Tottenham vs Aston Villa live: Emery’s side play after political storm

Tottenham will bid to extend their unbeaten run and keep up their pursuit at the top of the Premier League table as Aston Villa , fresh from being caught up in a political storm, visit London.

Spurs have not lost in their last seven games , and will hope to again close the gap to league leaders Arsenal to just two points after their north London rivals beat Fulham yesterday evening. Their early fixture list had, perhaps, fallen kindly, though, and building momentum over the next few weeks will be key if Thomas Frank ’s side are to maintain a relatively strong start.

Villa will represent a useful test of their progress as Unai Emery seeks improvements from his squad across a tricky little period. Clashes with Manchester City and Liverpool are to come for a club which has spent much of this week dealing with off-field matters surrounding their Europa League tie with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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Tottenham vs Aston Villa live

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