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Aston Villa host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Friday May 16, live on Sky Sports' Friday Night Football, as the race for Champions League qualification continues.

Aston Villa sit sixth in the Premier League table, one place outside the Champions League qualification spots but level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea, who are playing Manchester United also on Friday night.

Villa beat Bournemouth 1-0 last Saturday and victory over Spurs could lift them to fourth.

Tottenham are 17th in the Premier League table on 38 points and have not won in the league since a 3-1 win over Southampton on April 6. They lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace last Sunday.

This is Spurs' last match before the Europa League final against Man Utd on Wednesday May 21 - victory in which would secure Champions League football for next season.

Villa and Tottenham have faced each other twice already this season. Spurs won the reverse league fixture 4-1 on November 3, while Villa won 2-1 in their FA Cup fourth-round tie on February 9.

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Aston Villa vs Tottenham in the Premier League takes place on Friday May 16 at Villa Park. Kick-off is 7.30pm UK time.

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Aston Villa vs Spurs team news

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has confirmed Marcus Rashford and Youri Tielemans will miss the clash with Tottenham due to injury.

Rashford has missed the last three fixtures due to a hamstring problem and will not feature again this season due to being ineligible to face parent club Manchester United on the last day of the season.

Tielemans picked up a minor issue before the recent 1-0 win against Bournemouth and will not feature.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Dejan Kulusevski is "out for a few months" having undergone knee surgery.

The Sweden international joins fellow midfielders James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall on the club's injury list but captain Heung-Min Son is back after a month on the sidelines and is set to feature at Villa Park.

Aston Villa vs Spurs odds and score prediction

Sky Sports' Lewis Jones...

Tottenham going off 7/1 with Sky Bet for the away win tells you all you need to know about their prospects in this fixture. It is the biggest price they have been by a long way vs a non-big six team in the last 10 years. Even if you added another zero to that 7/1, I'd be tempted to swerve it.

Villa have a goal in sight and have been relentless in their pursuit of a top-five finish, winning seven of their last eight Premier League games. They have crashed the markets and the top-five party and are now just 11/10 with Sky Bet to finish there.

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Pro-Villa angles are the only betting angles to consider across the props markets and with Jacob Ramsey (suspended) and Youri Tielemans (injured) out for this fixture, backing Boubacar Kamara's shots lines makes appeal based on he could be playing with attacking licence.

He did last weekend in the win at Bournemouth, hitting two shots, which is way above his season per 90 average of 0.44. It is 4/1 with Sky Bet for him to repeat the feat and register two or more shots.

SCORE PREDICTION: 4-0

The Race for the Champions League

The race for Champions League qualification is more competitive than ever with five Premier League teams guaranteed qualification, but who will make the cut?

The race for the top five is tight, with only six points separating second-placed Arsenal down to Nottingham Forest in seventh.

Chelsea and Aston Villa are level on 63 points with Forest on 62.

Premier League winners Liverpool have already guaranteed Champions League football, while Opta put Arsenal's prospects at 99.9 per cent.

Following their 2-2 draw at Anfield, the Gunners require one point from their remaining two fixtures to secure a top-five place.

Newcastle and Man City, despite their draw at Southampton, are also expected to qualify.

Newcastle's prospects of qualifying for the Champions League are now rated at 95 per cent by Opta's supercomputer with Man City's at 93 per cent.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...

THE TIMES

Football's lawmakers do not plan to make changes to the VAR protocol around delaying an offside flag despite the injury to the Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, on the basis that the policy already tells officials to immediately signal if they are certain a player is offside.

Liverpool are expected to approach Bayer Leverkusen and formally trigger the £30million release clause that will make Jeremie Frimpong the first signing of the club's summer recruitment drive.

New stadium developments in Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham could head the list of the 16 venues to host the 2035 Women's World Cup in the UK.

The FIFA president Gianni Infantino was humiliated by a walkout of European members after he delayed the organisation's annual congress by hours to join Donald Trump's tour of the Gulf.

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THE TELEGRAPH

Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are all showing interest in Brighton forward Joao Pedro ahead of a possible summer transfer.

Ange Postecoglou is in line to earn a bonus in the region of £2 million if he can clinch Tottenham Hotspur's first European trophy for 41 years.

Wrexham have made an approach for Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney in a sign of their ambition following promotion to the Championship.

DAILY MAIL

Marcus Rashford can leave Manchester United for £40million this summer, but Aston Villa do not have first option on the England star.

Arsenal have made strikers Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres their key targets as they look to bolster their attacking options in the summer window.

Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio has been indicted along with three former youth players at the club, for the alleged distribution of a sexual video involving a minor.

THE SUN

Eddie Hearn expects Chris Eubank Jr to rematch Conor Benn next - back at Tottenham's stadium on September 27.

Nottingham Forest are set to launch an internal investigation into their medical team's handling of Taiwo Awoniyi's horror injury on Sunday.

