With Champions League football still up for grabs, sixth-placed Aston Villa will hope to beat visitors Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park in their penultimate Premier League game of the season on Friday.
Villa's points tally of 63 is the same as fifth-placed Chelsea and is 25 more than Spurs, who were beaten 2-0 by Crystal Palace last Sunday and come into the clash in 17th place.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 176
Spurs wins: 79
Draws: 36
Aston Villa wins: 61
Tottenham boast the advantage over Aston Villa when it comes to battles between the sides, winning 79 of their 176 clashes against their opponents while losing 61 times.
Since the turn of the century, the Lions have won 11 of their 47 meetings with the Londoners, succumbing to defeat on 24 occasions.
However, it should be noted that Villa have triumphed in four of their last six in all competitions against Spurs, suffering losses in the other two fixtures in that time.
Tottenham have won their past two Premier League matches against the West Midlands side, with boss Ange Postecoglou overseeing a dominant 4-1 victory at home in November 2024.
Villa boss Unai Emery managed to exact revenge in the FA Cup four months later, winning 2-1 thanks to strikes from Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey, the latter of whom netted in the first minute.
At least three goals have been scored in six of the clubs' last seven matchups, with Spurs scoring four goals in three of those outings.
Tottenham managed to beat the Lions 4-0 at Villa Park in their previous Premier League visit to the stadium in March 2024, and they have won eight of their prior nine at the ground.
Remarkably, there has not been a single draw between Tottenham and Villa in 21 games, as the two sides last shared the spoils all the way back in May 2012, when Ciaran Clark and Emmanuel Adebayor were on target for their respective teams.
The North London giants also lead the way in terms of individual scorers in this head-to-head - no player has managed more than Bobby Smith's 12 for Spurs against Villa, while current Tottenham captain Son Heung-min is not too far behind with seven.
Last 20 meetings
Feb 09, 2025: Aston Villa 2-1 Spurs (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Nov 3, 2024: Spurs 4-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Mar 10, 2024: Aston Villa 0-4 Spurs (Premier League)
Nov 26, 2023: Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)
May 13, 2023: Aston Villa 2-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 01, 2023: Spurs 0-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Apr 09, 2022: Aston Villa 0-4 Spurs (Premier League)
Oct 03, 2021: Spurs 2-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)
May 19, 2021: Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Mar 21, 2021: Aston Villa 0-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Feb 16, 2020: Aston Villa 2-3 Spurs (Premier League)
Aug 10, 2019: Spurs 3-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Jan 08, 2017: Spurs 2-0 Aston Villa (FA Cup Third Round)
Mar 13, 2016: Aston Villa 0-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Nov 02, 2015: Spurs 3-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Apr 11, 2015: Spurs 0-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Nov 02, 2014: Aston Villa 1-2 Spurs (Premier League)
May 11, 2014: Spurs 3-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Oct 20, 2013: Aston Villa 0-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Sep 24, 2013: Aston Villa 0-4 Spurs (League Cup Round Three)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Nov 3, 2024: Spurs 4-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Mar 10, 2024: Aston Villa 0-4 Spurs (Premier League)
Nov 26, 2023: Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)
May 13, 2023: Aston Villa 2-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 01, 2023: Spurs 0-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Apr 09, 2022: Aston Villa 0-4 Spurs (Premier League)
Oct 03, 2021: Spurs 2-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)
May 19, 2021: Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)
Mar 21, 2021: Aston Villa 0-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Feb 16, 2020: Aston Villa 2-3 Spurs (Premier League)
Lewis Nolan
