Tottenham may regret not pushing harder for an exciting summer transfer when Aston Villa travel to North London.
Aston Villa beat Tottenham 2-0 in their most recent Premier League meeting, a game which was decided by second-half goals from Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara back in May.
Despite an awful start to the 2025-26 campaign, Villa beat Burnley to move up to 13th in the league standings ahead of the international break, and Unai Emery will be hoping to continue that form.
Frank still has problems to solve for Tottenham, but he has already proven a difference between himself and Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked by Daniel Levy after his 17th-place finish in the league.
It is a real crunch match between the two managers, and it might all be decided by one player.
Morgan Rogers can prove the difference for Aston Villa
While it has been a very poor season for Morgan Rogers so far, at least by his standards, Spurs will be fearing his talents in the final third when Villa travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Last season, the 23-year-old attacker notched 14 goals and 13 assists in all competitions, but this term, he has just two assists to his name in 10 appearances. He just isn’t the same.
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However, Football Insider revealed during the summer that Tottenham would have to submit a “huge” bid for Rogers, with the Lilywhites just one of many interested in his signature.
Clearly, Spurs looked at other options before signing Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus, and that decision might be about to backfire when the two sides meet this weekend.
Rogers’ record against Tottenham speaks for itself
Rogers has only faced Tottenham three times in his senior career, twice in the Premier League and once in the FA Cup, and on those occasions, he has won twice and lost once.
In those meetings, the England international has grabbed two goals and two assists, proving that he has a real ability to light up a game when facing this particular opposition.
Of course, he currently has just two goal contributions in his last 10 appearances for the Villans, but if he is going to get firing on all cylinders again this season, doing it against Spurs would be perfect timing.
Emery needs to allow the young star to express himself, rather than squeeze him into an unfamiliar position to accommodate other players. The sooner he realises that, the better it will be for Villa.