Conte: “Lloris come back in a fantastic way”
Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Aston Villa in the Premier League today.
Cristian Romero started for Tottenham but fellow World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez was only on the bench for Aston Villa.
Romero was one of four changes made by Spurs boss Antonio Conte, who handed Bryan Gil a first Premier League start and brought Hugo Lloris and Ben Davies back into the starting line-up. Dejan Kulusevski was absent from the squad.
Argentina goalkeeper Martinez returned to the visitors’ squad but Robin Olsen retained his position in goal meaning Villa were unchanged from the 3-1 defeat to Liverpool on Boxing Day.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today’s game in the live blog below:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
Spurs are looking to make a good start to the new year as they aim to leapfrog Manchester United back into the top four. They’ve won just two of their last six league games (D1 L3) and had to come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Brentford in their last outing. As for Villa, they won their first two Premier League matches under Unai Emery before the World Cup break, but suffered their first defeat in the competition on their return with a 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Monday.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Tottenham and Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
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