‘If I have to pick a winner’ – BBC Sport pundit predicts Spurs vs Aston Villa score

Chris Sutton has said that while he expects Tottenham and Aston Villa to play out a draw on Sunday, the away side are more likely to win it than the Lilywhites.

Villa sit just a point behind Spurs coming into this clash and the West Midlands club thus have the added motivation of knowing that a win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will see them leapfrog their opponents into the top four.

While Unai Emery’s side do not boast of a good away record, they will take confidence from the fact that Spurs are without many of their key players.

Ange Postecoglou’s men put in their poorest showing of the season in their last outing at the Molineux Stadium and the Australian will be hoping that his players give a much better account of themselves in front of their fans.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa score prediction

Sutton remarked that he does not expect Postecoglou to abandon his preferred attacking approach and suggested that we might see the two sides play out a high-scoring draw.

The former Celtic striker told BBC Sport: “I interviewed Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou this week and he came across really well. He has a process he believes in, and it has brought him a lot of success.

“Yes, Spurs have got some key players missing with Cristian Romero suspended and Micky van de Ven and James Maddison both injured, but he is not going to change the way his side play.

“It is going to be fascinating to see how they get on because Aston Villa are so well organised under Unai Emery, and you know they will be ready for them.

“Tottenham will try to dominate possession but Villa could try to press high and get after them or sit back and contain and look to hit them on the break.

“If I had to pick a winner, then I would go with Villa because they are so wily and they could expose any gaps Spurs leave open but I actually think this one will end up in a draw. Prediction: 2-2.”

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There is no doubt that there are a few goals in this game as I see Spurs creating chances with the firepower we have upfront while I also see Ollie Watkins hurting us with his pace, given that we are likely to line up with a Dier-Davies centre-back pairing once again.