Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa meet at 11:30 GMT on Saturday, 19 September 2026, with both clubs searching for their first Premier League win of the season. The match is the fifth round of the 2025-26 campaign in the capital, and Nasser Eddy, a consultant for NCI Sport and presenter of European Champions League coverage on Nostalgie radio, has assessed the contest.
Tottenham have failed to win or score in their opening four league matches. Roberto De Zerbi’s side have averaged more than 10 shots per game, but a lack of finishing has left their attack without a goal. The breakdown in the relationship with Brazilian centre-forward Richarlison has done little to ease that problem.
There has been some improvement defensively, with Tottenham keeping clean sheets in their past two league games after conceding five goals across the opening two. Micky Van de Ven and his team-mates have also allowed a maximum of seven corners in any league match.
However, their midweek Carabao Cup escape ended at Anfield on Tuesday, where Liverpool won 3-1. De Zerbi has now won only four of his 13 matches in charge of the Spurs.
Aston Villa are in even deeper trouble. They have also gone winless in the league, losing three of their four matches to sit 19th in the table. That poor start follows a campaign in which they finished fourth, as well as a 2-1 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the Super Cup, where they competed strongly against the reigning two-time Champions League winners.
Villa lost key players during the latest transfer window, including playmaker Morgan Rogers, who joined Chelsea. Captain John McGinn has been the main bright spot, contributing one goal and three assists in official competition since August.
Villa scored their first and only league goal of the season against Nottingham Forest last weekend, but still lost 2-1 at home. Their attacking difficulties are also reflected in their 13 corners from four league outings, just over three per game.
Unai Emery’s team did begin their Champions League campaign with a narrow 3-2 victory at Club Bruges and continued in the Carabao Cup by beating Coventry City 3-1 on Wednesday.
Last season’s three meetings produced three 2-1 results: each side won away in the league, while Aston Villa prevailed at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the FA Cup. Across the past 35 meetings, Tottenham lead with 21 wins to Villa’s 11, with three draws. The only numbers appearing in the results of the past 14 meetings have been 0, 1, 2 and 4.
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Ibrahim Mbaye, 18, made his first start for Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup win at Coventry City and set up Ross Barkley. The Senegal international joined from Paris Saint-Germain after limited playing time despite winning major honours, including the Champions League and the Africa Cup of Nations, or potentially finishing as a runner-up depending on the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s next decision.
After coming on against Nottingham Forest on his Premier League debut, Mbaye is expected to make his first league start against Tottenham.
The key 1xBet prices are a draw at 3.74, 0-0 at 9.3, fewer than 8.5 corners at 3.04, Tottenham to have more shots on target at 1.44, and John McGinn not to score at 1.03. The prediction is a 0-0 draw.
The match is scheduled for 11:30 GMT on Canal+Sports Afrique and SuperSport PL. Odds may change.