, lose or draw long may it continue

[DrGonzo]

A draw or better, please.  A draw would be a steadying result after Man U, a win will push us to self belief that may carry us through xmas.  1-2....  I just voted draw tho'...

[RamboandBruno]

All a bit strange these feelings. We must be favourites, dont think anybody even outside if villa would be surprised if we win, and yet i still think Nuno is a good manager and spurs have some decent players, i also think at some stage they will turn the corner.

Saying all that, play like we did against man u and chelsea twice and we should win.

1-3 (Watkins, Ings, Konsa)

[Sexual Ealing]

This widespread confidence makes me nervous.

[VILLA MOLE]

This widespread confidence makes me nervous.

yes can we please stop with this confidence nonsense

[OzVilla]

They cant be as bad as they were against Arsenal can they?  Nuno will have got right into them so I'm expecting a reaction performance from them.

That being said if we play well I'm confident that we'll have too much for them.

2-1 to the Villa - Watkins and Mings for us and Son for them.

[RamboandBruno]

This widespread confidence makes me nervous.

I know exactly what you mean!
Its a cliche, but all about the first goal, if we can get that hopefully their fragile confidence will crumble

[sid1964]

Just noticed Spurs are in the Europa Conference League - what is that?

Are most of the teams in that competition part-timers?

[Hillbilly]

Hopefully most teams and fans this year think 'Shit, here comes the Villa'.

[robbo1874]

Really want to win this, just so I can shove it down the throat of a Spurs supporting mate. After Man U, Spurs is the next team I most want us to beat in the league. You have to expect they will perform better than last weekend at the emirates, but our recent form is brilliant and I’m not aware of any new injuries to our players (Ramsey maybe after his awkward slip) that could fk us. So come hopefully the good times keep rolling. Be nice to get a win at that new stadium too. They can’t have lost too many matches there since it opened. It does look an amazing ground, so hopefully everyone who goes has a great day out- I’m quite jealous!

Come on Villa FTCnDLF

[Monty]

On paper, so far this season, we are everything they don't want to play against. We squeeze attackers, we strangle the midfield, we expose defenders on the turn. Please don't revert to type Villa, come on, let's funeral these.

[Footy-Vill]

Spurs are not in a good way.
Villa are in a good way.

Danny Ings has got a great goal record against spurs
Scored home and away last 2 seasons
0-2 Away win.
Watkins and Ings

I imagine Dean will pick the same team and therefor formation as one vs Man Utd . I would like him to make a change or two that's not enforced but as we won I think he'll just keep same team

The one thing that frustrating is Dean not utilities with the squad game.
That needs to come into play more