Tottenham v A Villa
White Hart Lane
Saturday, 21 January
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
BBC Radio Five Live
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Tottenham's Ledley King continues to play through the pain barrier with a
persistent groin
problem while partner Michael Dawson has a shin injury. Spurs are without
Mido and Noureddine
Naybet, who are on African Nations Cup duty, and the suspended Paul Stalteri,
but Andy Reid is
fit again. Aston Villa have Gareth Barry back after suspension. Lee Hendrie
is set replace
Eirik Bakke, while Kevin Phillips will not be risked despite playing for the
reserves.
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Tottenham (from): Cerny, Robinson, Lee, Tainio, Gardner, King, Dawson,
Carrick, Jenas,
Davids, Brown, Kelly, Defoe, Keane, Rasiak, Lennon, Routledge, Reid. Aston
Villa (from):
Sorensen, Taylor, Hughes, Delaney, Mellberg, Ridgewell, Barry, Samuel, McCann,
Milner, Davis,
Angel, Baros, Moore, Gardner, Whittingham, Hendrie.
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Tottenham defender Michael Dawson:
"We've had two disappointing results but last week we went out and played well
against
Liverpool and I felt we were unlucky. "It's a game we have to win and
hopefully our home form
can continue. "Villa will want to bounce back as well, from losing against
West Ham, so we
know what we're up against."
Aston Villa boss David O'Leary:
"We have a good record on the road but White Hart Lane is not a good ground for
us. "We are
playing against a good side who are on a different level to us. "Spurs have
some bought some
wonderful players. I fancied Tottenham to finish in the top five places in the
table at the
start of the season and my view has not changed."
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BIG-MATCH FACTS
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR aim to make Aston Villa their fifth Premiership scalp in a
row at White Hart
Lane, in order to close the four point gap between themselves and third-placed
Liverpool in
Martin Jol's 50th Premiership game at the helm since Jacques Santini's sudden
departure.
Spurs are enjoying their best ever performance since the Premier League came
into being -
Villa their worst since the top division was reduced to 20 clubs. The Londoners
are coming off
a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool, but have not lost back-to-back in 31 outings at this
level.
Spurs were rampant and put in a five-star performance in beating Aston Villa
5-1 in the
corresponding fixture last season. A double from Fredi Kanoute and a Ledley
King goal gave the
Londoners a 3-0 half time lead. A stunning 25 yard shot from Andy Reid added to
their tally
after Gareth Barry's spot kick. Stephen Kelly got the fifth. It leaves
Tottenham chasing a
fourth consecutive home victory over the Midlanders, to stretch their unbeaten
home League run
against them to six (three wins, two draws in the last five).
ASTON VILLA are playing their 99th Premiership match under David O'Leary.
They've won 33 in
his tenure and another victory would be their 200th in Premier League history.
Villa and Spurs
are the Premiership's draw specialists. Both have notched seven stalemates in
22 top flight
encounters this term. Middlesbrough have also drawn seven times, but from 21
starts.
While Tottenham can now concentrate on gaining a first ever Champions League
spot after defeat
to Leicester in the FA Cup, Villa's reward for the victory at Hull is a Fourth
Round tie, home
to League One Port Vale. A heavy defeat at White Hart Lane though, and
substantial home
victories for West Brom and Middlesbrough, could leave Villa just one place
outside the
relegation zone.
Villa managed only a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in September. James Milner
put the home
side one-up after four minutes. Substitute Robbie Keane salvaged a point for
the visitors after
they squandered a lifeline through Jermain Defoe's missed penalty kick. The
only victory the
Villans have managed in the last nine Premiership visits to the Lane came on 15
April 2000 when
they were 2-4 victors courtesy of goals from Benito Carbone, Alan Wright and a
Dion Dublin
brace - one from the spot.
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REFEREE:
Graham Poll (Tring)
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SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Club stats
Fixtures
4th 40 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 4th
Lowest could fall: 5th
Won six of the last nine Premiership matches.
Tottenham's previous best points tally after the first 22 games of a Premier
League season was
38 in 1995/96. They had 41 points after 23 games that season, when they went on
to finished
eighth - one place lower than their best ever seventh in the previous campaign.
Gone 17 top flight encounters since a goalless draw (home to Liverpool on 10
September).
Last lost successive Premiership matches against Southampton (a) and Charlton
(a) on 5 and 16
March 2005 respectively.
Beat Sunderland (3-2), Portsmouth (3-1), Birmingham (2-0) and Newcastle (2-0)
in successive
matches at White Hart Lane.
Undefeated in nine League games on home turf.
Won six and drawn three at the Lane since the 0-2 reverse by Chelsea on 27
August. ASTON
VILLA
Club stats
Fixtures
15th 25 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 11th
Lowest could fall: 17th
The 1-2 home loss to West Ham last time out was Villa's only defeat in six in
all
competitions.
Lost just two of the last 10 Premiership matches.
Gone 10 top flight engagements since consecutive defeats against Manchester
City (a) and
Liverpool (h) on 31 October and 5 November respectively.
Never had as few as 25 points after the first 22 games of a League season since
the
Premiership was slimmed down in 1995/96 and played over 38, as opposed to 42
games.
One of four clubs whose total of Premiership goals conceded in the last
quarter-hour is in
double figures. Villa, Fulham, Middlesbrough and Sunderland have all leaked 10
goals - no clubs
have shipped more in that closing 15 minute spell.
Conceded more penalties than any other club in Premiership matches this season
(eight).
Unbeaten in five Premiership games on the road.
Won two and drawn three League matches away from Villa Park since the 3-1
reverse by
Manchester City on 31 October.
That loss at the City of Manchester Stadium was Villa's only defeat in seven on
their top
flight travels.
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KEY PLAYER NOTES/POTENTIAL MILESTONES TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Squad profiles
Goalkeeper Paul ROBINSON is the only player to have featured in every minute of
every one of
Tottenham's Premiership matches this season.
If he plays, Michael BROWN will be making his 50th Premiership appearance for
Spurs, and 300th
in the League (Manchester City, Hartlepool, Portsmouth, Sheffield United and
Tottenham).
If he plays, Michael CARRICK will be making his 150th appearance in top flight
football.
Suspended: Paul STALTERI ASTON VILLA
Squad profiles
If involved, James MILNER will be making his 100th career League appearance
(Leeds, Swindon,
Newcastle and Villa).
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LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME:
Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Aston Villa
1 May 2005 - Ref: Mark Clattenburg
Spurs scorers: Kanoute 6, King 19, Kanoute 27, Reid 67, Kelly 90
Villa scorer: Barry 45 pen
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THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE:
Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
17 September 2005 - Ref: Stve Bennett
Villa scorer: Milner 4
Spurs scorer: Keane 78
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HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
League: Spurs 50 wins, Villa 47, Draws 28
Prem: Spurs 7 wins, Villa 11, Draws 9 HEAD TO HEAD at Tottenham
League: Spurs 32 wins, Villa 19, Draws 11
Prem: Spurs 6 wins, Villa 3, Draws 4
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