With Tottenham Hotspur pushing themselves up into fourth place in the Premier League table having secured three back to back wins with a fabulous 5-1 absolute hammering of Newcastle United last Sunday, fans are looking for four on the spin as we make the trip north this Saturday to West Midland’s side Aston Villa.
We head to Steven Gerrard’s Villa Park based team whilst they are again in a patchy stretch of form as they match our three wins, with three straight defeats of their own, and Gerrard has been vocal after the limp defeat about replacing players over the summer unless they start stepping up – so this is the perfect time for Antonio Conte to take another three points as, from the outside, it looks like there is some dissent in the camp.
The injury situation at the club is pretty much as it was, but we could potentially see Ryan Sessegnon and Sergio Reguilon return to contention if they pass late fitness tests.
As ever, it’s in our hands. Villa do leak goals, so if we can keep their forward line quiet it should be another a win – but we can’t be complacent.