Aston Villa: Villa and Tottenham face crucial early season showdown

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Aston Villa have lost three of their opening four Premier League games

Football reporter Published 19 September 2026, 06:32 BST More than half a billion spent between them, for just three points and one goal. Tottenham and Aston Villa are in need of Premier League inspiration.

It is not a surprise that a summer of change at both clubs has failed to bring immediate results - but they need to ignite their season.

They meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday as the past two Europa League winners but sitting in the bottom four of the early Premier League table.

With 10 new players, and six key sales - including Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins - Unai Emery is shaping a new Villa team.