Tottenham Hotspur's next stop in their quest to avoid relegation takes them to Villa Park, to face high-flying Aston Villa in a crunch Premier League clash.
Last weekend, Spurs secured their first Premier League win of 2026, winning 1-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. That was a big win, because it kept Spurs in the hunt, as West Ham United had also beaten Everton. As it stands, Spurs are two points behind West Ham, with four games left to play.
Villa, on the other hand, will have to balance their commitments in the Europa League, where they lost 1-0 in the semifinal first leg to Nottingham Forest on Thursday evening. Villa can't afford to take their focus off the Premier League though. Even though they are in a great position to finish in the Champions League spots for next season, they aren't mathematically safe yet.
Here's everything you need to know about the fixture:
How to watch
The match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, NBC in the U.S., JioHotstar in India and Stan Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live coverage here.
Key Details
Kick-off time: Sunday, May 3, at 7:00 p.m. BST (2:00 p.m. ET; 11:30 p.m. IST; and 4:00 a.m. AEST, Mondat).
Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee: Sam Barrott
VAR: Tony Harrington
Team news
Aston Villa
Amadou Onana, M: calf, DOUBT Boubacar Kamara, M: knee, OUT
Tottenham Hotspur
Guglielmo Vicario, G: groin, OUT Ben Davies, D: ankle, OUT Cristian Romero, D: knee, OUT Destiny Udogie, D: strain, DOUBT Dejan Kulusevski, M: knee, OUT Pape Matar Sarr, M: shoulder, DOUBT Xavi Simons, M: knee, OUT Dominic Solanke, F: muscle, OUT Mohammed Kudus, F: muscle, OUT Wilson Odobert, F: knee, OUT
Talking Points
(Lewis Storey - Danehouse/Getty Images) (Alex Pantling/Getty Images) In addition to the injuries that Spurs already had, they will now miss Xavi Simons for an extended period of time, and oculd likely miss Dominic Solanke as well. They were already without captain Cristian Romero, forwards Mohammed Kudus and Wilson Odobert, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, and creative sparks Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison.
Those injuries have already made this a torturous season for Spurs. Roberto de Zerbi will have to use all his nous to use the fairly scant resources available to him and try and pull Spurs out of the mire they find themselves in.