{"id":669453,"date":"2026-05-03T12:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=669453"},"modified":"2026-05-03T12:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:51:53","slug":"aston-villa-vs-tottenham-confirmed-lineups-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/05\/03\/aston-villa-vs-tottenham-confirmed-lineups-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa vs Tottenham: Confirmed Lineups and Team News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the latest team news and confirmed lineups for Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur this evening in the Premier League. Villa\u2019s domestic form has been inconsistent, with just two wins in their last eight fixtures. With several clubs still chasing Champions League qualification, the Villains will want to maintain their cushion with a victory today. However, following a 1\u20130 defeat against Nottingham Forest in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final, Unai Emery\u2019s side host the return leg on Thursday. He will be keen to ensure his squad remains fresh for that clash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham, however, can afford no distractions. With relegation a growing threat, Spurs desperately need points to move out of the bottom three. A 1\u20130 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers, their first of 2026, restored belief and potentially broke a mental barrier. Roberto De Zerbi has improved performances, but they need more results like that to ensure it is not in vain.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below are the confirmed lineups for Aston Villa vs Tottenham.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/b>Xavi Simons’ Injury Puts Pressure on Tottenham Medical Team<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Confirmed Lineups<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Aston Villa Team News<\/b><\/h3>\n

No players are suspended for the hosts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking at Friday’s press conference, <\/span>Emery confirmed<\/span><\/a> Amadou Onana\u2019s status: \u201cHe has a scan, and we will see the consequences of it after it. But for Sunday, it is sure he is not available.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Boubacar Kamara is Villa\u2019s only other injury absentee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ross Barkley and Alysson are available after missing the Europa League contests due to registration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Injured: Onana and Kamara.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/b>Tottenham Relegation Battle: Five Players Who Could Decide Spurs’ Fate<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham Team News<\/b><\/h3>\n

No players are suspended for Tottenham.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke were forced off in the victory over Wolves. Simons\u2019 injury has since been confirmed as a ruptured ACL, which is expected to rule him out for around seven months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked whether Solanke could face Villa at Friday\u2019s press conference, <\/span>De Zerbi replied<\/span><\/a>: \u201cVilla, no, for sure, then we will see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Guglielmo Vicario remains sidelined as he continues his recovery from hernia surgery. His manager confirmed: \u201cHe\u2019s not available yet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

James Maddison trained \u201cvery well\u201d this week, but the midfielder will require further assessment. De Zerbi explained: \u201cI would like to play with him\u2026 but we have to consider the physical condition.\u201d He added: \u201cI think he can be important in the next three games.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Having missed the last two matches with a shoulder injury, Pape Sarr will also be assessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Destiny Udogie is set to return in some capacity. De Zerbi said: \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the beginning of the game or the second half, but he\u2019s available, yes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

To Be Assessed: Maddison and Sarr.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Injured: Simons, Solanke, Vicario, Cristian Romero, Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert, Ben Davies and Mohamed Kudus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aston Villa Confirmed Lineup and Substitutes<\/b><\/h3>\n

Starting XI<\/strong>: Martinez, Cash, Lindelof, Mings, Maatsen, Bogarde, Tielemans, Sancho, Barkley, Rogers, Abraham <\/span><\/p>\n

Subs<\/strong>: Bizot, Konsa, Buendia, Watkins, Digne, Torres, Garcia, Luiz, Bailey<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham Confirmed Lineup and Substitutes<\/b><\/h3>\n

Starting XI<\/strong>: Kinsky, Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Palhinha, Gallagher, Kolo Muani, Tel, Richarlison<\/span><\/p>\n

Subs<\/strong>: Austin, Dragusin, Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison, Spence, Gray, Bergvall, Souza<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Yates \/ Sportimage<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is the latest team news and confirmed lineups for Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur this evening in the Premier League. Villa\u2019s domestic form has been inconsistent, with just two wins in their last eight fixtures. With several clubs still chasing Champions League qualification, the Villains will want to maintain their cushion with a victory […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5771,"featured_media":669460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":true,"sfio_embed_code":"<\/smartframe-embed>","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3838,30,1831,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-669453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aston-villa","category-news","category-starting-line-up","category-tottenham"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5771"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669453"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":669475,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669453\/revisions\/669475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}