Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur - live! - The Guardian

And it wasn't the end of the world because Aston Villa lost 8-0 to Chelsea on Sunday. Sure, no one wants to lose any match 8-0. It's pretty humiliating. But it doesn't mean the club has to fold or the season's over or that they're definitely going down. Sometimes it just means that Chelsea have loads of world-class players and Aston Villa have loads of young players, who might, in time, be better for what was a chastening experience. Villa are being written off this evening but while Tottenham are in good form, and their speed on the break is suited to away matches there's every chance we could see a reaction from Paul Lambert's side.

Aston Villa: Guzan; Lowton, Herd, Clark, Baker, Bennett; Westwood, El Ahmadi, Delph, Holman; Benteke. Subs: Given, Ireland, Albrighton, Bowery, Bannan, Lichaj, Carruthers.

Tottenham: Lloris; Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Naughton; Lennon, Dembele, Sandro, Bale; Defoe, Adebayor. Subs: Friedel, Parker, Dawson, Sigurdsson, Livermore, Townsend, Caulker.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

Kick-off: 5.30pm.