Aston Villa v Tottenham: Team news, where to watch, referee & form

Aston Villa host Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the FA Cup this Sunday, as Unai Emery and Ange Postecoglou look to lift their first piece of silverware in England.

A place in the last 16 of the competition is on offer, with both clubs ready to put the Premier League to one side as they aim to reach Wembley come May.

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Spurs will be looking to bounce back after EFL Cup disappointment against Liverpool last time out, whereas Villa suffered a league defeat to rivals Wolves in their last fixture.

Aston Villa v Tottenham team news

Aston Villa

Tyrone Mings, Pau Torres, Matty Cash and Ross Barkley were all out injured for Villa in the defeat to Wolves, whereas Ollie Watkins was also replaced at half-time with a muscle problem.

All five won’t be available on Sunday afternoon against Spurs, whereas new signing Axel Disasi is cup tied. Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio could make their debuts, though.

Tottenham

Spurs’ injury crisis has seen Radu Dragusin, Brennan Johnson, James Maddison, Wilson Odobert, Cristian Romero, Dominic Solanke, Destiny Udogie, Timo Werner, Guglielmo Vicario all missing.

Richarlison can now seemingly be added to the list after being forced off against Liverpool on Thursday, with Postecoglou saying: “It looks like his calf. It didn’t look too good after the game, so probably one to add to the list.”

Where to watch Aston Villa v Tottenham on TV

Aston Villa vs Tottenham is scheduled for Sunday 9 February with a kick-off time of 5:35pm (GMT).

It will be broadcast live on BBC One to viewers in the UK and Premier Sports for those in the Republic of Ireland. Those in the UK can also stream the match on BBC iPlayer.

Aston Villa v Tottenham referee and is there VAR?

Even though this is a meeting being played by two Premier League clubs, there will be no VAR for the fourth-round tie, with the FA deciding to introduce Video Assistant Referees from the fifth round onwards.

The referee assigned by the FA for the match is Anthony Taylor, with assistant referees Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn and fourth official Simon Hooper. Taylor has officiated 47 Spurs matches and 31 Villa games.

Aston Villa v Tottenham form

Aston Villa

Aston Villa have been going through a tricky period of late, winning just one of their last five fixtures in all competitions.

Morgan Rogers’ hat-trick against Celtic was enough for Villa to seal a top 8 finish in the Champions League, however, Emery’s side have dropped seven points from their last three Premier League games, including a defeat to Wolves last time out.

Tottenham

Inconsistency has been the story of Spurs’ season, and that is highlighted in their last five fixtures in all competitions. Wins over Hoffenheim and Elfsborg guaranteed Postecoglou’s side qualification into the Europa League last 16, and they even defeated Brentford on their own patch.

However, a disappointing home defeat to Leicester City and giving up a one-goal advantage in their EFL Cup semi-final second leg with Liverpool have been extremely frustrating for Tottenham.

Aston Villa v Tottenham head-to-head

A regular Premier League fixture over the past 30 years, it is no surprise that these two have faced off regularly in their histories – over 175 times in fact.

The first meeting was actually in the FA Cup way back in 1903 and in total, there have been 12 FA Cup fixtures between Villa and Spurs.