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Tottenham vs Aston Villa live: Unai Emery’s side face Premier League test after political storm
Villa will see league victory after being caught up in a political storm over their Europa League tie against Maccabi Tel Aviv
Tottenham will bid to extend their unbeaten run and keep up their pursuit at the top of the Premier League table as Aston Villa, fresh from being caught up in a political storm, visit London.
Spurs have not lost in their last seven games, and will hope to again close the gap to league leaders Arsenal to just two points after their north London rivals beat Fulham yesterday evening. Their early fixture list had, perhaps, fallen kindly, though, and building momentum over the next few weeks will be key if Thomas Frank’s side are to maintain a relatively strong start.
Villa will represent a useful test of their progress as Unai Emery seeks improvements from his squad across a tricky little period. Clashes with Manchester City and Liverpool are to come for a club which has spent much of this week dealing with off-field matters surrounding their Europa League tie with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Follow all of the latest from Villa Park with our live blog below:
Thomas Frank wants Spurs fans to play part in turning stadium into a fortress
Thomas Frank wants to make Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a fortress but knows it will take “unbelievable cohesion” with the fans to achieve.
Spurs host Aston Villa eager to arrest their woeful home form in the Premier League, with only three top-flight wins in 2025.
The majority of a dismal run of three home wins in 17 league games came under Frank’s predecessor Ange Postecoglou, who struggled with an injury crisis at the start of the year before he prioritised Europa League success over domestic matters.
However, Frank’s short tenure has produced mixed results at the club’s 62,850-seater stadium, with boos audible after a defeat to Bournemouth in August and following a frustrating 1-1 draw with Wolves last month.
Thomas Frank wants Spurs fans to play part in turning stadium into a fortress
Spurs have won only three of their last 17 Premier League home matches.
Harry Latham-Coyle19 October 2025 11:30
Why are we afraid to say that football fans can be truly terrifying?
Violence at football is usually performative rather than actual, says Jim White, but there are fixtures where the swelling anger can boil into something dark.
Why are we afraid to say that football fans can be truly terrifying?
Violence at football is usually performative rather than actual, says Jim White, but there are fixtures where the swelling anger can boil into something dark
Jim White19 October 2025 11:20
Israeli football fan ban is a huge own goal
Editorial: The decision to bar fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv from England’s second city is a mess, but we must take care not to let this disgrace become a disaster:
Israeli football fan ban is a huge own goal
Editorial: The decision to bar fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv from England’s second city is a mess, but we must take care not to let this disgrace become a disaster
The Independent19 October 2025 11:15
Ministers doing ‘everything in our power’ to let Maccabi fans attend Villa match
The Government is exploring what extra support police in Birmingham would need to allow fans from both sides into Aston Villa’s match against Maccabi Tel Aviv in November, a spokesman said.
Pressure has been mounting to overturn the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters attending the Europa League match.
The Government is working to make sure the match can go ahead with all fans allowed to attend, a spokesman said.
Ministers doing ‘everything in our power’ to let Maccabi fans attend Villa match
Pressure has been mounting to overturn the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending the club’s Europa League match against Aston Villa.
Harry Latham-Coyle19 October 2025 11:07
Aston Villa return to action after political storm
It’s been a strange and probably taxing week for plenty at Aston Villa, caught up in a political storm after announcing that they had been advised to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending their Europa League tie next month. Here’s the full story.
Home Office told last week that Maccabi fans may face ban for Villa match, police say
Sir Keir Starmer will do ‘everything in his power’ to overturn the controversial ban, according to his spokesperson
Harry Latham-Coyle19 October 2025 11:00
Tottenham vs Aston Villa live
After rivals Arsenal went back to the top of the Premier League table last night, Tottenham will hope to close the gap to two points as they look to continue a seven-match unbeaten run in a meeting with Aston Villa - but the hosts’ dismal home form in 2025 will give the visitors hope of a win on the road after a week dominated by the political storm surrounding their Europa League tie with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Kick off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is at 2pm BST.
Harry Latham-Coyle19 October 2025 08:27