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Tottenham's Micky van de Ven shields the ball from Aston Villa's Ross Barkley
Tottenham's Micky van de Ven shields the ball from Aston Villa's Ross BarkleyMichael Zemanek / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

With neither Tottenham Hotspur nor Aston Villa having earned a Premier League win between them so far in the 2026/27 campaign, a draw would appear to be on the cards in their Saturday lunchtime game.

That would be a first in this fixture if it were to happen, as in the previous 22 league meetings, Spurs have won 15 and Villa have bagged the three points in the other seven matches.

Tottenham have lost five of the last eight v Villa

The Villans have also won four of their last six away games against the North Londoners, losing the other two, and that's more wins than they'd managed in their previous trips to N17 (W3, D5, L13).

Indeed, Tottenham have lost five of the last eight meetings (but won the most recent one), which is more than in 29 previous meetings against Saturday's opponents (W18 D7 L4).

Tottenham v Aston Villa - Recent head-to-head results
Tottenham v Aston Villa - Recent head-to-head resultsFlashscore

With just one league goal scored between the two teams this season, too, there's a good chance that this could well prove to be a low-scoring game, and Villa have been here before, all too recently.

Last season they hadn't scored in their first four league games, and yet rallied to the extent where they became Europa League winners. 

Second successive season without a win in five for Villa?

Tottenham haven't enjoyed the best time in the English top flight of late, but it's still difficult to understand why both have begun the season so poorly.

Villa have only ever gone at least five league games from the start of a season without winning a single fixture in 1919/20 (seven), 1964/65 (seven) and 2025/26 (five), and Unai Emery isn't going to want a second successive season in this regard on his record.

Roberto De Zerbi has a different problem entirely, given that he was lauded for keeping Spurs in the Premier League last season, before going on a huge spending spree to bring in 10 new faces and break the club's transfer record twice in the process.

Expectation levels from supporters subsequently went through the roof, and they will be feeling badly let down at this point, and hoping for an immediate turnaround in fortunes.

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First Premier League stalemate at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tottenham's last home league game, a 0-0 draw against Everton, was their first goalless draw in their new stadium, and it came in the 140th Premier League match to be played there. The boos that rang out as the players left the field were evidence enough that patience is already wearing thin.

That stalemate followed one at the City Ground against Nottingham Forest, and not since 2015 have a Premier League club (West Ham) had three successive goalless draws in the top flight.

Though another 0-0 would suit neither side, it could be the most likely outcome given that Spurs are 19th in the table in terms of xG (3.45), whilst Villa are 20th and last in the ranking (3.39).

Villa's 62 touches in the opposition box in games this season are the second-worst showing of all Premier League teams in 2026/27, and evidence a reticence to drive into the penalty area during what might be said to be sporadic attacks.

De Zerbi looking to extend winning run over Emery

Emery and De Zerbi have faced each other five times to date, with the former winning the first three meetings, but losing the last two to the Italian.

The importance of the result is obvious for both, but more so because the game comes directly before an international break.

It'll be another three weeks before Premier League duties resume again after this match, and then the Champions League also returns, so neither manager will want to spend the next few weeks stewing over their poor start.

Tottenham v Aston Villa - Win probability
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In terms of injury woes, the hosts will still be without Dejan Kulusevski, Xavi Simons, Wilson Odobert and Mykhailo Mudryk.

Both Pedro Porro and new signing Sandro Tonali will have late fitness tests to determine their availability.

James Maddison should return for Tottenham and will be the creative hub for them should he do so, and though Mo Kudus is fit again, he's being eased back into the fold by his manager.

For Villa, Leon Goretzka, Amadou Onana, Pau Torres and Ian Maatsen are out, though Brian Madjo and Matty Cash could still make the line-up, and Villa could also welcome back Joao Gomes after his suspension.