Manager
Unai Emery
Villa travel to Tottenham off the back of a 1-2 home defeat to Nottingham Forest that leaves them still without a win from four league games. The afternoon was compounded by an early injury to Pau Torres, who was forced off after 25 minutes and replaced by Mings alongside Lindelöf at centre-back — a change expected to be forced into the XI again at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Substitute Alysson came on for Hemmings and struck a second-half goal that pulled one back, and is set to keep the shirt for the trip to Tottenham, with the rest of Saturday's side, including deadline-day arrival Wan-Bissaka at right-back, retained. Maatsen is a fresh injury doubt and misses out, with summer signing Matteo Ruggeri in line to make his first Villa start at left-back.