Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[RamboandBruno]

To help make up mind if we win this .
Spurs centr back pairing : Davies and Dier.
And they play a high line.
Add Emery tactical plan.

Result.

Because all of your predictions are right, congratulations to Ollie Watkins after last nights scoring spree.

Barely had a 'brace' of touches!

He had 2 big scoring opportunities or XG's or whatever they call them nowadays and managed to flunk them both

He just missed not flunked, and Diaby needs a big game, like he’s been shit or something, you love a good bit of negativity hey

[VillaTim]

Diaby hasn't been on it the last few games , thats a commonly shared observation

[Clampy]

To help make up mind if we win this .
Spurs centr back pairing : Davies and Dier.
And they play a high line.
Add Emery tactical plan.

Result.

Because all of your predictions are right, congratulations to Ollie Watkins after last nights scoring spree.

Barely had a 'brace' of touches!

He had 2 big scoring opportunities or XG's or whatever they call them nowadays and managed to flunk them both

You kept saying that last night  and you were wrong then as well, again. He had one, the header.

[RamboandBruno]

Diaby hasn't been on it the last few games , thats a commonly shared observation

He scored a cracker 3 games ago vrs Luton. No one was on it vrs Forest, he didn’t have a great game vrs Fulham. Needing a big game insinuates he has been struggling a lot more than he actually has.

[VillaTim]

i actually think we will win the game but we will have to play well and take our chances . It won't be simple and we will need to score 2 or more as i don't see a clean sheet

[Percy McCarthy]

Son is a great player, back to his best since Kane left. He will cause us problems if not wrecked from all the travelling. Games after an international break are always a strange one so as much as everyone is expecting a 3-3 it might well be a dull enough one. Looks like they will have likes of Eric Dier playing in their defensive high line. Missing Maddison, Udogie, Van de Ven all key players for them this season, Bissouma and Romero suspended.
2-1 to us. Spurs bubble firmly popped. I'd give Bailey his start up with Watkins after his cameo the last day, Diaby to sit it out.

Is Udogie definitely out? Injured maybe? I don’t think he’s suspended.

[algy]

i actually think we will win the game but we will have to play well and take our chances . It won't be simple and we will need to score 2 or more as i don't see a clean sheet

Agree. If we score more than them, I think we'll win.

[VillaTim]

Son is a great player, back to his best since Kane left. He will cause us problems if not wrecked from all the travelling. Games after an international break are always a strange one so as much as everyone is expecting a 3-3 it might well be a dull enough one. Looks like they will have likes of Eric Dier playing in their defensive high line. Missing Maddison, Udogie, Van de Ven all key players for them this season, Bissouma and Romero suspended.
2-1 to us. Spurs bubble firmly popped. I'd give Bailey his start up with Watkins after his cameo the last day, Diaby to sit it out.

Is Udogie definitely out? Injured maybe? I don’t think he’s suspended.

i think he is suspended for 2 games as he not only got a red but also got his 5th yellow

[AV84]

The FPL site lists Udogie as injured. 75% chance of playing.

[VillaTim]

Apologies Udogie only has a 1 game ban, originally it was reported as 2.

[eamonn]

Our Dougie versus U-dogie. There's no contest.

But it would be refereed by VillaDawg, the Villa-supporting, Spurs-BalanceSheet-coveting Hero and Villain of the year 2008.

[Clark W Griswold]

Sounds a bit ruff.

[VillaTim]

who let the dougs out

[Martyn Smith]

Got to be worth £10 on the win with a £5 draw saver. Although I think I'll only just break even. 1-1

[Martyn Smith]

Six matches ahead to approach with excitement but also the usual apprehension that we (and not the Manager) still struggle to shake off.

I prefer to relish what we have in front of us, this is where we crave to be, and better, so let's "have it", as they say.

First up a depleted Spurs side should pose less of a challenge than first thought but I'm wary of our away form, something the Manager has identified and suspect the performance won't be all that. But the result will.

0-1

One of my Quiz League of London team is a Spurs fan and thinks this is just Spurs starting strongly and fading again. He's 77 so knows the club's history and their patterns. Puts us as favourites...