Roberto De Zerbi earned his first win as Spurs boss at Wolves last weekend thanks to Joao Palhinha’s late strike at Molineux.
West Ham’s 2-1 victory over Everton quickly dashed the optimism that stemmed from Spurs’ first league win of the calendar year, but the Irons’ most recent result could give the north Londoners some reason to be positive.
Tottenham occupy the final place in the relegation zone, with Burnley and Wolves already fallen through the trap door into the Championship next term.
Spurs are two points of their London rivals, and have the chance to leapfrog them above the dreaded dotted line today after the Hammers’ 3-0 defeat at Brentford.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were thrashed at the Gtech Community Stadium as the Bees continued their surprise challenge for a European finish.
Should Spurs beat Villa today, they would jump above West Ham into safety, and that result would see Nuno’s men fall precariously into the bottom three.
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 6pm BST ahead of a 7pm kick-off.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the HBO Max app and website.