THE ATHLETIC

Brazil forward Neymar is in talks with Santos over extending his contract through to 2026.

DAILY MIRROR

Football fans going to the Europa League final are facing travel chaos because of airport strike action.

Real Madrid are keen on a move for the Benfica left-back Alvaro Carreras, but Manchester United could still have a significant say over whether a deal is completed, according to reports.

DAILY RECORD

Kyogo's future at Rennes has been plunged into further doubt after the transfer chief who brought him to France from Celtic left the club.

SCOTTISH SUN

Derek McInnes has been spotted leaving Rugby Park for the last time as Kilmarnock boss.

David Ancelotti has had 'positive talks' about becoming the next Rangers manager, according to a report.

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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Dejan Kulusevski will miss the Europa League final and is "out for a few months" having undergone knee surgery.

Tottenham revealed on Wednesday that Kulusevski had undergone surgery on an injury to his right patella he sustained in Sunday's home defeat to Crystal Palace, although the club did not give a timescale on his return.

But Postecoglou said at his pre-match press conference ahead of Friday's Premier League game at Aston Villa, live on Sky Sports, that the Sweden international will miss next Wednesday's Europa League final against Manchester United in Bilbao.

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He said: "Disappointing news. Initially, we thought it wasn't too serious. It seemed pretty good but it kind of blew up the day after.

"He has had surgery and it will put him out for a few months.

"We will see [back for next season]. To be honest, I have basic information on recovery. It will put him out for a while."

He added: "No, it wouldn't be anywhere near 12 months, but again me putting a timeframe on wouldn't be right because he only had the surgery yesterday.

"It's fair to say months, but how many months I wouldn't speculate at the moment.

"I think he's grown as a player this year, he captained his country and then sort of got hit with a foot injury which set him back but then - typical him - he worked hard at rehab and was really important for us away at Bodo.

"Started looking like he was getting back to himself, which would have been great for us, so for him to get another setback is is disappointing, but mentally he's a very strong guy and I'm sure he'll use this as a catalyst to come back stronger."

Kulusevski's injury is a major blow for Postecoglou, with the Australian facing a midfield selection crisis ahead of the final in Spain.

Postecoglou quashes Bergvall return rumours

James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall have both suffered season-ending injuries.

Maddison suffered a knee injury in the 3-1 Europa League semi-final first leg win over Bodo/Glimt at the start of the month, while Bergvall suffered ankle ligament damage in training ahead of the same game.

Speculation was rife on social media on Wednesday night that the teenager could make a shock return against Man Utd, but Postecoglou has quashed those rumours.

He said of Bergvall: "No, it's still the same sort of timeframe.

"Never long term, but he's just got out of his boot and taking his first steps on the grass. He'll likely be a while."

The absence of the trio leaves Spurs desperately short of creativity for next Wednesday's final with Manchester United in Bilbao, where they will aim to end a 17-year trophy drought.

Kulusevski has 10 goals and 11 assists in 50 appearances for the club this season.

Analysis: Losing Kulusevski is more than a blow for Spurs

Sky Sports' Sam Blitz:

Dejan Kulusevski missing the Europa League final is a big blow for Spurs in its own right. No player has more assists, chances created, dribbles completed or pressures in the final third across all competitions for Spurs this season than the Swede.

But losing the attacker in the wake of Spurs' other injuries takes it from a blow to a catastrophe.

Throw in injuries to fellow attacking midfielders James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall to the mix and Spurs will be without a huge source of creative talent. The trio make up 30 per cent of the overall chances Spurs have mustered in all competitions this season.

It puts a lot of onus on Pedro Porro for creativity, with the right-back second to Kulusevski's chance creation total for the season, especially with Spurs captain Heung-Min Son struggling for form and fitness in recent weeks.

The 32-year-old has played just 32 minutes of football in the last month, as he bids to rebuild his fitness by playing against Aston Villa on Friday night, live on Sky Sports.

Spurs and Ange Postecoglou will be hoping Son can find some sort of form to boost the club's weakened attack line.

Son will 'definitely' play against Aston Villa

Postecoglou confirmed that captain Heung-Min Son will feature at Villa Park on Friday.

The 32-year-old made his return during last weekend's 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace, playing 33 minutes off the bench, having previously been sidelined for seven games with a foot injury.

"He'll definitely play tomorrow," Postecoglou said. "Whether he'll start or not, we'll see.

"He reacted well to Sunday, and it makes sense to get him more match minutes, whether it's starting or playing half of the game."

Son tells South Korean police he is victim of blackmail

Meanwhile, Son has filed a complaint to South Korean police alleging that he is the victim of blackmail.

According to South Korean news agency, Yonhap, Son is alleging that a woman claimed she was pregnant and blackmailed him, demanding money.

The criminal complaint has been made to the Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul, who are investigating a woman in her 20s and a man on charges of extortion.

Yonhap are reporting that Son claims two people told him that the woman was pregnant in an attempt to extort several hundred million South Korean won from him in June 2024.

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